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EXOTIC
MICROLEPIDOPTERA
By
EDWARD MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S.
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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
BY
EDWARD MEYEICK, B.A, F.RS.
VOL. II.
PRIZiTTED BT TAYLOR AND FRANCIS,
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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
GRACILAHIAD.E.
Acrocercops triscalma, n. sp.
c? . 6 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax grey. Abdomen dark grey,
beneath whitish. Forewings very narrowly elongate- lanceolate ;
dark greyish-purple; a cloudy white spot in disc at |, a dot at A,
and a minute dot at apex : cilia grey. Hind wings dark fuscous ;
cilia grey.
Kanaka, Karwar, bred in August and September from larv^
mining blotches on upperside of leaves of Wagatea spicata (Le(/u-
minosce), occupying whole leaf; cocoon external, white {Maxwell) ;
two specimens.
Acrocercops hemigljrpta, n. sp.
S . 6 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint externally
suffused with dark fuscous. Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdo-
men dark fuscous, beneath white ringed with dark grey, f orewinos
very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a rather
oblique white wedgeshaped mark from costa beyond middle, reach-
ing half across wing, and two shorter less oblique similar marks
from costa between this and apex, first two pointing to minute
indistinct white dots on termen : cilia grey, above apex white
divided by a dark fuscous strigula. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
grey.
Kanaka, Karwar, bred in August from larvte mining round
blotches in leaves of an unidentified plant ; cocoon external, white
{Maxwell).
Acrocercops hapalarga, n. sp.
(S . 6 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen white, palpi
slender. Forewings narrow-lanceolate ; shining snow-white ; four
narrow somewhat oblique irregular-edged light ochreous-yellowish
transverse fasciae, sprinkled with a few minute dark fuscous specks,
first almost obsolete, second indistinct, third at f, fourth at i,
somewhat darker : cilia white, at apex with grey subbasal line.
Hindwings and cilia white.
CooRG, Pollibetta, in November {Fletcher); one specimen.
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2 EXOTIC MlCKOLlU'IDOrxKUA.
Acrocerops clepsinoma, n. sp.
cJ. 10 ram. Head white somewhat mixed with grey. Palpi
loosely scaled, whitish, second joint suffused with grey on apical
half, terminal joint with grey median ring. Thorax pale fuscous.
Abdomen grey, beneath whitish. Forewings very narrowly
elongate-lanceolate ; fuscous ; dorsal edge white on basal third,
terminated by a very oblique white mark edged with dark fuscous
suffusion ; oblique streaks of dark fuscous suffusion from costa at
middle and | reaching half across wing, edged posteriorly by small
whitish spots on costa ; a small wedgeshaped whitish spot on costa
near apex, edged anteriorly with dark fuscous : cilia light grey,
on costa with a whitish patch before apex, on termen with two
blackish lines. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
S. India, Ootacamund, 7500 feet, in December {Fletcher) ; one
specimen.
Acrocercops macroclina, n. sp.
6 $ . 7-8 mm. Head fuscous, crown streaked with darker,
sides marked with whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint with very
long projecting apical tuft beneath, apical edge whitish and tuft
mixed with whitish, terminal joint with dark fuscous subbasal
ring. Thorax fuscous mixed wdth whitish, patagia dark fuscous.
Abdomen grej", beneath whitish, with lateral series of oblique
dark fuscous bars. Porewings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ;
fuscous ; costa black, cut by seven very oblique fine white strigulse,
first two very short, third and fourth united into a very oblique
fine white line running to about middle of termen and edged
anteriorly by a blackish streak, fifth close beyond this, fifth to
seventh moderate ; dorsal half suffused with blackish-fuscous, with
some irregular ochreous- whitish streaking and oblique transverse
white strigulation above dorsum to near tornus; a fine oblique
transverse violet-leaden-metallic line towards apex ; a white costal
dot before apex : cilia grey, mixed with whitish above and below
apex, with two dark grey lines. Hindwings rather dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Kanaka, Karwar, bred in August from larvae mining blotches on
upperside of leaves of ]Va<jatea spicata {Leguminosce), occupying
whole leaf; cocoon external, white {Maxwell); five specimens.
Acrocercops scriptulata, n. sp.
2 . 9 mm. Head and thorax whitish, shoulders infuscated.
Palpi white, second joint fuscous with veiy long projecting apical
tuft beneath, apical edge white, terminal joint loosely scaled, with
two dark grey rings. Abdomen grey, beneath white, with lateral
series of oblique dark fuscous streaks. Forewings very narrowdy
elongate-lanceolate ; light brownish-fuscous ; hardly oblique slender
whitish bars from costa at | and middle, reaching half across wing,
and a dot at | ; costal area suiTused with dark fuscous from base
to first bar ; an elongate blackish costal blotch between first and
GRACILAlUADiE. 3
second bars, a narrower and blacker one between second bar and
dot, and another beyond dot, all narrowly separate from the
whitish markings ; dorsum from base to near apex marked with
about seven irregular oblique white blackisli-edged marks reaching
nearly half across wing ; a hne curved transverse silvery-metallic
line near apex, costal part of apex blackish : cilia grey, round
apex with a blackish median line. Hind wings and cilia grey.
Kanaka, Karwar, bred in July from unusually large irregularly
elongate oval semitrausparent white cocoons, with three or lour
small attached bubbles, found on surface of leaf, each on a vein,
scattered about ou various sorts of bushes in neighbourhood of
Tcrjnuialia jjanicalata {^Co>nhretacete), which is probably the food-
plant ; at considerable distances apart, indicating a wandering
habit before pupating {Maxwell) ; one specimen. Allied to con-
voluta.
Acrocercops hormista, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head and thorax whitish-grey. Palpi with
appressed scales, whitish, second joint irrorated with dark fuscous,
terminal joint with two bands of dark fuscous irroration. Abdomen
grey, beucath whitish, with lateral series of oblique dark fuscous
streaks. Forewings very narrowly elongate-laiiccolate ; pale
greyish, irregularly irrorated with dark fuscous, dorsum obscurely
marbled with grey- whitish suffusion ; a line indistinct grey-whitisli
dark-edged acutely angulated transverse line at |, followed by a
somewhat oblique obtusely angulated violet-silver} -metallic trans-
verse line, its costal extremity whitish ; a suffused black costal
spot near apex, including a white dot: cilia grey, round apex
whitish-tinged, with three blackish lines. Hiudwings and cilia
grey.
CooEG, Pollibetta, in November {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Acrocercops prompta, n. sp.
cJ. 11 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint dark
fuscous except towards apex, with moderate projecting apical tuft
beneath, terminal joint loosely I'ough-scaled anteriorly, with
blackish subbasal dot. Antennse dark grey, basal joint white with
dark fuscous apical spot with well-marked pecteu. Thorax white,
patagia rather dark fuscous. Abdomen light greyish, anal tuft
whitish. Forewings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; (neuration
apparently 3 absent, 7 absent, 8 and 9 out of 6); dark fuscous
mixed with lighter ; a pale ochreous dorsal streak suffuscdly mixed
with white from base to near apex, its upper edge forming three
or four irregular very oblique projections ; an oblique pale fuscous
strigula towards costa at -i ; a pale ochreous apical spot, edged
anteriorly by an oblique indistinct leaden-silvery strigula termi-
nating at each end in a white dot and including an irregular
whitish praeapical dot and a black apical dot : cilia pale grey,
round apex with two dark fuscous lines separated with whitish,
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4 KXOTIC JlICUOLEriDOrrKRA.
and a dark fuscous projecting apical hook. Hindwings grey ; cilia
pale oclireuus-grc)'.
iS. Inuia, Ootacauuuul, in December {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Acrocercops cramerella Snell.
I identify as tliis a si)ocies reared in September from larvic
mining in leaves of mahogany, ISwietenia {Mcliacece), at Uelgachia,
India {Fletc/ier). The species was described from Java; the
exaiuplo sent agrees well with the description (which however is
not very detailed), but lias tufts of scales projecting from dorsal
margin, which are not mentioned ; these indicate affinity with
auriciUa JStaint., which I do not yet possess.
Acrocercops amethystopa, n. sp.
<S 2 • l-i-lS mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous, face white.
Palpi very long and slender, whitish. Thorax light fuscous, with
dark fuscous spots on each side of bade. Abdomen pale grey,
beneath white, with lateral series of oblique fine grey lines. Eore-
wings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate; fuscous ( J ) or brownish
( 5 ), more or less suft'usedly mixed with white ; a suflused darlc
fuscous blotch on base of dorsum ; an oblique dark fuscous blotch
on dorsum before middle of wing; an obli(]ue dark fuscous streak
from dorsum beyond middle of wing, running to a bright purple
spot on costa at | ; beyond this a pale prismatic-grey C -shaped
streak in disc, edged with a few blackish scales and surrounded
with white, followed by a curved violet-nietallic transverse line ;
an irregular white streak frum this along termen to apex : cilia
light grey, round apex whitish-tinged with a dark bluish-fuscous
subbasal line and projecting apical hook. Hindwings gre}'^ ; cilia
light grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in January (Newcome) ; two specimens.
Acrocercops desiccata, n. sp.
J 5 . 7 mm. Head and thorax wiiitisli, patagia fuscous. Pal2)i
smooth-scaled, whitish, with subapical ring of second joint and
basal and median rings of terminal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen
grey, beneath barred with Avhitish. i'orewings very narrowly
elongate-lanceolate; fuscous, darker towards costa, sufi'usedly
mixed with ochreous-whitish except towards costa or on dorsal
half wholly suffused, dorsal edge indistinctly strigulated with dark
fuscous ; a small round black apical spot edged with white, pre-
ceded imuiediately by a blackish mark from co.'^ta edged anteriorly
by a whitish costal dot, with a whitish terminal dot opposite it :
cilia greyish, round apex with dark grey subbasal shade followed
V)y a whitish shade, with obscure whitish bars on white markings.
Hind wings and cilia grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in January {Fletcher) ; Cetlon, Peradeniya,
bred in November {Rutherford) ; larva mining blotches in leaf of
Ficus e/lomereda. Allied to el(([)hoj^ia.
aRAClL.VUIADj;. 5
Acrocercops telestis Mejr.
This sjiecies has in the d" a long expansible white hairpencil on
lower surface of forewings rising from beneath costa towards base,
not noticed in my description, in addition to the dark grey hair-
pencil of hindwings.
J LIOCROBYLA, n. g.
Head with crown covered by two large loosely depressed tufts
projecting over forehead, face with appressed scales ; ocelli present;
tongue developed. Antennte over 1, simple, basal joint moderate,
with pecten. Labial palpi rather long, porrccted, loosely scaled,
terminal joint nearly as long as second, pointed. Maxillary palpi
short, porrected, filiform, pointed. Middle and posterior tibiae
smooth. Forewings with 2 from near angle, 4 absent, 6 and 7
stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 11 from towards base. Hindwings .j,
linear-lanceolate, cilia 6 ; 4 absent, 5 and (J stalked.
Allied to ^tomphastin,
Liocrobyla parascliista, n. sp.
S 2 • 7-8 mm. Head whity-brownish, face white, with a black
mark on each side, frontal tuft dark fuscous beneath. I'alpi white,
second joint with blackish subapical band, terminal joint Avith base,
apex, and median ring black. Thorax pale brownish, shoulders
dark fuscous. Abdomen dark bronzj--grey, beneath white, with
lateral series of oblique dark fuscous streaks. Legs white, obliquely
banded with blackish. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate;
dark bronzy-fuscous ; a pale brownish dorsal streak fi'om base to
near apex, edged above by a slender black streak irregularly marked
with white ; a slender very oblique black streak running from g
of costa to I of disc, edged posteriorly by a fine slightly irregular
white line ; a very oblique black st-reak from | of costa, finely
whitish-edged posteriorly, terminated before a fine oblique curved
transverse violet-silverj' line about j; ; a black longitudinal mark
beyond this : cilia light greyish, round apex whitish-tinged, with
three black lines. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey,
Xanara, Manchikeri, bred in May from larvae mining in leaves
of Biitea frondosa (Leguminosce) (Maxivell) ; Bengal, Pusa, bred in
February from larvae mining in leaves of Cajanus Indicus (^FhtcJter) ;
it may therefore probably feed in some other Leguminosce. Larva
mines a blotch beneath upper cuticle of leaf, building up two heaj.s
of excrement, between which the larva rests in a covered passnge
leading ol)liquely to underside of leaf, where a small open doer
exists in a dry opaque patch ; cocoon external, oval {21a,vwell).
Lithocolletis virgulata Meyr.
An example received from Mr, Fletcher, reared (with others)
from larvae mining blotches on upper surface of leaves of BuUa
frondosa, pupating within the mine. This is normal for the genus
6 EXOTIC 5ITCR0LEPID0PTEKA.
and doubtless correct, but. it does not accord witli Mr. ^Faxwell's
account of the original specimens, bred from cocoons " unusuall_v
large for the size of the moth " found exposed on leaves of a tree
at tirst stated to be a Firtfn, hnt this identification was subsequently
withdrawn ; it seems likely that there must have been some error
here, and that the moths did not really emerge from these cocoons.
I think there is no question as to the identity of the species, which
is very distinct from any other known to me at present.
NEPTICULIDiE.
Nepticula xystodes, n. sp.
(5 . 4-5 mm. Head ochrcous-yellow, collar whitish. Antennae
and eyecaps whitish. Thorax and abdomen ligb.t grey. Forewings
lanceolate, light rather glossy grey ; cilia whitish, tinged with grey
on basal half, liindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, in July and August [Fhtcher) ; two specimens.
Nepticula isochalca, n. sp.
cJ . 4 mm. Head ochreous-yellow or pale ocbreous, collar and
eyecaps whitish, antennae grey-whitish. Thorax shining bronze.
Abdomen dark purplish-fuscous. Forewings lanceolate ; light
shining bronze : cilia light grey, basal half wnthin a darker grey
line light shining bronze. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in June from Pliyllantlms emblica (EupJior-
biacece), cocoou w^hitish {Fletcher) ; two specimens.
Nepticula liochalca, n. sp.
5 . 6 mm. Head light ochreous-orange, collar and eyecaps pale
ochreous-yellowish. Antennae grey. Thorax and abdomen shining
grejish-bronze. F'orewings lanceolate, unicolorous shining greyish-
bronze : cilia pale greyish, basal half pale greyish-bronze. Hind-
wings grey ; cilia light grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in July from larvae mining in leaves of
Cyperus rotundus {Cyperacece) {Fletcher); one specimen. Follow-
ing notes were recorded in the Imperial Entomologist's office :
" Larva yellow, transparent, shiny, head brown, somewhat bilobed;
the mine is commenced either from the top or middle of the leaf,
the larva mines down to some length and then takes a turn and
mines up, the second portion being exactly parallel to the first,
excreta deposited in a streak all along the mine ; the larvae left the
leaves and pupated in fiat oval cocoons of golden-yellow silk ; two
examples were bred." These particulars were kindly forwarded
to satisfy me that the moth was really known to be reared from a
sedge, which is a new and unexpected precedent for the genus,
suggesting further possibilities.
■NEPTICULID^. — COPROMORPniD.n:. 7
Nepticula rusticula, n. sp.
2 . 5 mm. Head orange. Antemiiie light grey, ej-ecaps oclireous-
whitish. Thorax fuscous mixed with dark fuscous. Abdomen
grey. Forewings laucoohite ; fuscous-grey irrorated with blacidsh :
cilia pale grey, basal half irrorated with blackish. Hindwings and
cilia light grey.
Kanaka, Ganesh Gudi, in April {Maxwell) ; one specimen.
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COPROMORPHID.E.
OSIDRYAS, n. g.
I propose this name in place of Heterocrita Turn. (Meyr. MS.)
(191J3), preoccupied by Heterocrita Warr. (1901).
Osidryas phyllodes, n. sp.
$ . 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax brownish-fuscous, palpi 5.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa
moderately arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen slightly sinuate,
rather oblique ; brownish-fuscous, suffusedly irrorated with dark
grey, imlicating obscure strigulation ; small cloudy spots of darker
fuscous suffusion in disc before and beyond middle; a terminal
series of small blackish dots : cilia light grey. Hindwings light
grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Queensland, Herberton, in January (Dodd) ; one specimen.
Very similar to chersodes, but in that species the forewings have
costa less arched, apex obtuse, termen not sinuate, and well-
marked blackish antcmedian and postmedian dots, with some
whitish suffusion between them.
^ SISYROXENA, u. g.
Head clothed with dense loose scales, sidetufts roughly spreading;
ocelli small. Antennje under g, in J strongly lamellate, basal
joint stout, without pecten. (Palpi broken.) Thorax densely
scaled, with posterior crest, prosternum with dense rough scales.
Posterior femora densely hairy beneath, tibiae wholly clothed with
dense rough hairs, tarsi clothed with dense rough hairs above
throughout. Forewings with surface somewhat roughened Avith
scales : 16 rather short-furcate, cell shorter than g of wing, 2 from
near base, 3 and 4 stalked from angle, 5 approximated, 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to apex (indefinite), 9 absent. 10 approximated, 11 from
near base. Hindwings over 1, ovate, cilia J ; cell shorter than |-
of -wing, very narrow, 2 from beyond its middle, 3 and 4 short-
stalked from angle, 5 approximated, transverse vein between 4 and
5 very weak, from 5 to 6 extremely oblique inwards, 6 and 7
connate, basal and dorsal areas furnished with long hairs.
Notwithstanding the loss of palpi, this genus is so distinct and
interesting that it calls for characterisation.
EXOTIC JIICEOLEriDOPTilRA.
^ Sisyroxena syncentra, n. sp.
J. 32 mm. Head and thorax pale p:reyifih-oclicous. Abdomen
grey. Eorewings tcvv elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched,
faintly pinnate in middle, apex very ol)tiisely rounded, termen
rounded, little obli(iue ; ]);ile brownish-ochreoup, irregularly snf-
fused with fuscous towards costa, posterior half of wing sprinkled
with dark fuscous specks with some fuscous puffusion, terminal
edge suflinsed with fuscous : cilia fuscous. Hindwings pale greyish ;
cilia whitish, with faint greyish basal shade.
Madagascar, Antananarivo; one specimen.
HELIOZELID^..
Antispila aristarcha, n. sj).
^2. 4-5 mm. Head, palpi, and tliorax shining coppery-bronze.
Antenna? and abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings lanceolate; dark
bronzy-fuscous, basal fourth of wing shining purplish-coppery;
markings silvery-metallic ; two triangular transverse spots on costa
at I and |, two similar S])ots on dorsum rather before these re-
spectively, and small spots on costa and dorsum between the other
two : cilia fuscous, basal half shining purple-coppery. Hindwings
and cilia grey.
Kanaka, Karwar, bred in August from larvae mining transparent
blotches in leaf of Vitis sp. (many larvae in a leaf) (MaanveTl) ;
five specimens. Cocoons sent by Mr. Maxwell are apparently
formed of two rather irregular grey discs of leaf-cntide joined at
the edo-es, with several projecting spinous filaments at each end,
which are probably natural projections of the leaf, about § length
of cocoon.
Antispila argostoma, n. sp.
2 . 6 mm. Head shining bronze. Palpi white. Antennae dark
fuscous, extreme tip white. Thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen
dark grey. Forewings broad-lanceolate ; dark coppery-bronze
sprinkled wnth dark fuscous, basal third suffused with purplish ;
rather large pale golden-metallic transverse subtriangular spots on
costa at f and |, and two somewhat smaller spots on dorsum
slio-htly before these respectively : cilia fuscous, basal half shining
coppery edged with a purple line, Hindwings and cilia dark grej-.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in August from larva mining blotch in leaf
of Vitis trifolia (Fkk'Jier) ; cocoon sent is oval, similar in con-
struction to preceding, but larger, greyish-oclireou'S, spinous filaments
only yL of length of cocoon.
\1 Antispila trypherantis, n. sp.
5 . 7 mm. Head shining bronze. Antennae and thorax dark
purplish-fuscous. Basal joint of posterior tarsi with stiff rough
scales beneath. Forewings rather broad-lanceolate ; 2 free, 3 and
nELI0ZKLIDJ5.
9
4 absent, cell open between 2 and 5, 5 from upper ano]e oonn.fp
J.th 7, 6 absent 7 and 8 stalked, 7 'to costa, 9 LdTo a CeTn
from middle; dark iuscous, towards base and apex with m mlish
gloss; markings sh,ning golden-whitish : a transverse fascTat i
thick towards dorsum but beeoming very narrow towards cos a'-
two subtnangular spots on costa at middle and |, and a larger
tnangular spot on dorsum between these, reachi g half aciSs
jmg: c.lia dark purplish-fuscous. Hind. ings with 2 free 3 and
4 absent cell open between 2 and 5, 5 and 7 connate from before
middle of wing, 6 absent ; rather dark grev : cilia orey
Beitish GuiiNA, Bartica, in February IParhh); one specimen
The species of AnHspila tend to differ specifically in neuTa on by
mtfillZ'""""'''""^^ '^ ^'^^ '^'"''^ then'ductionattLI
V Antispila pentalitha, n. sp.
?. 7mm Head shining bronzy-fuscous. A n ten njB and thorax
dark bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen dark grey Basal ioinf nt 1 f
tars: rough-scaled beneath. ^orewfngs'^arhe^CdlS^
neuration as in i^pj^era.tis, but 6 present, out of 7 near apel •'
dark fuscous, suffused with slaty-purplish towards apex five
white spots, VIZ. two triangular on costa at | and | two simillr
in dirra^'crrr'^^' these respectively: and o^'ie^tL^lv
in disc at ^ . ciha dark purphsh-fuscous. Hindwinj^s with neura
tion as in tY^rantis, but 5 and 7 connate from i of w n^ da'lc
grey; cilia dark grey. ■* ""^S, aanc
Bkitish Gouka, Bartica (Parish) ; one specimen.
/ LAMPROZELA, n. g.
sbort''r^/Ti?;;''""^'^'^''^''''^^'^"^' «^^"i P^^^^ent; tono.,e
short (?). Antennae |, in ^ simple, basal joint e ongate swollpn
towards apex, without pecten. Labial palpi extremeh sho^ vpv
slender, drooping. Maxillary iDalni nh^^nf ^^^"^^^13 snort, very
shortly ro„gLhaired ab„4?ta' si ^.tr/ho/bAtlL' f^ """",
joints. Forewings with 1 b furcate 2 from .„ll ^ « "'"'' "^
6 very near 7 7 and 8 stalked?' t! tTa^f^M:? 7 to
iHa3?'?rf,'V:T,T"'','r- Hindwings^, narrow.;:: ellk.
:or„ate',5and7't£"f''"'" """' "^'"^^ « -" *.*-«> «
ifiXiL'"™ °' ""' '™"^-' ^""--^ "-J-t»« affinity to the
\/ Lamprozela praefulgens, n. sp
pur^liIhS;zy=;:i:r'V^llirr"a''tht'°Zf/""^^»*
BKimu G.,ANA, Bartica, in February (Perish) ; two specimen,.
10 EXOTIC MICKOLEriDOPTEKA,
SCYTPTRID.E.
Scythris soluta, n. sp.
c? . 14-15 mm. Head liglit ochreous-yellowiah. Palpi pale
ochreous. Antennal ciliations |. Thorax pale ochreous, anterior
half dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey, ventral surface and
anal tuft pale yellow-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate; uniform
light ochreous : cilia concolorous. llindwings w ith 4 and 5 con-
nate ; rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
N. CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in June and December {Newcome) ;
two specimens,
Scythris subsignata, n. sp.
S . 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pale grej'ish-ochrcous.
Antennal ciliations 1|. Abdomen grey, ventral surface and anal
tuft pale ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate : light greyish-
ochrcous ; an indistinct outAvardly oblique streak of grey suffusion
from near dorsum in middle crossing fold, preceded and followed
by some indistinct whitish-ochreous suffusion along fold, sometimes
continued to base ; a very indistinct small greyish spot towards
termen at | of wing : cilia pale greyish-oehreous, greyisli towards
tornus and on an apical bar. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate ;
dark grey ; cilia grey.
S. Indta, Gooty [Camphell) ; two specimens. Three $ specimens
from Putalara, Ceylon, in October (Pole) are almost certainly the
other sex of the same species ; they are lighter-coloured, the
whitish-ochreous marking of forewings generally more pronounced,
hindwings lighter grey, abdomen lighter and suffused with ochreous-
whitish posteriorly and beneath.
Scythris achyropa, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax grey-whitish. Forewings
lanceolate ; pale grey, suffused with white towards fold, and on
posterior half of costal edge and terminal edge ; a very oblique
streak of rather dark grey suffusion from middle of dorsum to disc ;
a cloudy dark grey dot in disc at ^, preceded by some white suf-
fusion : cilia pale greyish, round apex suffused with \\ hitisli, with
a greyish apical bar. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate ; light
grey, whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia grey-whitish.
S. India, Coimbatore, in January (^Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Scythris glyphidota, n. sp.
cJ . 1 0 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-white. An-
tennal ciliations |. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings lan-
ceolate ; ochreous-whitish ; small light greyisli-ochreous spots on
costa at f and | ; a blackish subtriaugular spot on dorsum about
middle of wing ; a cloudy dark fuscous dot in disc at f j cilia light
SCYTHRID^. 2 1
greyish, on costa and apex oclireous-whitish. Hindwings with 4
and 5 separate (?) ; grey, paler towards base ; cih'a pale grey.
b. India, Coimbatore, in May {Fletcher) ; one specirnt
len.
Scythris culmicola, n. sp.
^■X "l, tfT' ^''*^;f,^l^^' -'^"d thorax white, somewhat sprinkled
w th hght fuscous. Abdomen fuscous, towards apex and beneath
whitish. Forewings lanceolate; white sprinkled with fuscous-
markings fuscous ; a subcostal line from near base to costa at i -
mldile "\t 'fr\'''''}J'r ' ''' ^'^^ *« "^- <^««^- beyond
middle; a short fine longitudinal line in middle of disc- a fine
line along told interrupted in middle; a thick streak just benea h
anterior half of this ; an oblique streak from near dorsum in middle
to disc beyond middle ; a streak from above middle of disc tHo. a
near apex and a streak beneath this from | of disc to termen
cilia whitish-grey, on costa whitish, at apex with a fuscous Trr'
PuxXJAB, Lyellpur, in October (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Scythris syrmatica, n. sp.
A J ' ^'^~\^ ^°'- ■^''^^' P^^P^' ''^"^^ thorax light greyish-ochreous
Abdomen light greyish, beneath ochreous-^hitish Forewin.^;
lanceolate; greyish-ochreous, towards fold and on apicaltSd ^
wing siHink ed with rather dark fuscous and a few whitish s ales •
c lia wlutish-grey-ochreous, on costa ochreous-whitish tow d,;
Xou'^^greT^" -th 4 and 5 stalked; light grey ; cilia whitish!
spedmeiTs!'^*''"'^'*'''''' ^'^^'''^'' ^""^ ^^r oh (Fletcher) ; two
Scythris nivicolor, n. sp.
>>-\"^^"i^ '^'"- ■^^^'^' P^^P^' ^"d thorax white. Abdomen
whitish Forewings rather broad-lanceolate; shining whit^ Tith
faint ochreous tinge; plical stigma grey, minute or ob'sorete s'e^o d
discal distinct, dark fuscous : cilia whitish. Hindwin's with 4
''i'^':^,: '^f\^^^y,^^^^^^^ cilia gre3-whitih '
specimens ^""'^'°^^' "^ ^^^-^ -^d October (Fletcher), two
Scythris ochrogramma, n. sp.
, ^-Z?;."!^- Je^d' palpi, and thorax ochreous-whitish An
tennal ciliations | Abdomen grey- whitish, beneath white F^re'
wings rather broad-lanceolate; whitish, on costal half obscnreh'
streaked with light greyish-ochreous between veins .- cilia whitlh
ochreous-grey on costa white. Hindwings with 4 and 5 sTnlki
pale grey ; cilia pale grey, ^ "^ ^ 'talked ;
Bombay, Belgaum, in August (Fletcher) ■ one specimen.
Scythris meraula, n. sp.
6 $. 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-ochrcous-
12 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrrnRA.
grey. Ant-ennnl ciliafcioiis of c? 1. Abdomen pale grcyish-
oclireous, beneath ocbreous-wbitish. ForeAvings lanceolate; lis>ht
ochreous-grey ; veins more or less indistinctly lined with white,
on lower margin of cell forming a rather strong white streak
divided by a very fine line along fold, its lower portion interrupted
before middle of wing : cilia pale greyish-ochreons, round apex
suffused with white. Hind wings with 4 and 5 stalked ; light
grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
S. India, Gooty (Camplell) ; three specimens.
Scythris spissata, n. sp.
J . 11 mm. Head dark fnsoous mixed with whitish, fr.cc
whitish. Pal^H dark grey, tip whitish. Anfennal ciliations very
short. Thorax dark fuscous, patagia sprinkled with whitish.
Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous, ventral surface suffused
with whitish. Forewings lanceolate, dark violet-fuscous ; markings
white, suffused, irregular ; a small spot on base of dorsum : a
curved transverse series of four subconfluent spots at | ; opposite
marginal spots in middle; undefined longitudinal markings occupy-
ing most of disc posteriorly, and confluent with a small spot on
cosfca towards apex, and two or three round termen and tornus :
cilia grey, basal half suffused with dark violet-fuscous and spotted
with white suffusion. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate ; pale
grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
N. CooEG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in February (Neivcome) ; one
specimen.
^ Scythris tihicina, n. sp.
^ 2 . 12-13 mm. Head ochreous-grey more or less mixed with
white. Palpi grey, suffused with white internally and at apex of
second joint. Antennal ciliations of cJ 1. Thorax ochreous-grey
partially mixed with whitish. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft palo
ochreous, ventral surface whitish. Forewings lanceolate ; light
grey; a double finely separated or united median whitish streak
from base, upper portion extending to about middle, lower to -,1-,
both more or less enlarged into suffused spots posteriorly ; an irre-
gular elongate undefined spot of whitish suffusion in disc at | ;
each of these whitish markings followed bj" a few indistinct dai'k
fuscous scales, representing the stigmata: cilia grey, base mixed
with whitish. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate; grey; cilia
grey.
Peku, Chosica, 2800 feet, in July {Parish) ; seventeen sj)ecimens.
■^ Scythris dividua, n. sp.
^ 2 . 12-15 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark bronzy-grey,
somewhat sprinkled with whitish. Antennal ciliations of ^ 1.
Abdomen dark grey, in S sprinkled with whitish beneath, in 5
suffused with ochreous- whitish beneath and towards apex above.
Forewings lanceolate ; dark bronzy-grey, irregularly strewn with
SCYTUEIDiE. 13
whitish scales, especially posteriorly ; a cloudy white median streak
from base to near termeii, and a slenderer one close beneath it to
beyond middle ; an undehned subdorsal streak of obscure whitish
irroration from base to tornus : cilia grey, mixed with white
towards base. Hind wings |, 4 and 5 separate ; dark grey, thinly
scaled anteriorly ; cilia grey.
Peuu, Oroya, 12,200 leet, in July (Paris?i) •, twelve specimens.
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Scythris medullata, n. sp.
J $ . 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark violet-hronzy-
grey, somewhat touched with whitish. Antennal ciliations of d |.
Abdomen dark grey, sufl'used with ochreous-white beneath in both
sexes. Forewings lanceolate ; dark vioiet-bronzy-grej, either
irregularly sprinkled with whitish except towards base, or with
two closely adjacent whitish longitudinal streaks from base, upper
median, reaching to about |, lower reaching to beyond middle, and
with every transitional variation between these two forms, the
streaks and irroration varying in development but always one or the
other present ; plical and second discal stigmata more or less per-
ceptible as obscure spots of dark fuscous suffusion, and sometimes
one or two other similar spots in disc : cilia luscous, variably mixed
with whitish towards base. Hindwings |, 4 and 5 separate; dark
fuscous, thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia dark grey.
Colombia, Call (500 feet), Caldas (4400 feet), La Crumbre
(6G00 feet), in May ; Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, in June ; Peku,
Lima (500 feet), Chosica (2800 feet), in July and August (Parish) ;
eighty specimens. The variability of this species is very puzzling,
and the variations are to some extent localised, the examples from
one localit)- beijig mostly (but not entirely) of similar type ; the
large amount of material available, however, enables me to affirm
that every transition occurs, and it is impossible to draw any lino
between the different forms, which all agree in structure.
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Scythris immunis, n. sp.
J 5. 9 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark grey sprinkled
with whitish. Antennal ciliations of J ^. Abdomen stout in
both sexes, bronzy-grey, beneath sutfusedly mixed Avith whitish.
Forewings lanceolate; dark grey ; two blackish longitudinal streaks
from base, upper median, reaching to about |, lower running to
tornus, some slight whitish irroration on or between these ; a
similar less distinct streak above dorsum from base to middle : cilia
grey. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate ; in d pale grey, thinly
scaled, in § grey ; cilia greyish, towards base ochreous-tinged.
I'eku, Oroya, 12,200 feet, in July (Parish); three specimens.
^ Scythris inanima, n, sp.
J. 10mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen light bronzy-
grey. Antennal ciliations 1. Forewings lanceolate ; bronzy-grey.
14 EXOTIC MIOROLKPinOPTKRA.
somewhat clarker-sprinkled in disc : cilia greyish. Hiiidwings f, 4
and 5 separate ; grey ; cilia grey.
PiiKU, Huancayo, 10,GoO feet, in July (Parish); one specimen.
J
Scythris mixaula, n. sp.
J . 19-22 mm. Head and thorax ochi'eoas-whitish or Avhitish-
ochreous. Palpi whitish, more or less mixed with pale greyish-
ochreous. Antennal ciliations 2. Abdomen ochreous-whitish.
Forewings lanceolate ; light brownish-ochreoua, veins more or less
suff'usedly lined with white, sometimes so confusedly as to obscure
most of the groundcolour ; an oblique whitish bar joining vein 1 b
and lower margin of cell before middle of wing: cilia light greyish-
ochreous suffused with whitish, with a greyish-ochreous apical
bar. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate ; pale grey ; cilia whitish-
ochreous.
CoLoiuDO, 5000 feet ; three specimens.
V Scythris oxyplecta, n. sp.
c? $ . 18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish speckled with
blackish, terminal joint of palpi rather short, thickened with loose
scales. Abdomen, whitish-ochreous. Forewings narrow-lanceolate;
pale grey speckled with black, and more or less irregularly mixed
or suffused with white ; an irregular oblique white streak pre-
ceded and followed by denser dark speckling from beneath costa
at 5 reaching | across wing, its upper extremity extended as a
narrow wedgeshaped streak beneath costa to near base ; second
discal stigma obscurely indicated : cilia light greyish-ochreous, at
base sprinkled with blackish, on costa suffused with whitish.
Hindwings with 4 and 5 stalked ; grey ; cilia light greyish-
ochreous.
Florida ; two specimens.
Scythris pelinaula, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light ochreous. Abdomen
fuscous, towards apex yellow-ochreous, ventral surface Avhitish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; pale ochreous, tinged
Avith grey on a broad supramedian undefined streak from base to
apex; submediau fold sufi'used with whitish-ochreous: cilia whitish-
ochreous. Hindwings with 4 and 5 stalked; grey; cilia pale
greyish-ochreous.
ISenegambia, Kaolakh ; two specimens. Allied to roseola and
subehurnea.
Scythris parachalca, n. sp.
J 2 . 17-19 mm. Head, palpi, antennje, and thorax bronze.
Abdomen bronzy-grey, beneath in c? suffused with whitish, pos-
teriorly in 5 with three pra^anal segments and part of the fourth
lifj-ht ochreous-yellowish, anal tuft in c? compressed, simple. Fore-
v,in"'S elongate-lanceolate; uniform slightly greenish bronze, towards
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apex slightly darker and purplish-tinged : cilia dark grej'. Hind-
-wings almost 1, dark fuscous; 4 and 5 connate or stalked; cilia
dark grey,
Asia Minor, Alma Dagh ; five specimens. In general appearance
most like obscurella, but darker and shorter-winged, and differing
in ventral markings of abdomen.
Scythris balanophora, n. sp.
d" 2 • 13-14 mm. Head, antenna3, and thorax dark bronzy-
fuscous, inner edge of patagia with a whitish streak. Palpi dark
fuscous, slightly whitish-sprinkled. Abdomen dark fuscous, in $
with two penultimate segments white at base above (when ex-
posed), beneath in cS whitish-sprinkled posteriorly, in $ with two
penultimate segments ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; dark fuscous ; a narrow white streak along fold from
base to middle ; a small elongate-oval white spot in disc at j, and
another at apex: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings with 4 and 5
separate ; blackish, thinly scaled towards base ; cilia dark fuscous.
Asia Minor, Alma Dagh ; three specimens. Allied to kiiochella.
Scythris triochrias, n. sp.
2 . 14 mm. Head fuscous, margins pale ochreous. Palpi light
fuscous, suffused with whitish-ochreous towards base. Antennae
dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous, somewhat mixed with pale ochreous.
Abdomen blue-black, segmental margins broadly whitish-ochreous,
apex ochreous yellow, lower surface wholly whitish-ochreous.
Forewings elongate, narrow, pointed ; rather dark fuscous, slightly
purplish-tinged, irregularly mixed throughout with elongate pale
ochreous scales ; a moderate pale ochreous streak along fold from
base to beyond middle, a suffused spot in disc at |, and a larger
suffused spot at apex : cilia fuscous, becoming paler towards tips
and dark fuscous towards tornus, base pale ochreous. Hindwings
I, blackish, thinly scaled towards base in middle, disc mixed with
white ; cilia dark fuscous.
Asia Minor, Taurus Mts. ; one specimen,
J Scythris fluvialis, n. sp.
c? 2 • 12-13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous,
Antenual ciliations of c? ^. Abdomen bronzy-fuscous, beneath in
J suffused with pale ochreous, in $ white except anal segment,
Forewings lanceolate; dark violet-fuscous, towards costa and dorsum
suffused with grey ; a thick suifused ochreous-whitish streak from
base of dorsum, curved upwards to above middle and returning to
fold before middle of wing, where it joins an ochreous -tinged patch
extending along dorsum to tornus ; a thick ochreous-whitish streak
from i of costa to fold parallel to tcrmen, with a projection on
posterior edge iu middle, tending to connect with a whitish mark
on termen above tornus ; some ochreous tinge towards termeu
above this ; in (S specimen an ochreous-whitish mark at apex :
IG EXOTIC MICRO LEriDOPTERA.
cilia rather dark violet-fuscous. Hindwiiigs with 4 and 5 separate;
dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey.
Cor^OMBiA, Call, 500 feet, in May (Parish); two speciineus.
Allied to nivlalijiiata Wals.
EUCOSMID.E.
Herpystis jejuna, u. sp.
S ? . 8-9 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-grey slightly sprinkled
with whitish. Abdoineu light greyish. Forewinga elongate, in S
rather narrow, in $ narrow, costa hardly arched, apex obtuse,
terinen slightly sinuate beneath apex, rather oblique ; brownish
or fuscous, sprinkled or indistinctly strigulated with blackish and
transversely striated with whitish and leaden-grey irroration ; a
somewhat darker angulated fascia at ^ indicating edge of basal
patch ; central fascia represented by a narrow oblique dark fuscous
fasciate spot from costa beyond middle, a small spot in disc beyond
this, and another on dorsum at ^ ; casta beyond this dark fuscous
with four pairs of whitish strigulae, from first of which an angulated
narrow leaden-metallic fascia runs to tornus ; beyond this on lower
1^ of wing (representing ocellus) a series of four or five short suf-
fused blackish longitudinal marks, uppermost longest, followed by
a leaden-metallic mark along termen : cilia greyish sprinkled with
whitish Avith lines of dark fuscous points, at base on termen with
several minute blackish dots. Hindwings grey, subhyaline towards
base ; cilia grey.
N, CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in February and September (New-
come) ; Bengal, Pusa, in October (Fletcher) ; three specimens.
Herpystis tinctoria, n. sp.
cJ . 10 mm. Head grey. Palpi grey with a dark fuscous spot
before middle of second joint. Thorax rather dark fuscous. Ab-
domen dark grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly sliglitly dilated,
costa gently arched, apex rather obtuse-pointed, termen slightly
sinuate, rather oblique ; dark grey mixed with blackish, suftusediy
transversely striated with whitish ; outer edge of basal patch in-
dicated by some irregular dark sutfusion, obtusely angulated in
middle ; central fascia moderate, oblique, dark fuscous, broadly in-
terrupted below middle ; costa beyond this dark fuscous marked
with four pairs of whitish strigulae ; area between fascia and termen
suffusedly mixed with dark fuscous and leaden-grey, with some
obscure brown-reddish sutfusion towards costa at | : cilia dark
grey sprinkled with pale points, base brownish with several minute
blackish dots on termen. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, darker
towards base.
CooRG, Pollibetta, in October (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Aucylis cyanostoma, n. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head and thorax violet-ferruginous. Palpi fcrru-
EUCOSMIDiE. i /
giiioiis, apical half very deep purple-blue. Abdomen dark gre)'.
Forewiiigs elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arcbed, termen
deeplj- elliptical-concave beneath strongly prominent obtuse-pointed
apex; brown with stiong violet iridescence; undefined darker
forrugiuous-brown sutFusion forming a rounded patch occupying
dorsal half from base to middle, and a longitudinal down-curved
patch in disc from before middle to near termen ; costa shortly
strigulated with dark fuscous, beyond middle with four short very
oblique violet-leaden lines obscurely whitish-edged on costa, beneatii
these a longitudinal blackish lino; a whitish mark on costa at
base of apical prominence and a whitish line on its lower margin,
these connected by a greyish strigula at base, sometimes sending
an indistinct flue grey-whitish line obliquely inwards, near before
this are sometimes two short blackish daslies ; edge of terminal
excavation and sometimes apex finely blackish : cilia brown.
Hindwings with 3 and 4 coincident; rather dark grey, veins dark
fuscous ; cilia grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in January from larvaD feeding on spun
leaves of Zizyphus jujuha {Fletcher). The peculiarly coloured palpi
arc a special characteristic.
Eucosma rliymogramma, u. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head and thorax greenish-grey. Palpi greyish,
with two oblique blackish marks towards base of second joint.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen concave, scarcely oblique; light
blue-grey, irregularly marked Avith pale greyish-oclireous, with a
few white scales; costa marked with small dark fuscous spots and
strigulfe, one before middle rather larger, beyond this five pairs of
short wliitish strigula? giving rise to four oblique blue lines and a
V-shaped mark, all separated with fulvous ; a moderate subtri-
angular black spot on dorsum at |, its apex produced into a short
curved hook ; a somewhat larger indistinct spot of grey suffusion
on dorsum before tornus : cilia blue-grey with rows of whitish
points, suffused with darker grey round apex, base spotted with
whitish beneath apex and above tornus. Hindwings with 3 and 4
stalked ; violet-subhyaline, tinged with grey, veins dark fuscous,
termen suffused with dark grey ; cilia pale grey.
UrPBE BijE.via, Myitkyina, in August {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Eucosma melanaula, n. sp.
6 $• 17-18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax grey more or less
tinged with ochreous, thorax sometimes light ochi'eous. Abdomen
rather dark grey, anal tuft in S pale ochreous. Forewings elon-
gate, rather narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique ; varying
from brownish-ochreous to rather dark brown, sometimes largely
irrorated with grey-whitish or sprinkled with dark fuscous or black
scales or indistinctly^ lined with dark fuscous on veins ; costa shortly
strigulated with dark fuscous ; sometimes (usually in (5 ) a cou-
YOL. II. — October 191G. c
18 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEV.
spicuous cloudy dark fuscous spot in disc at | ; two or three snin]l
black dots transversol)' placed near lower part of termen : cilia
varying from whity-brownish to ocbroous-brown, Hindwino;s with
3 and 4 connate ; grey ; cilia grey-whitish with grey suhbasal
shade ; in c? on lower surface a tbick black streak above subbasal
fold from near base to beyond its middle.
Assam, Khasis ; Bengal, Pusa ; S. India, Coimbatore ; bred in
October and from January to March from larvio feeding in flowers
or pods of Cujanus indicics and Phaseolus munr/o (Ler/uminosce)
(^Fletcher) ; six specimens. Two damaged 2 specimens from Java
are also probably referable to the same species.
Eucosma clepsidoma, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Head grey, suffused with wliitish. Palpi whitish,
tinged with grey towards apex. Tborax and abdomen grey.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ;
grey, somewhat mixed with dark fuscous and sprinkled with whitish
points ; dorsal half suffused with ochreous-grey-whitish on basal f,
appearing to form two confluent blotches, posterior subtriangular ;
costa on posterior -| with short darker strigulae, from which rise
several short indistinct oblique leaden lines ; a thick erect leaden-
metallic streak from tornus reaching half across wing, beyond
which is an irregular transverse series of about five linear black
dots or marks on median third of wing ; apex tinged with ochreous,
with an indistinct whitish praeapieal mark on costa : cilia grey
with rows of whitish points, and dark leaden-grey patches at and
beneath apex. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; grey, paler and
thinly scaled on basal half, suflused with dark fuscous on veins
posteriorly and towards termen : cilia pale greyish, with dark
fuscous subbasal line.
S. India, Coimbatore, bred in April from galls on an unidentified
plant {Fletcher') ; one specimen.
Eucosma balanoptycha Meyr.
S. India, Coimbatore, bred in October from larvae feeding on
leaves of Pongamia glabra (Leguminosce) (FletcJier).
Eucosma zelota, n. sp.
5 . 14 mm. Head and thorax brown. Abdomen greyish.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, little oblique ; reddish-ochreous-
brown ; a moderately broad rather curved whitish fascia from i of
costa to beyond middle of dorsum, rather suffused posteriorly ; a
thick whitish mark along lower part of termen, containing two
elongate black dots. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; light grey;
cilia pale grey.
Punjab, Abbottabad, in May (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
EUCOSMIl)^. 19
Eucosma ludicra Meyr.
E. tricliocrossa Meyr. I now recognise to be only a dark form of
tins species, of which I have obtained additional material ; it varies
a good deal in colouring.
Eucosma pseudomorplia, n. sp.
5 . 1-1 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light grey. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorlj^ slightly dilated, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, terraen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique ;
grey somewhat sprinkled with whitish, dorsal third paler and
tinged with whitish-ochreous ; costa marked with pairs of indis-
tinct whitish strigulae, on posterior half separated with deep
greyish-ochreous, and giving rise to short indistinct oblique leaden
streaks, of which the last but one runs to a small whitish mark on
termen beneath apex ; a quadrate grey spot beneath fold before
middle indicated by slight whitish sufiusion preceding and following
it ; an indistinct white transverse-liuear dot on end of cell ; a
leaden-metallic transverse mark just before termen on lower half,
preceded by three blackish dots : cilia greyish-ochreous sprinkled
with whitish. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; grey ; cilia pale
grey, with darker subbasal line.
Bengal, Pusa, in August [Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Argyroploce exsignata, n. sp.
c? . 20 mm. Head and palpi dark grey sprinkled with paler.
Thorax brownish-grey marked with dark fuscous strigulae. Ab-
domen grey. Eorewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, little
oblique ; dark fuscous-grey, obscurely darker-strigulated ; costa
dark fuscous, marked with eight pairs of obscure whitish stri-
guljB ; a white discal dot on end of cell : cilia fuscous, obscurely
mixed with darker and paler. Hindwings with. 3 and 4 connate ;
grey, with slight bronzy tinge ; cilia light grey, witli darker
subbasal shade.
S. Indin, Palnis, 6000 feet, in May {Fletclier, Camphell) ; two
specimens. Remarkably similar to Eucosma helota, but without
the structural peculiarities of (S .
Argyroploce mensifera, n. sp.
J . 16 mm. Head and palpi light pinkish-grey. Thorax grey,
shoulders pinkish-tinged. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate-
triangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly
sinuate, hardly oblique ; grey, irregularly mixed with leaden-
metallic and partially tinged with brownish ; costa marked with
dark fuscous, towards apex with two or three oblique brownish
strigulae ; a large subtriangular blackish blotch extending on costa
from I to I and reaching half across wing, its apex truncate and
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20 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
closely followod by a small blackish spot on lower angle of cell ;
two oi" three small blackish marks on lower portion of termen :
cilia grey (imperfect). Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; rather
dark grey ; cilia grey.
SiKKiM, Darjiling, 5000 feet, in October {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Argyroploce scolecitis, n. sp.
5 . 20 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-ochreous suffusedly
mixed with fuscous and dark fuscous. Abdomen bronzy-fuscous.
Forewings rather elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; whitish-ochreoiTS suf-
fusedly mixed with fuscous, dorsal f wholly suffused with dark
fuscous except near base of dorsum ; about six irregularly curved
transverse series of small dark indigo-leaden partially connected
spots ; a black longitudinal median streak from base to middle of
wing, and another from above extremity of this to near termen,
marked with a small white dot on end of cell ; a short blackish
dash above this towards apex, terminated by a whitish mark on
termen : cilia fuscous mixed with wdiitish and partially barred
with dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ;
dark fuscous, costal area broadly ochreous-whitish ; cilia ochreous-
-o'hitish with dark fuscous subbasal line, at apex suffused with
fuscous.
Bengal, Chapra (Mncl'enzie) ; one specimen.
Argyroploce ebenina, n. sp.
(S 2 • 11-12 mm. Head, paljji, and thorax dark slaty-fuscous,
palpi curved, ascending. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings rather
elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen nearly straight, scarcely oblique ; dark fuscous,
with irregular glossy dark bluish-leaden markings, viz. a basal
patch formed of two fasciae, a sometimes interrupted transverse
fascia before middle, and two transverse subconfluent fasciate
patches occupying tornal area and reaching ^ across wing; a slight
whitish-crimson mark on apical edge: cilia dark bluish-leaden-
fuscous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; dark fuscous ; cilia
whitish-grey, with dark fuscous subbasal shade.
Kanaka, Karwar, bred in July from larvge feeding gregariously
between spun leaves of Diospyros (Ebenacece); larva dark greenisli-
fuscous, with whitish hairs, head brown, plate of 2 black ; pupa
beneath folded edge of lGa,i (Maxwell) ; five specimens.
Argyroploce semiculta Meyr.
Larva feeding among very tightly-spun terminal leaves of
Alseodaphne semecarpifolia (Laiiracece) ; pupa beneath folded edge
of same leaf {Maxwell).
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Argyroploce dryocoma, n. sp.
J. 11 mm. Head rathor light brownish. Palpi browuish-
ochroous. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings
elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex
rounded-obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, hardly oblique ; dark
brown, irregularly clouded with strong leaden gloss, absence of
this forms dark markings becoming dark fuscous towards costa,
viz. a fascia from ^ of costa to before middle of dorsum, obtusely
angulated in middle, a curved fascia from middle of costa to dorsum
before tornus, and a triangular apical patch including two pale
oblique costal 8triguls8 near apex, an oblique leaden mark pre-
ceding these, and a transverse leaden streak near lower part of
termen : cilia dark leaden-fuscous. Hindvvings with '3 and 4
stalked ; grey, darker towards termen ; cilia grey, with dark
fuscous siibbasal line.
S. India, Shevaroys, 4500 feet, in December (Fletcher) ; one
specimen.
Argyroploce vinciilata, n. sp.
6 2 ■ 16-17 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi sub-
ascending, dark fuscous, second joint laterally pale yellowish barred
with dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Posterior femora in J
with long dense whitish hairs beneath, tibiae clothed with dense
grey hairscales above. Eorewings elongate-triangular, costa gently
arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, rather oblique ; dark
bronzy-grey ; numerous small irregular bright bluish-steel-metallic
spots and marks, tending to form irregular curved transverse series;
some blackish suffusion on middle of costa, forming a larger patch
in (S ; costal edge beyond this dark fuscous, with three or four
indistinct whitish strigulte : cilia rather dark leadeu-fuscous. Hind-
wings with 3 and 4 connate ; dark grey ; in c? with strong
rounded terminal prominence on 1 b, and sinuation above this ;
cilia whitish-grey, with dark grey subbasal shade.
Queensland, Herberton, in February (Dodd) ; two specimens.
Laspeyresia aeologramma, n. sp.
5 . 8 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-grey, face whitish. Paliii
whitish, terminal joint grey. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings
elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
slightly sinuate beneath apex, little oblique ; dark fuscous ; four
pairs of oblique whitish striae from anterior half of costa, acutely
angulated in middle and running to dorsum between base and |,
two posterior pairs each enclosing a leaden stria on upper portion ;
six white strigulae from posterior half of costa, with oblique blue-
leaden striae running from first pair and fourth strigula to upper
angles of ocellus ; ocellus and apical area with tips of scales whitish,
forming a tine transverse striation, ocellus margined anteriorly by
an erect leaden streak from tornus and crossed by four line black
dashes not quite reachijig termcu : cilia violct-gn-y, with blackish
22 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
basal line. Hiudwings with 3 and 4 short-stalked ; light grey,
lighter and thinly scaled near base ; cilia whitish, with dark fuscous
basal shade.
LowEK EuKJiA, Minbu, ia August (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Laspeyresia lucida, n. sp.
J 2 . 8-9 mm. Head and thorax blackish, closely irrorated
with yelloAV-whitish. Palpi yellow-whilish, slightly marked with
black irroration. Abdomen rather dark grey. Porewings elongate-
triangular, costa hardly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly
sinuate, more distinclly in §, somewhat oblique; blackish, scales
tipped with yellow-whitish, forming fine and very distinct and
reguhir transverse striatiou ; a straight transverse iridescent-
silvery-metallic median lino ; a transverse iridescent-silvery-metallic
line from | of costa, whitish at costal exti'emity, reaching half
across wing, followed in disc by a roundish whitish-yellowish
blotch crossed by three fine black longitudinal lines ; three short
Avhitish marks on costa posteriorly, first and third terminated by
short iridescent-silvery marks ; a transverse-oval coppery-golden-
metallic blotch resting on toruus, upper portion very irregularly
edged with thick black marking : cilia coppery -grey, with blackish
basal line. Hind wings with 3 and 4 connate ; grej', becoming
darker posteriorly, thinly scaled towards base ; cilia whitish, with
dark grey basal shade.
S. India, Coimbatore, in November and January, attached to
Cassia (FldcJier).
Laspeyresia stictobathra, n, sp.
cJ . 9 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous. Forewings tri-
angular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded,
rather oblique; dark fuscous, basal half lighter, limited by a narrow
somewhat oblique dark median fascia whose outer edge is obtusely
angulated in middle, followed by a purplish-fuscous fascia ; some
purplish-fuscous marking before apex and lower part of termen :
cilia fuscous, with blackish basal line narrowly interrupted round
termen and tornus so as to form a number of short segments.
Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; rather dark fuscous ; cilia
whitish, with fuscous subbasal shade.
S. India, Coimbatore, in October {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Laspeyresia pentasticta, n. sp.
$ . 9 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen
fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, oblique ;
rather dark fuscous ; costa from 3 to | with several excessively
fine whitish strigulse ; five or six obscure transverse fasciae of
purplish-leaden suffnsion, strongly angulated or bent in middle,
last two becoming indigo-blue on upper portion ; between last two
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of these a very oblique blackish Hue towards costa, and five short
blackish dashes on lower portion of wing : cilia fuscous, with
blackish subbasal line. Hiiidwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; fuscous,
thinly scaled at base, becoming dark fuscous posteriorly ; cilia
grey-whitish, with fuscous subbasnl shade.
CooEG, PoUibetta, in October {Fletcher); one specimen.
Laspeyresia leucostoma Meyr.
Larva feeding in rolled leaves of Thea sinensis {Fletcher).
Laspeyresia daedalota, n. sp.
5. 11mm. Head and palpi grey -whitish. Thorax dark violet-
grey sprinkled with whitish. Porewings moderate, slightly dilated
posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen straight,
slightly oblique ; dark violet-grey sprinkled with whitish ; costa
marked with strong white strigulaj; two cloudy whitish transverse
strice about g, anguJatcd above middle, conflueut on dorsum with a
median dorsal patch of about four confused whitish striga?, reaching
about I across wing ; apical third slightly ocbreous-tinged, with
oblique blue-leaden strigaj from costal strigulae before and beyond |,
first running to anterior angle of ocellus, second to termen beneath
apex ; ocellus limited laterally by two thick violet-leaden streaks,
and crossed by three small black elongate marks ; a fine black
terminal line : cilia leaden-metallic. Hindwiugs with 3 and 4
stalked ; dark grey ; cilia grey, with dark grey basal line, tips
whitish.
Bengai, Pusa, bred in July from flowers of Cassia Jistula {Legu-
minosce) {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Laspeyresia inflata, n. sp.
5 . 15 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, face
suffused with white. Palpi white, mixed on sides with dark
fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, vertical ; dark fuscous ;
a basal patch of three indistinct grey-whitish stride, and a curved
fascia from ^ of costa to middle of dorsum of four confused similar
strise ; veins towards costa beyond this marked with obscure grey-
whitish lines ; three or four small white strigulse on posterior half
of costa ; a cloudy grey-whitish shade near before apical part of
costa and termen, marked with two or three short dark fuscous
dashes, and sending a slender bar to apex; a whitish terminal line:
cilia grey, at apex dark fuscous. Hindwiugs with 3 and 4 stalked;
dark fuscous ; cilia whitish-grey, with dark fuscous basal line.
Philippikes, Mindoro, Butas R., in February (Mounsei/) ; one
specimen.
Laspeyresia gratulata, n. sp.
$. 14 mm. Head dark brown, face yellow. Palpi yellow,
basal half brownish. Thorax yellow, anterior margin dark brown.
24 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings moderate, posteriorly dilated,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen sliglitly rounded, little
oblique ; bright brassy -yellow ; costa dotted with black ; posterior
half of wing dark purplish-leadcn-grcy, obscurely strigulated with
dark fuscous, dividing-line fiuely blackish, direct, irregular, costal
edge blackish with three or four minute white dots : cilia dark
leaden-fuscous. llindwings with 3 and 4 connate; blackish-
fuscous ; cilia dark grey, with blackish subbasal line,
PuiLirriNES, Mindanao, Daron, in September {Moimseij) ; one
specimen.
Laspeyresia pyrozona, n. sp.
c7. 12 mm. Head, palja, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous.
Forewings elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, ai)ex obtuse,
termen bowed, rather obliijue ; dark violet-fuscous ; a broad deep
orange transverse band occupying median third of wing, strongly
angulatod above middle, its posterior portion strigulated with dark
fuscous on lower | and also longitudinally striated with black in
disc ; two oblique leaden-blue striga? from costa on this band, first
long, second short, and a third on its posterior margin, with black
costal dots between these ; four shorter leaden-blue strigaj from
costa posteriorly, marked with white on costa, fourth running to
termen beneath apex ; a dark leaden transverse mark in disc
beyond middle, and one towards dorsum beyond middle ; a black
dot at apex, and four along termen, surrounded with a faint fulvous
tinge : cilia blue-leaden. Hindwings with 6 and 7 little approxi-
mated towards base ; orange ; a broad dark fuscous marginal band
round apex, termen, and dorsum ; cilia grey, becoming darker
towards base.
British Guiana, Bartica, in February {ParisJi) ; one specimen.
\l Laspeyresia elevata, n. sp,
2 . 11 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, face and
palpi whitish. Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark fuscous ;
costa with six paii's of oblique Avhitish strigulie, fine and faint
anteriorly, and then two stronger single strigulse, whence arise
several oblique dark blue-leaden strigaj, two from before middle
connecting with apex of an erect fasciate ochreous-white blotch
from middle of dorsum reaching | across wing, its dorsal end
bisected by a fine dark fuscous strigula : cilia blue-leaden. Hind-
wings with 6 and 7 somewhat approximated towards base ; dark
fuscous ; cilia whitish-grey, basal third grey.
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, in June (Parish) ; one specimen.
s Hemimene penetralis, n. sp.
(5 5 . 9-10 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous fiuely speckled
with ochreous- whitish. Palpi 3, dark grey, Avith ochreous-yellow
median spot, beyond this sufl'uscd with dark indigo-blue, internally
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and beneath white. Abdomen dark grey. Forewiugs triangular,
costa moderately arched, without fold, apex obtuse, termeii bowed,
somewhat oblique ; dark fuscous, tips of all scales ochreous-wbilish,
forming- a very fine irregular transverse striation ; six oblique
leaden-bluc strigse from costa between }^ and apex, all terminating
in a large transverse i)atch of blue-leaden marbling filled up with
pale ochreous, extending over posterior third of dorsum and
reaching nearly to costa, leaving a narrow terminal fascia of
groundcolour; two or three fine black dashes above this patch,
and five black dots between it and termen : cilia blue-leaden.
Hiudwings dark fuscous, rather lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey, with
dark fuscous subbasal line, in 2 with base whitish-ocbreous round
apex and upper part of termen.
BiiiTisn Guiana, Mallali, in March (Parish); three specimens.
Hemimene stahulata, n. sp.
(5 . 9 mm. Head fuscous, face suftused with whitish. Palpi
whitish, towards apex suft'used with grey. Thorax dark fuscous,
with a whitish stripe on each side of back. Abdomen dark fuscous.
Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, without fold, apex
obtuse, termen bowed, oblique, with a deep rounded-triangular
indentation beneath apex ; dark fuscous, tips of all scales minutely
whitisli, forming a very fine regular striation; four thick white
somewhat oblique streaks from anterior half of costa, first nearly
reaching dorsum, others gradually shorter to fourth, which is very
short; traces of whitish dots on costa beyond this, whence arise
two oblique blue-leaden strigae, second running to subapical inden-
tation ; two oblique white wedgeshaped marks from costa before
apex; five small quadrate blackish spo!s on lower part of termen,
preceded by three or four fine indistinct whitish lines parallel to
termen, some blackish scales in disc above these : cilia blue leaden,
with a whitish spot in indentation (imperfect). Hindwings dark
fuscous, somewhat lighter anteriorly ; cilia fuscous, with dark
fuscous subbasal shade.
Colombia, La Crurabre, G600 feet, in May (Parish) ; one speci-
n. A singular species, allied to the following.
Hemimene iocrossa, n. sp.
c? 5 . 10-11 mm. Head and thorax fuscous more or less
sprinkled with whitish. Palpi 3, whitish, suft'used with dark
bluish-grey tow^ards apex. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings tri-
angular, costa gently arched, in c? without fold, apex obtuse,
termen bowed, sinuate beneath apex, rather oblique; dark fuscous,
tips of scales whitish, forming a transverse striation which is fine
and regular on costal half, stronger and more irregular on dorsal
half; a slightly curved violet-leaden line from before middle of
costa to beyond middle of dorsum ; two oblique violet-leaden strigaj
from costa posteriorly, second running to subapical sinuation of
termen, and a short costal strigula and two or three small black
26 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEKl,
dots beneath it between these ; a pale ochreous oblique striga from
costa bc3-ond last of these; a violet-leaden line towards and
parallel to lower portion of termcn ; live small subquadrate black
spots on lower portion of termen narrowly separated with pale
ochreous : cilia violet. Hindwings dark grey ; several short
oclireous-Avhitish marks along terraon ; cilia light violet-grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6(500 feet, in May ; Bhixtsh Guiana,
Burtica, in December {Parish); five specimens. This interesting
form apj;cars to mimic the Crambid genus Dipti/chojihora.
Hemimene ardescens, n. sp.
c? . 14 mm. Head light fuscous. Palpi 3, orange-yellow,
towards base fuscous, along apical edge dark bluish-fuscous.
Thorax light fuscous, with an ochreous-whitish streak behind
collar on each side anteriorly. Abdomen grej'. Forewings elongate-
triangular, costa slightly arched, without fold, apex obtuse, termeu
strongly sinuate beneath apex, then rounded, rather oblique ;
orang(.>-f ulvous ; a lilac-fuscous basal patch, its outer edge running
from I of costa to near middle of dorsum, obtusely angulated above
middle ; three oblique leaden strigse from costa between this and
apex, and a short strigula between second and third, third running
nearly to apex ; two ochreous-white obli(iue wedgeshaped marks
from costa before apex ; a quadrate patch of transverse fuscous
strigulation extending over posterior third of dorsum and reaching
more than half across wing ; three black dots between this and
termen : cilia leaden-grey with a pale blue gloss, in subapical
indentation with an indistinct ochreous-whitish dot. Hindwings
ochreous-orange, with a submarginal fascia of fuscous suffusion ;
cilia grey.
Peru. Pacaya, in July (^Mounsei/) ; one specimen.
Hemimeae latebrata, n. sp.
J 2 . 11-12 ram. Head and thorax dark violet-fuscous.
Palpi 3, dark fuscous, with an ochreous-yellow median spot,
beyond this suffused with dark blue. Abdomen dark fuscous.
Forewings elongate-triangular, costa moderately arched, without
fold, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, bowed,
somewhat oblique ; dark violet-fuscous, more or less sprinkled
irregularly with minute grey - whitish specks, more strongly
posteriorly ; costa with seven indistinct whitish marks, composed
each of two or three very fine strigulne, first two and fourth termi-
nated beneath with violet-leaden, tiiird and fifth giving rise to very
oblique dark blue-leaden strigse, latter running to subapical sinua-
tion ; ocellus margined anteriorly by a thick indistinct dark violet-
leaden streak reaching more than half across wing, and posteriorly
by a short dark blue-leaden streak on termen, latter preceded by
three very indistinct dark dots : cilia leaden-grey with pale blue
gloss, and sharp dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous ;
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cilia gre}^, witli sharp dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings in c?
beneath with oval black blotch extending from tornus along more
than half dorsum, -with a pencil of a few long fine hairs from base
of dorsum extending over it.
EurrisH Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, from January to March
(I'arisJi) ; twelve specimens.
Hemimene luctifica, n. sp,
(S 2 • 12-13 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous.
Palpi 3, dark fuscous, with light ochreous-yellowish median s])ot,
beyond this suffused with dark blue. Porewings rather elongate-
triangular, costa anteriorly slightly, posteriorly moderately arched,
without fold, apex obtuse, termen sinuate beneath apex, bowed,
somewhat oblique ; dark fuscous, transversely striated with obscure
grey-whitish irroration ; seven small whitish strigula3 from costa,
first three or four double, all terminated by short blue-leaden
strigulaj, anterior ones oblique, first two connected with a pair of
slightly curved violet-grey lines running to dorsum beyond middle,
fourth and fifth with a pair of more stronglj' marked nearly straight
similar lines running to before tornus ; an interrupted blue-leadeu
line running along termen, preceded by three indistinct dark dots
on lower portion ; an indistinct blackish dot at apex : cilia grey
with bluish reflections, and dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia light bluish-grey, with dark fuscous basal line.
Hindwings in S beneath with dorsal area forming a fold tilled
with blackish scales almost to base, containing a long bluish-grey
hairpencil from base.
British Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, from December to March
(Parish); twenty specimens.
Hemimene diagrapta, n. sp.
(5' 2 . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen bronzy-fuscous.
Palpi 2g, violet-fuscous, with pale ochreous-yellowish median spot.
Forewings elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, without fold,
apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate beneath apex, rounded, rather
obli(]ue ; dark purple-fuscous, dorsal | transversely striated with
whitish from base to beyond middle, thence to termen on dorsal |
with pale fulvous or orange-ochreous striae interrupted to form
numerous small spots ; costa anteriorly with oblique violet streaks
rising from pairs of indistinct whitish strigula3, posteriorly with
four small single white strigulae terminated beneath by short
violet-blue marks ; an irregular light fulvous terminal streak,
marked with a violet-blue dot below apex, a black dot above
middle and two below middle : cilia violet-blue-grey. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia bluish-grey, with dark fuscous basal line.
Hindwings in c? beneath with blackish blotch extending along
lower I of dorsum.
Bkitisu Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, from January to March
(Parish) ; nine specimens.
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EXOTIC MICROLEriDOPTKIiA.
Hemimene praecisa, ii. sp.
<S 2 • «>-10 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous.
Palpi 3, dark fuscous, with light ochreoiis-yellowish median si)ot,
beyond this suffused with dark blue. Forewings elongalo-
triangular, costa gently arched, without fold, apex obtuse, tcrmen
faintly sinuate beneath apex, then bowed, rather oblique; dark
fuscous, finely irrorated with whitish specks, towards dorsum indi-
cating faint stria) ; oblique rather long blue-leaden strigse from
costa at middle and .|, a short mark between these, and anotlier
beyond them, all marked with white on costa, second striga
running to subapical sinuation ; a white wedgeshaped mark from
costa just before apex; a transverse patcli of indistinct violet-
leaden marbling from tornus reaching more than lialf across wing,
with three short blackish dashes in an oblique line above it, and
three or four blackish dots between it and termen : cilia violet-
blue-leaden. Hindwiugs dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly ; cilia
light bluish-grey, with darker basal line.
IJRrnsn Guiana, Eartica, in January [Parish). The cJ example
has lost abdomen and hindwings ; the latter may probably have a
dorsal blotch beneath as in the allied species.
Hemimene ferrata, n. sp.
2 . 9-] 0 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous.
Palpi 2^, ochreous-whitish, towards aj)ex suffused with dark grej'-
blue. Porewings elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen bowed, somewhat oblique; dark purple-fuscous;
■ four indistinct pairs of whitish strigulae from anterior half of costa
and four single strigulaj from posterior half, second and fourth
pairs giving rise to very oblique violet-blue-leaden strigte, latter of
these connected with a tornal patch of indistinct violet-leaden
suffusion ; a postmedian dorsal patch of five very indistinct whitish
strigte reaching nearly half across wing; tliree black dots just
before lower part of termen : cilia violet-fuscous, Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia violet-grey, with dark fuscous basal line.
Pkitisii Guiana, Eartica, in Pebruary {Parish) ; two specimeusc
Hemimene militaris, n. sp.
<3 . 9 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous. Palpi 1|,
grey, towards apex dark blue-grey. Porewings elongate-triangular,
costa gently arched, without fold, apex obtuse, termen bowed,
little oblique ; dark fuscous ; costa marked with small groups of
two or three very line wliitish strigulae each ; two subconfluent
curved transverse leaden streaks betore middle ; a thick strongly
curved leaden streak from beyond middle of costa to | of dorsum ;
two leaden marks terminating strigulie towards apex, a dot above
apex and another below it, a spot near termen below middle and
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another on tornus : cilia fuscous, with dark fuscous basal line
edged posteriorly with Avliitish. Ilindwiiigs dark fuscous; cilia
grey, witli dark fuscous basal line.
iJiiiTisu Guiana, Eartica, iu January [Parish); one specimen.
Hemimene carneola, n. sp.
d" . 8 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, frontal hairs tinged with
reddish-ochreous. Palpi 2^^, ochreous-whitish, towards apex
suffused with bluish-gre)\ Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grej-.
Forewinga elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, without fold,
apex obtuse, termen sinuate beneath apex, bowed, rather oblique;
fuscous ; costa dark fuscous, marked with five pairs of oblique
whitish striguhx! emitting very oblique leaden strigse and posteriorly
with three single stronger strigulae ; edge of basal patch strongly
angulated in middle, dark fuscous on upper half, lower half limited
by a patch of three indistinct whitish transverse strigse from
middle of dorsum reaching more than half across wing; some pale
])inkish suffusion on costal half posteriorly and along termen, and
a pinkish spot at apex ; a very short white dash in subapical
sinuation, and four blackish dots before termen beneath it : cilia
violet-grey, with a darker basal line limited by an ochreous-white
shade. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, with darker basal line.
EcPADoR, Huigra, -1500 feet, iu June {Parish) ; one specimen.
Hemimene sevocata, n. sp.
J . 8 mm. Head dark fuscous, face and oblique projecting
frontal scales whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, upper edge, tuft, and
apical joint ochreous-white. Thorax fuscous, anteriorly dark
fuscous, apical halt" of patagia whitish. Abdomen fuscous. Fore-
wings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arclied, without
fold, apex obtuse, termen sinuate on upper half, then bowed, some-
what obli^iue ; fuscous, basal half suffused with whitish except
towards dorsum ; costa mai-ked with some minute dark fuscous
and whitish strigulae ; a dark fuscous dot on fold towards base ;
a dark fuscous transverse striga between fold and dorsum before
middle ; an oblique spot of darker fuscous suffusion on middle ot"
costa, whence a slightly curved sharp dark fuscous line runs to
dorsum at |, edged posterioiiy with silvery-white ; a dark fuscous
dash towards costa beyond this ; a dark fuscous apical mark on
costa, edged with whitish beneath ; a tornal patch of silvery- white
suft'usion, and an oblique white mark -before termen. in middle :
cilia fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, with
darker basal line.
liitiiisn Guiana, Bartica, in February (Parish) ; one specimen.
30 EXOTIC .MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
CAHPOSINID.^.
Meridarchis scyrodes, n. sp.
cJ 14 mm., 5 17 mm. Head and thorax rather dark fuscous,
sprinkled and suffuse lly mixed witli whitish. Palpi iu iS 2, in
2 ;V|, dark fuscous, upper portion suffused with whitish. Abdomen
whitish sprinkled with fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, terraen hardly
sinuate, oblique ; liglit brownish-ochreous, somewhat sprinkled
with blackish and whitish ; a small brownish basal patch sprinkled
with blackish, edge oblique, parallel to termen, with three raised
tufts ; six small elongate blackish spots on costa between this and
apex ; a triangular patch of ochreous brown suffusion irrorated
with blackish in disc beyond middle, laterally edged with white ;
beyond this an irregular patch of white irroration ; several blackish
dots on termen : cilia grey sprinkled with whitish, basal half very
obscurely darker-barred. Hindwings light grey, veins darker ;
cilia pale grey.
S. India, Coimbatore, bred in February from larvae feeding in
fruits of Zizjiphus jujuha (Ilh((mnace'.e) (Fletcher) ; two specimens.
COSMOPTERYGID.E.
Batrachedra amydraula, n. sp.
c? 2. 11-14 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish-ochreous
tinged with grey. Palpi whitish more or less tinged with grey,
with indistinct greyish rings beneath apex of second joint and at
base of terminal, scales of second joint roughly projecting beneath
towards apex, terminal joint as long as second. Forewings narrow-
lanceolate; whitish-ochreous finely irrorated with fuscous; an
indistinct clear whitish-ochreous median longitudinal streak from
base to apex ; plical and second discal stigmata very small, indis-
tinct, dark fuscous, plical beneath lower margin of streak, second
discal within it ; some dark fuscous scales on margins towards and
at apex indicating indistinct dots : cilia ochreous-whitish. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, in November and March {Fletclier) ; three
specimens.
Batraclxedra arenosella Walk.
I now regard psilopa Meyr. as being only a small geographical
form of this si)ecies, which I find to be very widely distributed.
The dark markings of antenna? consist of a band just beneath apex,
nearly followed by a ring and then by two more bands, but the
upper of these two latter is sometimes represented by two separate
rings ; the same markings and the same variation are found in
COSMOrTERTGID.T;. 31
other species of the genus, as for example in praennc/usta. Tlie
head is sometimes ochreous-wldte.
Ceylon, Masskeliya {Pole); Mysore, Bangalore [3Ict,vwell-Lefroi/) ;
CooRG, Dibidi (Newcome) • Bengal, Calcutta {Annandale) ; Assam,
Khasis ; Eritish Guiana, Bartica {Parish), from which locality I
have thirty specimens in very good condition, unquestionably
identical with the rest ; I have recorded the species also from
Australia and New Zealand ; the larva feeds on the seeds of
Juncus. It is very improbable that this species should liave been
transported by human agency, and I am inclined to believe that its
wide range is natural.
Batrachedra praeangiista Haw.
I have a long series of good specimens from Toronto, Canada,
which agree fully with Zcller's description of striolata, but I am
also unable to separate them specifically from the European p?-rt^-
angusta. In jjvaeangusta the elongate black plical and second
discal stigmata are often more strongly edged with white, and
these edgings and other pale portions of the disc are often distinctly
tinged with ochreous, which is not the case with any of the
American specimens, but both the European and American forms
exhibit considerable variation, and some examples from both
regions are quite indistinguishable. I therefore regard striolata as
a synonym of praeanynsta.
Batrachedra conspersa, n. sp.
S $ • 7-8 mm. Head and thorax grey-whitish. Palpi whitish,
second and terminal joints each with two dark fuscous bands,
scales of second joint hardly projecting, terminal joint as long as
second. Antenna; with apical portion white with three dark grey
bands and a ring between two uppermost. Abdomen dark grey.
Eorewings extremely narrow, moderately pointed; pale ochreous,
thinly sprinkled with dark fuscous specks ; a streak of denser dark
fuscous irroration along costa throughout ; a fuscous streak along
dorsum from base to tornus, reaching to fold ; plical stigma large,
elongate, black, resting on upper edge of this ; indistinct dark
fuscous marginal dots on veins towards apex : cilia grey. Hind-
wings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, in June {Parish) ; five specimeus.
Batrachedra violenta, n. sp.
cJ . 7 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, irregularly mixed
with dark fuscous. Palpi slender, whitish, with subapical ring of
second joint and two rings of terminal blackish. Apical half of
antenna? whitish with three rather narrow remote dark fuscous
bands. Abdomen grey. Anterior tibiae white with anterior edge
black, tarsi short, white, with three black rings. Forewings very
narrowly lanceolate ; rather deep yellow-ochreous ; markings
formed of dense black irroration somcwliat suffused with grey ; an
32 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
irregular narrow streak along anterior half of costa ; an nndefined
patch on basal portion of dorsum ; a thick streak along costa from
middle to |, and a patch on dorsum before middle, these obliquely
connected in middle of wing; a streak of irroraiion along tornus
and termen, edged above by a black streak from | of disc to apex,
above this a few black specks : cilia pale grey, at apex with a
strong patch of black irroration, above this pale ochreous. Hind-
wings and cilia pale grey.
Beitisu Guiana, Mallali, in March (Parish); one specimen,
Batrachedra macroloncha, n. sp.
2 . 20 mm. He;'.d and thorax light lilac-ochreous, with a
violet-fuscous median stripe, face ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish,
second and terminal joints each with two dark fuscous bands,
scales of second joint hardly projecting, terminal joint as long as
second, somewhat thick. Antennae fuscous, apical portion whitish
with three fuscous bands and a ring between two uppermost.
Abdomen light greyish-ochreous. Forewings extremely narrow,
long-pointed ; light brownish-ochreous, irrorated with fuscous ;
a fuscous streak along dorsum from base to tornus ; plical and
second discal stigmata blackish, plical elongate ; cloudy dark
fuscous marginal dots on veins towards apex : cilia fuscous. Uind-
wings grey ; cilia fuscous.
Cexlon, Maskeliya, in Jane (Alston) ; one specimen.
Batrachedra epimyxa, n. sp.
c? . 19 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-grey- whitish. Palpi
whitish, second joint thickened with scales, somewhat rough
beneath, tinged with grey, with dark grey apical ring, terminal
joint half second, thickened with scales and rough anteriorly, with
two dark grey rings. Antennae with apical portion whitish with
three grey bands, and a ring between two uppermost. Abdomen
grey, anal tuft grej'-whitish. Foi'ewings extremely narrow, long-
pointed ; greyish-ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous specks, with
iridescent reflections, especially towards apex, where the iridescence
appears to form distinct streaks between veins ; plical and second
discal stigmata clondy, dark fuscous ; cloudy dark fuscous marginal
dots on veins towards apex : cilia light greyish-ochreous. Hind-
wings grey ; cilia light oohreous-grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet (^Neivcome) ; one specimen.
Batrachedra substrata, n. sp.
5 . 11-12 mm. Head shining grey. Palpi dark fuscous, apex
of joints whitish, scales of second joint hardly projecting, terminal
joint rather shorter than seconrl. Antennae grey, towards apex
with three dark fuscous bands and a ring between two uppermost,
separated by slender whitish rings. Thorax dark grey. Abdomen
grey. Forewings very narrow, rather short-pointed ; grey, closely
and suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, with a purplish tinge ;
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plical stigma elongate, dark fuscous, very obscure ; some indistinct
pale ochreons dots on margins towards apex : cilia light ochreous-
grey. Hindwings grey; cilia light ochreous-grcy.
Ceylox, Maskeliya, in September and January (Pole) ; two
specimens.
Batrachedra verax, n sp.
cJ . 14 mm. Head and thorax piukish-ochreous, face whitish-
oclireous. Palpi fbickened with scales, whitish, second and
terminal joints each with two indistinct fuscous rings, scales of
second joint hardly projecting, terminal joint as long as second.
Antenna) pale greyish-ochreous, with a fuscous band at |, above
tliis whitish with four fuscous rings. Abdomen light greyish-
ochreous, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Porewings very narrow,
long-pointed ; pinkish-ochreous ; some indistinct dark fuscous dots
on margins towards apex : cilia light grey, round apex pinkish-
ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish.
Ceylox, Madulsima, in October {Green); one specimen.
Batrachedra satirica, n. sp.
J . 10-11 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-whitish. Antennae
greyish. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft grey-whitish.
Forewings very narrow, obtuse-pointed ; fuscous, irrorated with
darker : cilia light grey, on costa and at apex whitish, on costa .
with four black dots, at apex with a dark fuscous subbasal line.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Cairns, in October and K'ovember (Dodd) : two
specimens.
Batrachedra orinarcha, n. sp.
(^ 18 mm., 5 23 mm. Head and thorax -whitish-ochreous,
patagia tinged with brownish. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second
joint with a few fuscous scales towards apex, terminal joint some-
what iufnscated except apex. Antennfe whitish-ochreous ringed
with fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, Forewings verj-
narrowly elongate-lanceolate; 6 and 7 short-stalked; brownish-
ochreous ( J ) or brownish ( $ ), sprinkled with darker and blackish:
cilia whitish-ochreous or pale brownish-ochreous, above apex with
a short blackish basal shade. Hindwings with all veins present,
5 and G stalked or connate ; light grey ; cilia pale greyish-
ochreous.
a. India, Nilgiris, 8500 feet, in August and September (An-
dreives, Maxwell) ; three specimens.
a/
Batrachedra concors, n. sp.
J . 16 mm. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous. Antennae
light ochreons. Thorax pale ochreons, patagia tinged with reddish.
Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings very narrowly elongate-
lanceolate ; 6 and 7 separate ; pale ochreous, suffused with fuscous
VOL. It. — October 1U17. D
34 E.toTic jncuoLKrir)OPrni:A.
and sprinkled with dark fuscous except along costa posteriorly,
■whore it is partially ting-cd with reddish ; costa reddish-brown
from middle to | : cilia wliitish-ochreous tinged with grey, round
apex with a blackish subbasal line becoming a grey shade on
termen and a grey poshnedian shade, on costa with three blackish-
grey basal dots. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia pale ochrcous tinged
Avith grey.
Canada, Parry Sound, in July {Parish) ; one specimen.
Batrachedra scapulata, n. sp.
5 . 17 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. shoulders sprinkled
with fuscous. Palpi pale ochreous, anteriorly infuscated. Abdo-
men pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings narrowly elougate-lanceu-
late ; yellow-ochreous ; some indistinct infuscation along costa,
becoming a slender suffused dark fuscous streak on posterior | ;
plical and second discal stigmata rather large, black : cilia whitish-
ochrcous, on costa dark grey. Ilindwings grey ; cilia whitisli-
ochreous-grey.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, in July (Pole) ; one specimen.
Batrachedra xantliocrena, n. sp.
c?. 10 ram. Head yellow-ochreous, centre of crowa dark grey,
face whitisn, (Palpi broken.) Antenna) whitish. Thorax dark
fuscous, shoulders broadly ochreous-orauge. Abdomen dark grey,
anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings very narrowly elongate-
lanceolate ; ochreous-orange ; a narrow white costal streak from
base to beyond middle, its posterior portion suffused with dark
fuscous irroration extended as a broader suffused dark fuscous
patch to -i of costa ; a dark fuscous dorsal streak from base to
beyond tornus, rather broad at base but attenuated throughout, its
npper edge with a small prominence at |- of wing representing
plical stigma; a short fine blackish longitudinal line in disc towards
apex ; a small dark fuscous spot on termen towards apex : a small
whitish apical spot : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, above apex witli
an orange-fulvous basal line, beneath tornus light greyish. Hind-
Avings dark grey ; cilia grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in February (Neivcome) • one specimen.
Batrachedra rhysodes, n. sp.
c? $ . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey. Palpi
grey, sprinkled with darker, apex of terminal joint whitish.
Antennae pale greyish obscurely ringed with darker. Forewings
narrow-lanceolato ; light brownish-grey irrorated with dark fus-
cous ; plical and second discal stigmata moderate, elongate, blackish ;
margins dotted with dark fuscous toAvards apex : cilia grey. Hind-
wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, in May and November ; three specimens.
C03MOPTERYGID.T5. 35
Batrachedra promylaea, n. sp.
cJ . 12 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen wliitish-grey-ochrcous.
Palpi wliitisli, a subapical ring of second joint and two rings of
terminal dark gre)\ Antenna? whitisli-ochreons, obscurely ringed
with gre}\ Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; pale greyish-
ochreous finely sprinkled with dark fuscous ; stigmata rather large,
elongate, dark fuscous, plical very obliquely before first discal :
cilia whitish-grey-ochreous, round apex with a subbasal gioy line.
Hindwings light grey; cilia wliitish-grey-ochreous.
AssAir, Khasis, in October ; one specimen.
Batrachedra silvatica, n, sp.
(S 2 • '''-8 ram. Head and thorax white, closely irrorated with
dark fuscous. Palpi white, second joint irrorated with dark
fuscous except apex, terminal joint with two dark fuscous rings.
Antennoe white ringed with dark fuscous, apical I- forming six dark
fuscous bands se])arated by single white rings. Abdomen grey.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; white closely irrorated
with dark fuscous, appearing grey; plical and second discal stig-
mata rather large, dark fuscous, remote, sometimes indistinctly
white-edged : cilia pale grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey.
KxJMAON, Almora, 6OU0 feet, bred from twigs of Pinus longifolia
(Beeson); thirty specimens. Allied to pmicolell a ', I think the
larvoe probably fed on dry refuse, as usual in the genus.
y
AERONECTRIS, n. g.
Head rounded, smooth ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennoe 1, in S sim])le, basal joint elongate, with short basal
scale-projection. Labial palpi long, curved, ascending, with
appressed scales, terminal joint somewhat shorter than second,
pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue.
Anterior tibite and tarsi expanded with rough scales anteriorlv,
posterior tibioe clothed with long hairs above. Forewings Avith
2 from angle, 5 absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent,
11 from middle. Hindwings g, linear-lanceolate, cilia 6 ; 4 absent,
5-7 closely approximated at base.
A development of Batrachedra, from which it differs mainly by
structure of anterior legs.
Aeronectris euacta, n. sp.
S . 10 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half of second
joint light grey. Thorax fuscous, shoulders broadly white. Abdo-
men grey, anal tuft wliitish. Forewings very narrowly elongate-
lanceolate ; white, with a few scattered blackish scales ; a rather
broad dark fuscous streak along dorsum from base to tornus, its
upper edge with scattered blackish scales ; an elongate dark
fuscous spot above lower part of termen ; a slender yellow-ochreous
i>2
36 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTERA.
streak along apical } of cost a : cilia whit ish, on costa grey with a
blackish basal sharle, at apex with a dark grey projecting bar,
beneath tornus liglit greyish. Hiudwings grey ; cilia liglit grey.
CooRQ, Dibidi, 3500 ft., in February {^'e^vcome) ; one specimen.
Cosmopteryx zathea, n. sp.
cfT 2 . 9 miu. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark bronzy-fuscons.
Palpi black lined with white. Antennoe black ringed with white,
towards a])ex with a black band of several joints. Posterior tarsi
rather thickened with scales. Forewings very narrow, pointeil,
caudate ; black ; two snow-white dots transversely placed in disc
at I ; slender transverse brilliant violet-silvery-metallic fasciae
with brassj^-green retlections at middle and f, first straight, second
slightly incurved and slightly inwards-oblique from costa, space
l)etween these tinged with bronzy; a short violet-silvery-metallio
dash towards apex : cilia dark fuscous, at apex with two white dots
longitudinally placed. Hindwings blackish; cilia dark fuscous.
CooRG, Pollibetta, in November (Fletcher)', two specimens.
Pyroderces sopMsta, n. sp."
S. 9 mm. Head white, back of crown ochreous-grey. Palpi
white, second joint with fuscous subapical ring, ter^ninal joint
with two incomplete dark fuscous rings. Thorax rather dark
fuscous. Abdomen bronzy-ochreous. Forewings narrowly elon-
gate-lanceolate, apex slenderly produced ; dark bronzy fuscous ;
several fine white lines very finely edged with black, viz. one along
costa from near base to posterior band, one along dorsum from near
base to near band, one along fold almost throughout, one somr-
what sinuate oblique from near base of costa to disc before middle,
and one sinuate oblique from beneath middle of costa to middle
of posterior band ; a small white spot or bar above dorsum before
middle; a very pale yellow blotch extending from tornus to near
apex and reaching nearly to costa, limited anteriorly by a straight
transverse silvery-white line followed on costa by a direct black
strigula and then by a white spot, and above dorsum by a blaek
dot,%lotch connected with costa near apex by two obli(iue whitisli
marks : cilia yellow-whitish, on costa and beneath tornus greyish.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Ceylon, Madulsima, in May {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Pyroderces ampMpterna, n. sp.
S . 12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreons,
terminal joint with two very fine oblique dark fuscous rings.
Thorax dark fuscous somewhat mixed with whitish. Abdomen
whitish-ochreous. Forewings narrow-lanceolate, apex slenderly
produced; dark fuscous; strong scale-projections from i and | of
dorsum ; an oblique dentate white line from | oi costa reach-
ing half across wing; an obli(]ue whitish-yellowish mark above
dorsum about middle ; a very fine sinuate white line from beneath
COSMOPTERYGIO.!;. 37
middle of costa to middle of posterior band ; a very broad pale
ochreous-yellow transverse band towards apex, not quite reaching
costa anteriorly but connected with it by two pairs of silvery-whito
marks each including a black dot, anterior edge Avhite and followed
towards dorsum by a silvery dot preceding a black dot, tornal
edge somewhat marked with silvery ; from band a pale yellowish
streak runs into apex, leaving terminal edge blackish on upper
half : cilia whitish-oehreous, tinged with grey on costa and
beneath tornus. Hindwiugs light grey; cilia ochreous-whitish
tinged with grey.
CooKG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in February (Xewcome) ; one specimen.
The dorsal scale-projections arc a remarkable and peculiar I'eaturc.
Pyroderces anthinopa, n. sp.
c? . 10 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-orange, face snow-
white. Palpi white, terminal joint with two blackish rings.
Antennae white ringed with blackish, on apical half with three
blackish bands. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-yellowish.
Forewings nari'owly lanceolate, apex long-produced, acute ; ochre-
ous-orange; some slight irregular white markings at base; an
irregular transverse white streak at | ; a very oblique white lino
from middle of costa to tornus, edged with some grey scales, and
followed on costa by a patch of dark grey sufiusion ; two tine while
dashes (one subcostal, one nearly terminal) about ^, edged with
some dark grey scales ; margins towards apex suffused with dark
grey : cilia light ochreous-orange, paler and greyish-tinged towards
tornus, on costa with a black basal line projecting as a strong apical
hook, beneath apes with a patch of white suffusion. Hindwings
grey ; cilia light grey.
Cei'lox, Maskeliya, in December (Pole) ; one specimen.
Pyroderces caudata, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-yellow, face whitisli-
ochreous. Palpi whitish. Abdomen grey. Forewings lanceolate,
apex very long-produced ; yellow-ochreous, greyish-tinged on
costal half, extreme costal edge touched with white ; a streak of
fuscous irroration along fold from base to beyond middle of wing,
and an upcurved line of fuscous irroration with some black scales
from extremitj' of this running into apex ; some scattered fuscous
scales along dorsum, and a line of irroration along termen : cilia
whitish-oehreous, round apex yellow-ochreous. Hindwings grey ;
cilia pale greyish.
Cei'lon, Colombo [Mackwood) ; one specimen.
Pyroderces sirenia, n. sp.
2 . 9-10 mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow, face and palpi
silvery-whitish. Abdomen whitish-oehreous suffused wit.h liglit
grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apex long-produced,
acute ; orange, slightly tinged with grey, ou apical iourth some-
38 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
times with a longitudinal streak of dark grej^ suffusion ; a minute
•wliite apical dot or strigula : cilia orange, towards tornus ochreous-
Avliitish tinged with gre3^ Ilindwings grey; cilia pale grey.
Ckylon, IMaskeliya and Galle, in Juno [Pole, F/etcJier) ; three
specimens.
Pyroderces redimita, n. sp.
cJ . 8 mm. Head silvery-whitish-grey. Palpi whitish, an-
terior edge of terminal joint grey. Thorax dark grey. Abdomen
grey. Forewings lanceolate, apex somewhat produced ; dark grey ;
a short whitish mark from base beneath costa ; a very oblique
whitish w^edge-shaped streak from costa at ^, reaching i across
wing ; a whitish subdorsal streak from base to ^ of wing ; some
irregular confused whitish marking on median area, including a
wedgeshaped streak from costa before middle ; a spot of yellow-
ochrcous BufFusion on costa at |, edged on each side by a small
whitish spot; apical area mixed with blackish, Avith two or three
Avhite specks : cilia whitish, round apex yellow-ochreous within a
blackish median shade, beneath toruus tinged with grey. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
CooKQ, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in September (Keu'come); one speci-
men.
Pyroderces faceta, n. sp.
c? 2 • ^~^ ™™- Head and thorax dark greyish-bronze.
Palpi blackish lined with white. Abdomen dark grey. Fore-
wings lanceolate ; dark bronzy-fuscous ; markings violet-silvery-
metallic ; a somewhat irregular transverse streak before ^, some-
times interrupted ; an irregular transverse median line, more
or less interrupted or broken up in disc; a dot in disc at | ; a
transverse costal mark at |-, and a dot on tornus opposite ; two or
three silvery scales at apex : cilia grey, at apex dark fuscous with
a white patch on apical half. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Bengal, Pusa {Fletcher); Cookg, Dibidi, 3500 feet (Newcome) ;
Ceylon, ^latale, Haputale {Pole, Alston) ; from June to August and
in I^ovember ; ten specimens,
Pyroderces callistrepta, n. sp.
^ 5 • 9-11 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi
black, second joint irregularly marked with white, terminal joint
lined with white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings lanceo-
late, long-pointed; dark fuscous; markings snow-white; a very
short basal dash on fold, its basal end carried up to costa ; three
transverse lines, first about ^, straight, hardly oblique, second
median, similar but more or less irregularly thickened on upper
portion, third at ^, slender, rather incurved and slightly inwards-
obli<}ue from costa ; an apical dot : cilia grey, base mixed with
dark fuscous, with white dots on extremities of third Hue. Hind-
wings grey ; cilia light grey.>
cosMorTERYfiin.T:. no
Bkngal, Pnsn, bred from larvae mining in leaves of leak {Tectona
(jnindia) [Flttclier) ; four specimens.
Pyroderces peristrepta, n. sp.
J, 9 mm. Head groj, face snfi'used -with wliifish. Palpi
white, secoiid joint with basal half and a subapical ring blackish,
terminal joint lined with blackish. Tliorax dark fuscous, patagia
white on apex and outer edge. Abdomen light grey. Forewings
lanceolate; dark fuscous ; markings white; extreme base while;
a sliglitly oblique transverse st reak at ^^ ; a direct streak from
costa before middle reaching half across wing, and a small doc
beneath it; sliglitly inwards-oblique streaks from costa at | and
tornus opposite, nearly meeting ; a small apical spot : cilia grey,
baso dark fuscous round apex. Hind wings and cilia grey.
N.W. India, Tarnab, Peshawar district, in May {Fletcher) ; one
specimen.
Pyroderces lampropeda, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head fuscous, face paler. Palpi white, second
joint with basal half and a subai)ical band blackish, terminal joint
lined with black. Thorax dark iuscous. Abdomen dark grey.
Porevvings lanceolate; dark fuscons ; markings silvery-white; a
rather oblique transverse streak at 1 ; a direct streak from middle
of Costa, reaching |^ across wing ; a triangular spot on costa at |,
and a small spot on tornus opposite ; an apical dot : cilia grey,
base dark fuscous round apex. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Kanaka, Pliaire, in ^inwvcwy {Muxwdl)-^ one specimen. Easily
known from the preceding by the absence of white markings on
thorax and base of wing.
Pyroderces catapneiista, n. sp.
J . 9-11 mm. Head pale ochrcons, crown sometimes tinged
with brownish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, anterior edge of terminal
joint dark grey. Thorax fuscons, beneath with long expansible
light fuscous liairpencil from each side. Abdomen grey, seg-
mental margins mixed with whitish, ventral surface vrhitish, with
a brush of black scales on each side at base. Porewings lanceo-
late, apex rather produced, acute ; fuscous ; a direct transverse
white streak at \; opposite irregular cloudy whitish costal and
dorsal spots beyond middle ; a small whitish cloudy spot on tornus
and a larger one on costa beyond it towards apex, these united by
a more or less expressed fine angulated line; plical and second
discal stigmata obscure, dark fuscous, partially edged with whitish ;
a whitish apical dot : cilia light grey, round apex whitish with a
dark fuscous subbasal shade. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Ceylon, Madulsima and Hakgala {Green, Vauijhan, Fletcher)'^
in April, May, and August, four specimens.
Pyroderces terenopa, n. sp.
$ . 13 mm. Head pale ochreoue, crown tinged with brownish.
40 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTHRA.
Palpi ochreons-whitish, anterior edge of terminal joint dark
fuscous. Thorax browiiish. Forewings lanceolate, apex produced,
acute ; brown, Avith irregularly scattered black scales in disc and
posteriorly ; markings ochreous-whitisli ; somewhat oblique ob-
tusely angnlated irregular transverse streaks at f and beyond
middle, thickest towards costa and nearly obsolete on dorsum,
connected along costa by an irregular streak ; a small spot on
costa at ~ : cilia pale brownish-grey, round apex whitish-suffused,
Avith a blackish subbasal mark opposite apex. Hindwings pale
ochreous-yellowish, costa suffused Avith grey ; apical third of Aving
grey; cilia whitish-yelloAvish, round apex tinged AA'ith grey, on
costa pale grey.
Ceylon, Numunukuli, 6000 feet, in February [Green) ■ one
specimen.
Pyroderces clopaea, n. sp.
cf . 9 ram. Head shining greyish-ochreous, face pearly-white.
Palpi ochreoLis-whitish. Antenna? Avhitish ringed with dark
fuscous. Thorax greyish-ochreous. Abdomen light grey. Fore-
Avings lanceolate, apex produced, acute; greyish-ochreous, irro-
rated with fuscous and some dark fuscous scales ; extreme costal
edge white except towards base and apex : cilia light greyish-
ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light gre3\
Ceylon, Gallc, in May {Fletclter) ; one specimen,
Pyroderces incompta, n. sp.
5 . 12 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, face shining
whitish. Palpi white. Antennse Avhitish. Abdomen pale grey.
Forewings very narrow, long-pointed, ajjex produced, acute ; pale
yellow-ochreous, sprinkled Avith dark fuscous except on dorsal area
beneath fold : cilia Avhitish-ochreous, tinged with grey towards
tornus. Hindwings and cilia pale grey.
CooRG, PoUibctta, in November {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Pyroderces nayrrliicoma, n. sp.
2 . 7 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown more yellowdsh-
tiuged. Palpi Avhite, basal half of second joint dark grey. Thorax
dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings lanceolate; dark fus-
cous ; markings silvery-white ; a narroAV somewhat oblique fascia
from 5 of costa to fold ; a transverse spot from costa beyond
middle, and smaller spot on dorsum opposite ; a spot on costa at | :
cilia grey, with blackish autemedian line, beyond this with a white
patch at apex. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Cairns, in November [Dodd) ; one specimen.
Glaphyristis lithiuopa, n. sp.
d" 5 . 12-13 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-fuscous, faco and
palpi Avhitish-ochreous, eyes crimson, thoracic hairpencils of (S
pale ochreous-yellowish. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish, more or
COSMOPTERYGID^. 41
less siiff'iisecl with grey laterally and posteriorly, Forewings lan-
ceolate ; bronzy-fuscous; a small cloudy Avliitish spot on middle of
costa : cilia bronzy-fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
New Gxjinea, Tenimber Is., iu July ; four specimens. The
autennal structure of c? is quite as in marmarca.
V CALLIXESTIS, n. g.
Head rounded, smooth-scaled ; ocelli very small, posterior ;
tongue developed. Antenua3 4, in J serrulate, minutely ciliated,
basal joint very elongate, with slight pecten. Labial palpi very
long, recurved, second joint smooth-scaled, terminal joint as long
as second or longer, slender, acute. 11 axillary palpi very short,
filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs
above. Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked,
7 to costa, 11 from middle, Hindwings 4, narrow-lanceulate,
cilia 5 ; 2-5 parallel, 6 and 7 connate or stalked.
Type Cassandra Meyr. I refer here also imogena But!., and
most of the species attributed by me hitherto to Xesfocasis, as
cliromatiirga and its allies, since I recognise that the type of
Xestocasin, with special leg-characters and different form of fore-
wings, is properly placed in the Heliodlnidae.
Callisestis chrysidota, n. sp.
c? . 13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pearly-whitish, patagia
with an ochrcoiis-yellowish stripe. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous.
Forewings narrow-lanceolate, apex rather produced, acute ; ochre-
ous-5-ellow ; base narrowly pale greyish, widest towards dorsum,
dorsal edge \\hito ; a white blotch on dorsum before middle, reach-
ing half across wing ; a white oblong blotch extending on costa
from before middle to | and reaching half across wing, beneath
which is an irregular longitudinal series of four violct-golden-
metallic dots separated by quadrate black spots ; a silvery-metallic
transverse mark before apex, and a dot at apex : cilia whitish-
yellowish, round apex yellow with whitish costal marks on apical
markings (imperfect). Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale greyish-
ochreous, on costa pale yellowisli.
l^ENGAL, Pusa, iu June (^Fletcher) ; one specimen. Near Cas-
sandra and imogena.
Callixestis lubricata, n. sp.
c? . 11 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-fuscous, face pale brassy-
bronze. Palpi Avhitish-fuscous, anterior edge of terminal joint
dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings lanceolate ; rather
dark purplish-brouzy-fuscous ; a small slightly elongate ochreous-
whitish mark on costa somewhat beyond middle, and one on torn us :
cilia grey, at apex with an ochreous-whitisli spot not reaching
base. Hindwings and cilia grey.
42 EXOTIC MICHOLKPIDOI'TERA.
Cevlon, Miiskfiliya, from January to June, and in September and
October {Pole) ; nine specimens.
THALEROSTOMA, n. g.
Head rounded, with appressed scales; ocelli Bmall, posterior;
tongue developed. Antennae Jl, in c? serrulate, minutely ciliated,
basal joint very elongate, with sliglit i)ecton. Labial palpi very
long, recurved, second joint thickened with dense scales, rather
rough beneath, and expanded with rough hairscales towards apex
above, terminal joint as long as second, moderate, acute, Maxillary
palpi very short, lilitorm, appressed to tongue. I'osterior tibiaj
clothed Avith rough hairs above. Forewings with 1 b furcate,
2 from tow^ards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle.
Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-5 parallel, 6 and 7
stalked.
Allied to Limnoecia.
Thalerostoma orthocentra, n. sp.
5 $ . 14-16 mm. Head ochreous-wdiite. Palpi ochreous-
wdiite, base dark fuscous, terminal joint with an undefined dark
fuacous median band. Thorax dark fuscous, with broad ochreous-
white dorsal stripe. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, three basal seg-
ments pale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ;
fuscous, anterior half dark fuscous ; a moderate ochreous-whitish
streak along dorsum, attenuated to tornus ; an irregular sufiuscd
dark fuscous spot in disc before | ; an augulated slender whitish
subterminal line, apical area beyond this dark fuscous : cilia
ochreous-whitish, round apex with three or four cloudy shades of
dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings grey ; cilia ochrcous-grej'-
whitish,
S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 7000 feet, in March and April
(Andrewes) ; five specimens.
Limnoecia heterosticta, n. sp.
6 2 . 6-7 mm. Head and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, face
pale shining grey, thorax with white posterior spot. Palpi w^hitish,
in c? with second joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint
with dark fuscous lateral line, towards apex dark fuscous dotted
with white on anterior edge, in 5 with terminal joint dark fuscous
dotted with white on anterior edge. Abdomen grey, in cT bronzy-
shining. Forewings lanceolate, acute; dark fuscous, faintly
purplish-tinged ; two moderate transverse ochreous-white fasciae,
narrowed on costa, first near base, second at 5^ ; in J a small
cloudy white spot on costa at | : cilia grey. Hindu ings and
cilia grey.
S. India, Coimbatore, in September (FletcJier) ; Ceylon, Mas-
keliya, iu February (Pole) ; three specimens. Allied to the African
aniidesma, which I have also lately received from Kauara (Max-
well).
COSMOI'TERYGID-E. 43
Limnoecia asteroleuca, n. sp.
cJ . 7 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, face oclirecus-
whitish. Palpi whitish sprinkled with grej-. Abdomen grey-
Avhitish. Forewings lanceolate; dark fuscous; broad somewhat
irregular ochreous-white transverse fasciaj at about ^ and | : cilia
pale greyish (imperfect). Hindwings and cilia pale greyish.
N.W. India, Taruab, Peshawar district, in May [Fletcher) ; one
specimen.
Limnoecia psalidota, n. sp.
(S 2 • 8-12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous or AA'hitish. Piilpi
M'liite, second joint with basal |- and sometimes a subapical ring
dark grey, terminal joint with anterior edge blackish on ai)ioal
half. Thorax pale ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Pore-
wings lanceolate ; rather light reddish-ochreous ; three slender
oblique white strigae from costa at \, middle, and |, reaching about
half across wing, second variably or sometimes hardly edged
anterioi'ly with blackish siiffusion ; a whitish dash below fold
before middle ; an oblique blacJiish dash with some white scales
in disc beyond middle ; a silvery-metallic mark on tornus, edged
with black anteriorly and sometimes connected with preceding; a
black dot in disc at |, irregularly edged with silvery-white, some-
times connected with second costal striga ; a triangular silvery-
white mark on costa at f , edged posteriorly with black, sometimes
sending a fine silvery-whitish line to termen above tornus ; a slender
white streak along termen : cilia light ochreous, with a blackish
basal line round aj)ical part of costa and termen to tornus, towards
tornus whitish-suflused. Hindwings in <5 light grey, in 5 dark
grey ; cilia grey -whitish or pale grey.
Bengal, Pusa (Fletcher) ; N.W. India, Abbottabad (Fletcher) ;
Kanaka, Hharwar (Maxwell) ; Ceilon, Kegalle (Alston) ; from
May to July, six specimens.
I Limnoecia dasytricha, n. sp.
cT 2 . 9-10 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, second joint sprinkled with reddish-grey. Thorax light
reddish-grey-ochreous. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreons. Fore-
wings elongate-lanceolate ; pale ochreous suffused with dull rose-
pink and sprinkled with grey ; stigmata small, indistinct, fuscous,
plical obliquely before first discal ; a blackish apical dot : cilia pale
greyish, round apex darker grey. Hindwings grey ; in J clothed
above with loose rough pale greyish hairs from base to | ; cilia pale
grey.
Pritish Guiana, Eartica and Mallali, from December to March
(ParisJi) ; nine specimens.
Ehadinastis loraria, n. sp.
d $ . 16-22 mm. Head and thorax light ochreous, shoulders
sometimes dark fuscous. Palpi pale ochreous, termiual joint in-
44 EXOTIC MlCKOLKriDOPTKn.V.
I'liscated. Abflonieii oclireous, posterior half suffused with dark
grey. Forowiiigs very narrowly elongate-lanceolate; liglit ochre-
OLis, with Bonio scattered dark brown scales, basal area in one
siieeimen suffused Avith fuscous irroration ; a more or less marked
narrow streak of dark fuscous suffusion along costa from base to
about middle ; plical stigma large, elongale, dark fuscous, in middle
of wing, second discal small or sometimes hardly indicated; a more
or less developed streak or elongate patcli of dark brown suffusion
along termen, costal edge towards apex sometimes also suffused with
dark brown : cilia yellow-ochreous. Hindwings dark fuscous ;
cilia fuscous, round apex of wing more or less suffused with palo
ochreous.
Assam, Khasis, fi-om July to September ; seven specimens.
Cholotis pachnodes, n. ap.
(5 2 ' '''^ ™™* Head, palpi, and thorax dark violet-fuscous
sprinkled with whitish. Abdomen grey. Eorewiiigs lanceolate ;
dark violet-fuscous, slightly and irregularly speckled with whitish ;
stigmata sometimes perceptible as small dark spots edged with
this whitish speckling, plical slightly beyond first discal. but
sometimes obsolete ; the w^hilish speckling seems to form a faint
an<iulated transverse shade at | : cilia grey, base mixed with
darker and speckled with whitish. Hindwdugs 5, grey ; cilia light
grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bi'ed in May from larva feeding in twigs of
Tamarix gaUica (Fletcher) ; three specimens. The iSouth African
jnilverata is very similar but larger, and the first discal stigma
when visible is well beyond plical, the other stigmata more distinct
than in pachnodes.
Cholotis archaica, u. sp.
(J . 15 mm. Head and thorax glossy dark violet-fuscous.
Palpi dark fuscous, tips grey-whitish. Antennae dark fuscous,
apical fourth whitish. Abdomen grey. Forewings narrowlj' elon-
gate-lanceolate ; 6 and 7 out of 8 ; dark violet-fuscous ; plical
stigma elongate, blackish, second discal minute: cilia violet-grey,
round apex sprinkled Avith grey-whitish. Hindwings rather dark
grey ; cilia grey.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, in August {Pole) ; one specimen.
Anatrachyntis hemipelta, n. sp.
J. 10 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. Palpi dark
fuscous, second joint lighter, somewhat rough beneath, terminal
joint somewhat thickened with scales, apex whitish. Abdomen
dark grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate; dark fuscous;
a very short oblique white strigula from slightly before middle of
costa; rather oblique- indistinct whitish streaks from dorsum at j
and |, not reaching half across wing ; a conspicuous large semioval
Avhitc spot on costa at ^, and a small angular spot on termen
cosirorxiiurGiD^. 4.j
opposite; two white specks on costa near apex and one on termen :
cilia grey, above apex blackish towards base and with a sli^^'ht
obli(jue blackish apical hook, and small white spot bej'ond tliis.
IIindwin<2:s dark grey; cilia grey.
CooKG, Dibidi, 155UO feet, iu April {^Newcome); one specimen.
Anatrachyntis nephelopyrrha, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown somewhat mixed
■with pale fiiscons. Palpi whitish, second joint with two fnscous
bands, scales rather rough towards apex beneath, terminal joint
with anterior black line and dark fuscous median and subapical
bands more or less developed. Thorax fuscous mixed with whitish-
ochreons. Abdomen grey, anal tuft grey-whitish. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; fuscous, with some undefined whilish-
ochreous sutfusion along dorsum throughout : an elongate spot of
ochreous-whitish suffusion on costa about \, whence an indistinct
irregular transverse streak runs to near dorsum, edged anteriorly
by an angulated streak of blackish-grey irroration ; a very irre-
gular nndefiued oblique transverse median fascia of blackish-grey
irroration ; some undefined ochreous-whitish sutfusion along costa
and termen towards apex, and some irregular blackish-grey irrora-
tion between these: cilia whitish-ochreous, towards tornus grey, at
apex with a blackish projecting bar (imperfect). Hindwings
rather dark grey ; fine blackish lines beneath costa and on sub-
median fold; cilia grey. Hindwings beneath with long subcostal
ochreous-whitish hairpeneil from base,
Ebngal, Pusa, in March (^Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Anatrachyntis mytliologica, n. sp.
<S 5 . 11-12 mm. Head ochreous-whitish more or less suffused
with light grey. Palpi whitish, second joint with two fuscous
bands, scales roughly expanded towards apex and almost tufted
beneath, terminal joint with black anterior line. Thorax rather
dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Porewings narrowly elongate-
lanceolate ; rather dark fuscous ; a short very oblique suft\ised
whitish streak from costa about 1-, seldom extended along costa to
base and with a short whitish median streak from base beneath,
but all these often quite obsolete; a curved oblique suffused
whitish streak towards dorsum about i, also sometimes obsolete ;
an oblique suffused whitish streak from middle oP costa, reaching
about half across wing ; a short blackish longitudinal streak in
disc from apex of this, more or less edged with wiiite beneath; a
similar blackish streak towards dorsum beyond middle, also edged
beneath with white ; an inwardly oblique wcdgeshaped ochreous-
white spot from costa near apex, nearly meeting a very oblique
whitish strigula from tornus, both edged posteriorly with blackish
suffusion : cilia light grey, beneath apex with a short whitish basal
line limited by a dark grey shade, above aj^ex with a blackish-groy
])atcli forming an apical projection. Hindwings grey; cilia liglit
grey.
46 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrTERA.
Cpat-ox, INFaskeliya aiitl MaUilsima, from Februaiy to May and
ill October (/'o?(', Vawjhan)-, eight apeciiuens.
J Procliola sellers, n. sp.
(5'. 12-1-t mm. Head whitish-ochreous, more or less infuscated
on crown. Palpi whitish-ochroous sufFusedly irrorated with bhick-
ish. Anteniiie dark grey. Thorax purplish-fuscous, posterior
margin whitish-ochreous. Abdomen fu'icous, anal tuft whitish-
ochreous. Forewings very narrowly lanceolate, acute-pointed ;
pale violet-oehreous sprinkled with dark fuscous, costal half suffused
with dark violet-fuscous ; plieal and second discal stigmata large,
black, elongate ; margins towards a]>ex pale, dotted with blackish :
cilia pale violet-oehreous, suffused with grey towards tornus.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey. Forewings beneath with a
long expansible ochreous-whitish hairpeucil from dorsum near base,
sometimes infuscated posteriorly.
BRiTian: Gdiana, Bartica, in January and February (Parish) ;
four specimens. This and the next species differ from the three
others of the genus previously described by the wholly dark
antennae and more acute forewings ; the present species differs from
all by the dorsal hairpencil of forewings (doubtless confined to c5' ).
.y Prochola catholica, n. sp.
c5' . 11-13 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown more or less
tinged with violet-fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish suft'iisedly
irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennre dark grey, indistinctly
pale- ringed. Thorax violet-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, anal
tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings very narroAvly lanceolate, acute-
pointed ; rather dark violet-fuscous ; plieal and second discal stig-
mata large, blackish, sometimes with some pale ochreous adjacetit
suffusion; margins dotted with blackish towards apex, slightly
marked with pale ochreous between dots : cilia grey. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, in March (Parish); two specimens.
Stilbosis alsocoma, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 7-8 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-grey. Palpi whitish
speckled with blackish, scales of second joint not expanded. Abdo-
men grey. Forewings narrowly elongata-lanceolate ; 9 separate;
dark fuscous, tips of scales whitish, forming a very fine transverse
striation ; a tuft towards dorsum at ^ of wing, one towards costa
before middle, and one dorsal just beyond this, all blackish pos-
teriorly ; a small tuft in disc at |, whence a white dasli runs to
angle of an angulated transverse line at |, of which the upper part
is white, lower silvery-metallic ; immediately beyond this an
ochreous-vellow blotch along termen to near apex, containing a
minute black dot in its upper anterior angle ; three inwardly
oblique white strigula3 from costa above this, extending into cilia :
cilia grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
/
COSMOl'TERVGTDJJ, 47
Erittsh GtJiANA, Barlica and Mallali, fi-ora January to March
(Parish) ; seven specimens.
Stilbosis sympliracta, n. sp.
J $ . 10-12 mm. Head and thorax rather dark hrnnzy-fnscons,
face ochreoiis-whitish. Talpi oclireons-whitish, second joint with
scales expanded towards apex, suffused!}' and finely rihbed with
dark fuscous, terminal joint anteriorly suffused with dark fuscous.
Abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; 9 out
of 6 ; rather dark fuscous ; an oblique suffused ochreous-whitish
line beneath costa towards base ; large opposite fuscous subcostal
and subdorsal tufts at |- of wing, centred with black, one in
disc at f , and a smaller one on dox'sum just before this ; a
fine whitish line running from upper end of discal tuft to angle
of subterminal line; a fine transverse whitish subterminal lino
at ^, acutely angulated in middle, followed beneath angle bj''
a blackish dot and from this to termen by a silver}' spot, these
separating it from a light yellow-ochreous blotcli extending
along termeu to near apex ; three inwardly oblique fine whitish
striguhe from costa towards apex, extending into cilia : cilia grey.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
BRinsn Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, from Januar}' to March
(PHrish) ; seven specimens.
\f Stilbosis condylota, n. sp.
2 . 10-12 ram. Head and thorax glossy dark leaden. Palpi
dark fuscous, second joint with scales not expanded, Antennie
dark grej', apical fourth whitish. Abdomen grey. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate; 9 separate; dark fuscous, towards base with
a violet-leaden gloss ; large concolorous opposite subcostal and sub-
dorsal tufts befoi'e |, one in disc beyond middle, and a smaller
dorsal one just beyond this ; a small tuft in disc before subterminal
line ; a fine transverse whitish line at |, angulated in middle,
lower portion edged posteriorly Avith silvery and followed by a
yellow-ochreous blotch extending along termen nearly to apex and
including a black central dot ; three indistinct inwardly oblique
whitish strigulae from costa towards apex, extending into cilia :
cilia grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
British Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, from December to March
(Parish) • four specimens.
^ Stilbosis gnomonica, n. sp.
c? . 12 mm. Head dark grey, face ochreous-whitish. Palpi
Avhitish, closely irrorated with dark fuscous, second joint finely
and irregularly rib])ed, scales somewhat expanded towards apex.
Thorax dark fuscous, posterior margin whitish. Abdomen fuscous,
beneath whitish-ochi'eous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex
somewhat produced, acute ; 9 out of 6 ; dark fuscous ; base slen-
derly whitish ; a moderately broad whitish fascia near base, rather
inwardly oblique from costa ; large leaden subcostal and subdorsal
43 EXOTIC jiicitoL]!;riDorTKiiA.
tufts about ^, upper sliolitly posterior, one in disc at |, and
one dorsal considerably before this but nearer to it than to sub-
dorsal ; an indistinct somewhat angulated fine ocbreous-whitish
transverse line at .f, aidcal area beyond this sufi'iised with pale
ochreous or whitish-ochroous, traversed by a slender leaden-metallic
subcostal line, beneath which is a black dot towards apex : cilia
p,-rey, round apex and on costa whitish-ochreous on basal half, with
four dark grey oblique bars on costa and ono beneath apex. Hind-
wings dark fuscous; <!ilia grey.
British Guiana, Jiartica, in February (ParisJi) • one specimen.
y
Stilbosis devoluta, n, sp,
5. 11 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown suffiisedly spotted
with grey. Palpi ochreous-wliitish, second joint expanded with
scales towards apex, externally closely irrorated with blackish.
Thorax dark fuscous, on posterior half margined with white.
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex some-
what produced, acute ; 9 out of 6 : ratlier dark purplish-fuscous ;
an oblique suffused wdiitish line beneath costa towards base; dorsal
e<lge whitish towards base; large fuscous whitish-sprinkled sub-
costal and subdorsal tufts before middle of wing, centrally mixed
with black, upper slightly posterior, another tuft in disc at |, and
one slightly smaller on dorsum nearer to subdorsal tuft than to
discal ; a short tine whitish dash above discal tuft ; a fine whitish
transverse line at |, acutely angulated in disc : a black dot beyond
angle of this : cilia grey, beneath apical portion of wing tinged
with ochreous and above with three indistinct oblique whitish
striguke. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, in March (ParisJi) ; one specimen.
Stilbosis hypanthes, n. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head brown, face pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-
ochreous, second joint sprinkled with fuscous, shortly tufted
beneath. Thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders with a fuscous
blotch. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ;
9 separate ; dark brown ; a moderate irregular whitish-ochreous
streak along dorsum from base to beyond middle of wing ; large
subcostal and subdorsal tufts centrally mixed with black before
middle of wing, upper slightly i^ostcrior, and another in disc at |;
a whitish-ochreous dorsal tuft near beyond subdorsal ; a whitish
dash running from upper end of discal tuft into angle of subter-
rainal line; a transverse white line at |, acutely angulated in disc,
followed on lower portion by a silvery-leaden spot and beneath
angle by a black dot : cilia grey, above apex with three very indis-
tinct grey-whitish oblique strigulaj. Hindwings dark fuscous ;
cilia grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, in March {Pca-isJi) ; one specimen.
C0SA10PTEUTGIDJ5. 49
Stilbosis alcyonis, n. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head and thorax iudigo-bluish-grej''. Palpi dark
fii3C0U8-gre3% scales of second joint somewhat expanded, terminal
joint stout towards base. Abdomen rather dark fuscous. Eore-
wings elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; 9 separate ;
fuscous, basal area with a leaden gloss ; a dark fuscous subtri-
angular blotch extending on costa from near base to near middle
and limited beneath by fold ; a v<!ry large fuscous transverse tuft
beneath fold at | of wing ; groundcolour suffused with shining
})rismatic green-blue from this to | ; a large tuft towards costa in
middle, and oue on dorsum just beyond it ; a small tuft in disc at |,
and two or three very small ones near apex: cilia fuscous. Hitid-
wiiigs with 4 and 5 only approximated (generally stalked) ; ratlier
dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous.
French Guiana, 11. Maroni ; one specimen.
Stilbosis synclista, n. sp.
cJ' . 11 mm. Head and thorax dark violet-fuscous, face light
bronzy-fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, extreme tip whitish, scales of
second joint slightly expanded towards apex. Forewiugs verv
narrow, widest near base, thence attenuated to acute apex ; dark
fuscous ; broad subbasal fascia, moderate antemedian, and narrow
fascia beyond middle and at | of glossy violet suffusion ; a large
tutt about fold at | ; large subcostal and subdorsal almost opposite
ridgetufts between second and third fascijie, mixed with pale
ochreous and lower preceded and followed by some irregular pale
ochreous suffusion ; a dark fuscous tuft in disc between third and
fourth fasciae, and three or four small dark fuscous tufts towards
apex : cilia fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous.
Assam, Khasis, in May ; one specimen.
Microcolona citroplecta, n. sp.
J . 8-9 mm. Head and thorax pale yellow more or less
marked transversely with dark fuscous irroratiou, face whitisli.
Palpi yellow- whitish, with subapical dot on second joint, and
median and subapical dots on terminal joint dark fuscous. Easal
joint of antennte pale yellow with a dark fuscous crescentic median
mark. Forewiugs lanceolate, caudate ; 1 b furcate, 2 and 3
connate from angle, 4 absent, 7 and 8 stalked ; pale citron-yellow,
chequered with small elongate olive-fuscous spots and marks ; an
irregular transverse olive-fuscous blotch from dorsum before middle
just reaching costa, edged with a few black scales, and containing
a raised tuft mixed with blackish near dorsum ; a broad trans-
verse fuscous fascia near before apex, containing a violet-leaden
spot on tornus, and a dark fuscous tuft iu disc followed by a
violet spot ; a small black apical dot : cilia fuscous, round apex
pale yellow with a fuscous apical bar. Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
CooEG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in April {yewcome) ; Bengal, Pusa, in
VOL, II. — October 1917. e
ilO EXOTTC MICROLElMDni'TKRA.
July (Fletcher): tlirec specimens. ^NFr, Fletcher's example was
t'oiiiid oil stem of Eugenia jcDnhoIaaa, which may probably be the
foodplaut.
Microcolona cricota, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreons-whitisli,
second joint infuscated except apex, terminal joint with blackish
supraniediiin ring. Thorax brownish-ochreous, shoulders suffused
with fuscous. Altdonien ochreous-whitish. Forewings very nar-
row, widest near the base, at.tonuated to acute apex ; brownish-
ochreous, irregularly sprinkled with blackish, sometimes forming
a streak connecting discal tufts and a dorsal blotch before middle ;
base tinged with ochreous-whitish, and an indistinct ochreous-
Avhitish transverse line at i ; a tuft mixed with black beneath fold
at j of wing; a minute black dot circled with ochreous-whitish
towards costa at |; an elongate blackish mark along costa about |;
ail ochreous-whitish dot preceding a tuft towards dorsum in middle ;
a tuft in disc at |, edged posteriorly with black; towards apex
some scattered pale golden-metallic scales in disc, and two small
black dots on each margin : cilia whitish-ochreous, at apex with a
tine blackish subbasal line. Hindwiiigs light grey ; cilia whitish-
ochieous.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet {Newcome) ; Assam, Khasis ; from May
to September, four sj)ecimens. Allied to phalarot a,
Microcolona porota, n. sp.
S $• 10-12 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-
whiiish, with subapical ring of second joint, and subbasal and
sul>apical rings of terminal joint blackish. Thorax pale ochreous
mixed with brownish. Abdomen grey, segmental margins whitish.
Forewings narrow-lanceolate, acute ; brown ; a tuft of scales
mixed with dark fuscous and blackish towards dorsum at 4, and
another in disc at ^ ; an indistinct spot of dark fuscous irroration
towards costa at | ; an elongate mark of dark fuscous irroration
on costa at |- ; a few scattered blackish scales in disc and towards
a])ex : cilia light grey, base somewhat sprinkled with blackish.
Hindvvings and cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, in September; four specimens,
Microcolona emporica, n. sj).
9 . 12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown mixed with dark
fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint with a median band
and traces of a subapical ring dark fnscous, terminal joint with two
dark fuscous rings. Thorax whitish-ochreous sprinkled with dark
fuscous, shoulders with a dark fuscous spot. Abdomen whitish-
ochreous. Forewings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; brownish-
ochreous, somewhat sprinkled irregularly with blackish; a patch of
blackish suffusion extending along costa from base to |, narrow at
base but gradually dilated, posteriorly reaching more than half
across wing, its lower edge with an indentation before middle of
COSMOPTERTGlDJi:. 51
wing preceded by a tuft ; a large tuft towards dorsum at ^ of wing ;
a tuft on tornus : cilia whitiali-ochreous, towards tornus tinged
with grey. Hind wings rather dark grey ; cilia pale grey.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, in January {Pole); one specimen.
Microcolona pantomima, n. sp.
S . 16-17 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi pale yellow, second
joint sprinkled w'ith dark fuscous, terminal joint shorter than
second. Thorax brownish, posterior margin pale yellow, shouhlers
dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins mixed
with whitish-ochreoiis. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; ochreous-
brown ; a pale yellow basal fascia, its costal edge dark fuscous ;
four large roundish pale yellow spots containing tufts, viz. two
resting on costa at \ and middle, reaching half across wing, one
resting on dorsum between these, and one beyond tornus ; dark
fuscous spots on costa at | and dorsum before tornus, latter includ-
ing a tuft, each preceded by a small pale yellow spot ; an irregular
pale yellow mark before apex : cilia pale ochreous-brownish, on
costa pale yellow. Hindwings with 3 present; dark fuscous;
cilia grey, at apex with a spot of pale yellowish suffusion,
Frknch Congo, Fort Crampel ; two specimens.
Syntomactis epochaea, n, sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head white speckled with dark fuscous. Palni
fuscous irrorated with white, with iindefined rings of dark fuscous
irroration. Thorax white irrorated with dark fuscous, with dark
fuscous spot on shoulder. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; grey suffusedly irrorated with white ; three blackish
dots at base; an undefined irregular blackish-grey fascia near base,
with some ochreous scales ; an irregular rather oblique transverse
black spot from costa beyond |, with some ochreous marking
beneath it in disc, and beneath this a tuft of scales ; an irregular
postmedian blotch of blackish suffusion from costa reaching more
than half across wing, its anterior edge margined in disc by a ridge
of scales prolonged to dorsum ; an irregular blackish dash extending
in disc from this to |, its extremity marked with a few ochreous
scales : cilia grey irrorated with white and mixed with blackish
hairscales. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Kanaka, Ganesh-Gudi, in April (Maxwell) ; one specimen.
Syntomactis strophicodes, n. sp.
c5' . 10 mm. Head whitish, sides of crown with a few dark
fuscous specks. Palpi whitish, with about five very fine dark
fuscous rings on second joint, and three on terminal. Thorax
whitish somewhat speckled with fuscous. Abdomen whitish.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; whitish, irrorated with fuscous
except on dorsal area beneath fold ; several raised tufts mixed
with black, viz. three in a line from base of fold to above dorsum
e2
r,o.
EXOTIC MICROLKPIBOPTI^RA.
at 3, throe in a curved ol)li(][uc transverse median series, and throe
ill a similar series from beyond middle of oosta to tornus, two
lower of these edged w'th whitish-ochreous anteriorly ; an inter-
rupted black longitudinal line from | of disc to apex, terminal area
beneath it white : cilia whitish speckled with fuscous, towards
tornus tinged with grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia whitish-
grey. Forewiugs beneath suffused with blackish on costal half
from base to |. Hindwings beneath suffused with blackish.
QuKKNsLAND, Towusville, in Juno (Dodd) ; one specimen. The
blackish suffusion of undersurface is probably sexual only.
Chrysoclista tlirypsiphila, n. sp.
(S . 11 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark fuscous, face whitish-
yellowish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous, Forewings narrow, widest
near base, thence narrowed to pointed apex ; 7 and 8 stalked ;
rat.licr dark fuscous ; a pale yellow patch occupying basal | of
wing, except the extreme base, which is dark fuscous and very
shortly produced on costa, and a slender suffused costal streak from
dark posterior area not reaching this ; a- dark fuscous tuft in disc
just beyond middle patch, one towards dorsum beyond this, and
one on tornus : cilia light fuscous. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia
light fuscous.
Ckylon, Matale, in August (Poh) ; one specimen.
Mompha musota, n. sp.
(S $ . 5-6 mm. Head glossy leaden-grey. Palpi whitish,
s])ri!ikled wilh dark grey, terminal joint shorter than second.
Thorax and abdomen dark grey. Forewings lanceolate, apex
somewhat produced ; dark fuscous, basal area greyer ; a large
transverse dark leaden tuft towards dorsum before middle of wing,
sometimes preceded by obscure greyish-ochreous suffusion ; an
indistinct whitish dot on cosla at 5 ; an irregular blue-leaden-
metallic transverse fascia at | ; a rather large whitish-ochreous
sub(i[uadra(e spot on costa at |, whiter on costa, connected with
tornus by a large transverse dark leaden-fuscous ridge-tuft: cilia
dark grey, with a black subbasal line obtusely angulated at apex.
Hindwings and cilia dark grey ; 5 and 6 stalked.
Peru, Chosica, 2800 feet, in July (ParifiJi) ; eleven specimens.
An exarai)le denuded has 1 b of forewings furcate at apex, presum-
ably an abnormality.
Mompha pennota, n. sp.
J . 9-10 mm. Head and thorax dark grey, face ochreous-
Avhitish. Palpi whitish irregularly irrorated with dark grey,
terminal joint shorter than second. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft
Avhitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; light grey somewhat
sprinkled with dark fuscous ; a blackish dash on fold towards base ;
an obli(]ue blackish streak from costa at 5, not reaching fold ; an
irregular transverse brown median fascia, with costal edge blackish.
COSMOPTEKYGIDJE. — XTLORYCTID.E. 53
preceded above dorsum by a tuft mixed with blackish, above wliicli
is an elongate blotch of whitish suffusion in disc, and followed in
middle by a black dash above which is an elongate spot of ochreous-
white suffusion and below it a smaller spot ; an oblique streak of
blackish irroration from costa about |, followed by a small whitish
sj)ot ; an irregular transverse brown fascia towards apex, marked
with a black dash in middle, and preceded above dorsum by a raised
tuft; some irregular whitish marking beyond this before apex:
cilia grey, beneath apex tinged with whitish and speckled with
dark grey, above apex with a strong black subbasal line. Hind-
wings and cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, GGOO feet, in May (Parish) ; two
specimens.
Mompha praeflnita, n. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, face mixed with fuscous.
Palpi dark fuscous sprinkled with ochreous-whitish, base and apex
of terminal joint ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitisli
irrorated with fuscous, shoulders marked with dark fuscous.
Abdomen grey, segmental margins grey-whitish. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate ; lilac-fuscous ; a dark fuscous basal patch
becoming blackish ])osteriorly, its margin edged with white and
running from about | of costa to middle of doisum, rather angular-
]iromincnt near costa and below middle, sinuate between these;
this is followed by a posteriorly undefined fascia of whitish-ochreous
suffusion ; a blackish partially Avliitish-circled dot towards costa
at I; a blotch of dark fuscous suffusion resting on costa beyond
this, its posterior edge oblique and suffused with blackish, followed
on costa by a whitish-ochreous spot; tufts towards dorsum beyond
middle and towards toruus : cilia fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings
grey-whitish, posteriorly suffused with grey, veins and terraen
suffused with dark grey ; cilia grey.
French GuiANi, E. ^Sfaroni ; one specimen. This would pro-
bably be assigned to Walshia, hut 1 am unable to separate Walshia
from JlomjJia.
XYLORYCTIDiE.
Aeolanthes sagulata, n. sp.
$. 10 mm. Head and thorax deep orange. Palpi orange,
terminal joint yellow-whitish with two orange bands. Abdomen
light orange. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen rounded, obli(iue ; 9 separate ; deep orange mostly
suffused with light crimson-rose ; a tuft near base, and one on
fold before middle of wing ; a yellower irregular blotch in disc
at ? ; a transverse-oval pale yellow blotch in disc at ^, containing
an orange-yellow spot ; apical and upper part of terminal area
marbled with pale yellowiah ; some daik ferruginous scales on
64 EXOTIC JIICROLEPIDOPTERA.
veins in disc towards termen : cilia orange, basal half tinged with
(.•rimson. Hiudwings light orange; cilia pale yellowish tinged
with orange.
Bengal, Chapra (JlacJceiizie) • one specimen,
Liiioclostis brachyloga, n. sp.
c? . 17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax white, lateral margins of
face pale brownish. Antennae dark grey. Abdomen ochreous-
grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex
obtuse, termen rounded, obli(jue; shining white ; costal edge dark
fuscous towards base ; a j^ale brownisli subterminal line from | of
costa to toruus, right-angled in middle ; apical portion of costa
and termen indistinctly marked with light brownish on veins:
cilia white, with fuscous antemedian line, outer half spotted with
fuscous (im[)erfect). .llindwings grey-whitish ; cilia white.
Java, Eandong ; one specimen. This example is mentioned in
my description of (/onatios as being probably the other sex of that
species, which is from Assam ; but I now think it more probably
distinct. The hindwings of (/oMaiias should have been described as
pale grey.
^J' PHILARISTA, n. g.
Head with dense appressed hairs ; ocelli very small, inferior ;
tongue developed. Antennae |, iu cS ciliated, basal joint moderate,
w ithout pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened
with dense appressed scales, rather roughly expanded at apex
beneath, terminal joint as long as second, moderate, acute,
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Pro-
sternum with long appressed hairs. Anterior tarsi stout, longer
than tibiae ; middle and posterior tibiae clothed with loose rough
hairs above. Forewiugs with 1 6 furcate, 2 from j, 3 from angle,
7 and 8 stalked, 8 to apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings over 1,
trapezoidal-ovate, cilia i ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 nearly parallel, 6 and
7 approximated at base.
Type povpJiyrinella, Walk.
^ XEROCRATES, n, g.
Head with appressed scales; ocelli small, inferior; tongue
absent. Antennae |, in c? bipectinated, basal joint moderate,
stout, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint
reaching base of antennae, with apjiressed scales, terminal joint
shorter than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short,
filiform, appressed. Thorax smooth beneath. Anterior tarsi
longer than tibiae ; posterior tibiae clothed with rough scales
above. Forewings with 1 h furcate, 2 from |, 3 from angle, 7 and
8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings over 1,
ovate, cilia 1 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 approximated
at base.
Type ])roleuca Meyr.
XYLORrCIlD-'E. 55
Cryptophasa argophanta, u. sp,
J' . ;}8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen white. An-
tennae dentate, ciliated. Forewings suboblung, posteriorly slightly
dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, terraeu rounded, some-
what obrnjue; 2 from ?,, 4 and 5 short-si alked ; shining while;
stigmata black, plical midway between first and second discal, one
or two bl.ick scales beneath second discal ; a marginal series of
12 or 13 black dots round posterior part of costa and termen :
cilia white. Hindwings and cilia white.
Molucca Is., Amboina ; Nkw Guinea, Yule I.; two specimens.
J
ENTEREMNA, n. g.
Head with dense appressed hairs; ocelli small, inferior ; tongue
deveL)[)ed. Antennae |, in cf bipectinated to apex, basal joint
moderate, stout. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint much
thickened with dense appressed scales, rather rough beneath,
terminiii joint as long as second, thickened with scales, obtuse-
pointed. Maxillary })alpi short, filiform, directed forward. Thorax
not hairy beneath. Posterior tibias clothed with rough hairs above.
J-i'orewings with 1 b furcate, 2 almost from angle, nearly api)roxi-
mated to 3, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hind-
wings over 1, ovate, cilia -^ ; o and 4 connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7
ap[!roximated towards base.
Type dulcrasiis Meyr,
J PROTRACHYNTIS, n. g.
Head loosely haired, sidetufts large, raised, projecting over foie-
hcad ; ocelli small, inferior ; tongue short. Antennae f, basal
joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved,
second joint reaching base of antennge, with rather long roughly
projecting hairscales beneath, terminal joint sliorter than second,
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to
tongue. Anterior tarsi longer than tibiae, posterior tibiae clothed
with rough hairscales above. Forewings with costa rough-scaled
anteriorly ; 1 b furcate, 2 from ^, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked,
7 to a])ex, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, ovate, cilia 5 ; 3 and 4
stalked, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 approximated to cell to near
middle.
Type hospita Feld. ; I have eight female specimens, but no male.
^ EUPETOCHIRA, n. g.
Head with dense appressed hairs, projecting over forehead ;
ocelli small, inferior; tongue developed. Antennae |, in J
ciliated-pubescent, basal joint short, rather stout. Labial palpi
very long, curved, ascending, second joint much exceeding base of
antennas, clothed with dense scales, roughly projecting towards
apex above and with short rough projecting apical tuft beneath,
56 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrXERA.
terniiiial joint, nearly as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary
palpi rudimentary. Anterior tarsi slender, longer than tibiae ;
j)Osferior tibia? clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 1 h
iurcate, 2 from |, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to ternien,
11 from before middle. Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate,
cilia I ; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 short-stalked.
Type .vi/stojxda Me^r.
J PERIXESTIS, n. g.
Head loosely rough-haired on crown, face with appressed hairs ;
ocelli small, inferior ; tongue absent. Antennae g, in J shortly
bipectinated, pectinations ending in tufts of cilia, basal joint rather
large, stout. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint
exceeding base of antennae, with appressed scales, terminal joint
rather shorter than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudi-
mentary. Thorax not hairy beneath. Anterior tarsi longer than
tibia3, posterior tibiae clothed with rough scales above. Forewings
with 1 b furcate, 2 from |, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to
termen, 1] from middle. Hindwings slightly over 1, elongate-
ovate, cilia I ; 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked, 5 parallel, 6 and 7
short-stalked.
Type eiicepliala Turn. I note here that the genera PlectopMla
l\reyr. (type ehctella Walk.) and Telecrates Meyr. (type laetioreUa
Walk.) are good and tenable genera, not to be merged in XylorycUi.
^ POTNIARCHA, n. g.
Head loosely haired ; ocelli small, inferior ; tongue rudimentary.
Antennae g, basal joint short, broad, concave beneath, rough-scaled
anteriorly. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint exceeding
base of antennae, with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than
second, slender, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Thorax
jiot hairy beneath. Middle and posterior tibiae clothed with rough
hairs above. Forewings with 1 h furcate, 2 from angle, 2-5 equi-
distant, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings
somewhat over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate,
5 parallel, 6 and 7 connate.
Type likrastis Meyr.
Odites oligeclis, n. sp.
S . 17 mm. Head grej-- whitish. Palpi white, basal | of second
joint dark grey. Antennal ciliations 4. Thorax whitish-fuscous.
F'orewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, teinien
sinuate, oblique ; whitish-fuscous, irregularly irrorated with
fuscous, especially towards dorsum anteriorly and on veins poste-
riorly; costa finely whitish from base to |, edge blackish towards
base ; stigmata small, dark fuscous, plical obliquely beyond first
discal ; an indistinct streak of dark fuscous snff'usion from second
discal stigma to 4 of dorsum ; some scattered dark fuscous scales
XTLORYCTID.E. Ot
indicating an angulated scries of minute dots from beneath | of
costa to above tornns ; a marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous
dots round apical part ot costa and termen : cilia fuscous-whitish
with two faint fuscous shades, on costa more infuscated. Hind-
wings and cilia whitish.
S.India, Shevaroys, 4500 feet, in December {Fletcher)] one
specimen.
Odites analogica, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head and thorax brownish-oclireous. Palpi
whitish, second joint fuscous except apex. Abdomen pale greyisli-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa
gently aixhcd, apex obtuse, fprmen slightly rounded, oblique ;
brownish-ochreous ; stigmata blackish, jilical midwaj' between
hrst and second discal ; an acutely angulated series of indistinct
small linear blackish dots from 4 of costa to |- of dorsum ; an
almost marginal series of blackish dots round posterior part of
costa and termen : cilia brownish-ochreous, paler towards tips.
Hindwings and cilia pale grey.
Comoro Is., Anjouan, in July (Leujli) ; one specimen. Much
like hermatica, but smaller, and distinguished by the grey hindwings.
Odites thesmia, n. sp.
5. 17 mm. Head and thorax grej'-whitish. Palpi whitish,
second joint grey except apex. Abdomen whitish. Torewiiigs
elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen obliquely
rounded ; grey-wliitish irrorated with grey ; stigmata black, plical
obliquely beyond iir.^t discal ; an angulated series of small blackish
dots from beneath | of costa to above tornus ; an almost marginal
series of blackish dots along termen : cilia grey-whitish. Hind-
wings and cilia whitish.
Madagascar, Antananarivo ; one specimen.
Odites consecrata, n. sp.
cJ . 15 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-wliitish. Antenna!
ciliations 1. Abdomen Avhitish. Porewings elongate, ratlier
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded ; glossy whit ish-grey-ochreous, costa sufl'used with whitish
from base to | : cilia whitish. Hindwings ochreous-whitish y
cilia whitish.
Madagascar, Antananarivo; one specimen.
Odites diopta, n. sp.
$. 12 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. Palpi ochreo^us-
whitish, second joint fuscous except apex. Abdomen whitish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa geiitly arched, apex obtuse-
])ointed, termen faintly sinuate, obli(|ue ; pale yellow-ochreous ;
discal stigmata large, black ; an almost marginal series of small
58 EXuTlC MICllOLEriDOPTERA.
blackish dots round posterior part of cost-a and teruien : cilia pale
ochreoiis-yellowisb. Hindwiugs and cilia ochreous-whilisli.
Fri;xcii Congo, Fort Cranipel ; one specimen. (Generally similar
to the Indian Swiahoei, but certainly dislinct by quite dillereut
form of forewings.
\j' Falculina antitypa, n. sp.
cJ 24-30 mm., 5 36 mm. Kead yellow-ochrcous, face paler.
Palpi yellowish, posteriorly tinged with orange, terminal joint
whitish. Antennal ciliations of c? nearly i. Thorax yellow-
ochreous, more or less spotted with blackish-grey except anteriorly.
Abdomen ochreous-yellowish or whitish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex pi'ominent, pointed, termen
concave, rather obli(]ue ; 7 and 8 separate; brownish-ochreous,
bt'coraing yellow-ochreous towards costa anteriorly ; costa slenderly
ferruginous-orange; basal hsilf of wing except towards costa, and
most of cell more or less spotted irregularly with blackish-grey,
auiongst which is a small round spot in disc at 1 surrounded with
a circular ring of groundcolour ;- a line of indistinct blackish-grey
dots from beneath middle of costa to near termen beneath apex,
thence abruptly angulated and sinuate inwards to dorsum before
tornus ; a terminal series of blackish dots : cilia brownish-ochreous.
Hindwings ochreous-yellow ; cilia light yellowish.
French Guiana, li. Maroni ; live specimens. I had supposed
this to be ochricost'ila Zell., but am indebted to Mr. A. Busck for
examples of the true ochricostata from Panama, distinguishable
from aatitijpa by the smaller size, partial rosy tinge of forewings,
and especially by having 7 and 8 of forewings stalked, as Zeller
correctly states. The two species are extremely closely allied, and
it is clear that the stalking of 7 and 8 must in this case be regarded
as specific only, and not a generic character.
Stenoma reticens, n. sp.
6 $ . 13-1() mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pale greyish-
oehreous, palpi in S stout, thickened with dense scales. Antennal
ciliations of S ^- Abdomen in ^ grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous,
in 2 whitish-ochreous-grey. Forewings elongate, costa anteriorly
moderately, posteriorly slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly
rounded, somewhat oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 to apex: light
glossy greyish-ochreous, greyer in § ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical
and first discal minute, indistinct, j)lical rather obliquely beyond
first discal, second discal moderate : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings
in 6 pale grey, in $ whitish-grey; cilia grey-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa: Bombay, Sura^, in May and October (^Fldclur) ;
Natal, Nkwaleni, in January [Janst) ; four specimens.
Stenoma emplianes, n. sp.
$ . 20 mm. Head and palpi ])ale ochreous-yellowish. Thorax
light fuscous. Abdomen light greyish. Forewings elongate,
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rather narrow, costa gentlj' arclied, apex roiindod-obtiise, tcrnieii
sliglitly rounded, nearly vertical ; 2 and 3 stalked ; wliitish-
ocbreoiis : cilia concolorous. llindwings rather light grey ; cilia
wliitish-ochreoiis, with taint tuscous subbasal shade.
BcKMA, Rangoon; one specimen.
Agriophara halarcta, u. sp.
(5. 26 mm. Head, i)aliii, and thorax dark brown, tinged with
purple and s])rinkled with pale ochreous. Antennal ciliations 2.
i^bcloinen whitish-grey, anal tuft ochreous-whilieh. Porewings
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen
rounded, little oblicjue; brown, irrorated with pale ochreous and
dark brown ; an irregular basal patch of purple suffusion except
towards costa ; some purple suffusion in middle of disc, followed
by a very undefined blotch of liglit ochreous suffusion, beyond
which is an angulated fascia of ])urple suHusiou running very near
posterior part of costa and termen to before tornus : cilia brown
mixed with paler. Hindwings and cilia whitish-fuscous.
Madagascar, Antananarivo ; one specimen.
NEOSPASTIS, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts spreading; ocelli small,
inferior; tongue developed. Antennae |, in J strongly ciliated,
basal joint moderately stout, without pecten. Labial i)alpi long,
n curved, second joint reaching base of antennae, thickened with
a]>pressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate,
acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, ajipressed to tongue.
Anterior tibite short, tarsi as long as tibiae, stout, scaled ; posterior
tibiie clothed with rough hairscales above. Furewings with 1 h
furcate, 2 from angle, 2-5 a})proximated, 7 to apex or termen
(indelinite), 11 from middle. Hindwings over 1, ovate, cilia \ ;
6-b sejjarate, approximated, 0 and 7 connate or stalked, 8 some-
what sinuate, upper margin of cell curved upwards and approxi-
mated or appressed to 8 near before angle.
Type encri/phias Meyr. ; includes also ichnaea Meyr., and the
following species.
Neospastis calpidias, n. sp.
1^. 23 mm. Head whitish-grey, face white. Palpi white,
second joint infuscated. Antennal ciliations 2|. Thorax pale
grey. Abdomen grey-whitish, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Fore-
wings eloMgate-oblong, costa anteriorly moderately, posteriorly
slightly arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little
obliq\ie ; white, dorsal | suffused with pale fuscous; costal edge
dark grey at base ; plical and second discal stigmata dark fuscous ;
two oblique transverse series of little-defined dots or groups of
fuscous scales, first from ^ of costa traversing plical stigma to apex
of an irregular-trapezoidal dark iuscous blotch in middle of dorsum,
second very obli(]ue and strongly curved round in disc to apex of a
CO EXOTIC MICROLEriDOrXERA.
triangular similar blotch on tonius ; a curved series of rather
more dctiued fuscous dots from i^ of costa to toriial blotch ; a
terminal scries of black dots: cilia white, becoming whitish-
i'uscous round lower part of termen and tornus. Hindwings
whitish-grej' ; cilia whitish.
S. India, Nilgiris (Pykara), 7000 feet, in March (Andreires) ;
one specimen. At first sight very similar to ejic-i/phias, but the
dorsal blotches are quite difTereutly placed and more distinct.
SYNCH ALARA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts spreading; ocelli small,
inferior; tongue developed. Antennae |, in J strongly ciliated,
basal joint moderate, stout, without pecten. Labial palpi long,
recurved, second joint reaching base of antenna), thickened with
appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate,
acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue.
x\nterior tibia3 short, tarsi as long as til)ia3, stout, scaled ; posterior
tibiae clothed with rough haii'scales above. Forewings above wath
1 b furcate, 2 from angle, 2-5 approximated at base, 7 to apex or
termen (indefinite), 11 from middle. Hindwings over 1, ovate,
cilia i- ; 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 approximated, 6 and 7
connate or stalked, 8 somewhat sinuate, upper margin of cell
curved upwards and approximated or appressed to 8 near before
angle.
Type rhomhola Meyr. ; includes also hijrsina, minax, and arjojiJaca.
PTILOGENES, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts spreading; ocelli small,
inferior ; tongue developed. Antennae |, in J moderately or
strongly ciliated, basal joint short or moderate, stout, without
pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with
dense appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate
or stout, pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed
to tongue. Thorax sometimes with posterior crest. Anterior
tibiaj very short, tarsi about as long, stout, scaled ; middle and
posterior tibias clothed with dense rough hairscales above. Fore-
wings with tufts of scales in disc; 1 b furcate, 2 from angle, 2-5
ap])roximated, 7 to termen or apex (indefinite), 11 from middle.
Hindwings over 1, ovate, cilia 5-^; 3 and 4 connate or stalked,
5 approximated, 6 and 7 connate or stalked, 8 straight or some-
what sinuate, gradually diverging.
Type acronilis Busck. I include here all the South American
species Avhich I have hitherto I'eferred to Agrioj^hara ; th.e genus
diifers from Agriopliara in the longer palpi, with second joint
reaching base of antennae, and different structure of vein 8 and
upper margin of cell in hindwings, and the scale-tufts of forewings
are more developed. This genus is ajiparcntly ancestral to
Agriophara.
HICT.IODINID.B. Gl
riELIODINID.E.
Isorrhoa sidiota, n. sp.
(J". 13 mm. Heaf], itnlpi, and tliorax pale oclireous-ycllow.
Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate; pale ochrcou-*-
yellow ; a small fuscous spot on base of cost a ; a moderate direct
fuscous fascia at |, narrowed on costa and dilated on dorsum poste-
riorly ; a fuscous terminal fascia, moderate on costa and attenuated
to tornus : cilia greyish-oclireous. Hindwings light grey; cilia
grevish-ochroous.
jNT.W. India, Abbottabad, in June (Fletcher); one specimen.
Statlimopoda osteitis, n. sp.
c? 2 . 10 mm. Head and thorax dark purple-grey. Palpi
■whitish. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings narrow-lanceolate,
long-pointed ; dark ]mrple-grey ; two moderately broad ochreous-
Avhitisli or whitish-ochreous rather irregular transverse fascia3, first
at |, narrowed on costa, second at | : cilia dark purple-grey.
ILindwings and cilia dark grey.
Uganda, Kampala, bred in October from larvre feeding on the
Coccid Tachardia decorella (C. C. Goicdci/); four specimens. Type
in Hritisli ^luseum.
Statlimopoda adiilatrix, u. sp.
(^5-12 ^^i^- Head shining iridescent-whitish, crown fuscous.
Palpi whitish. Thorax yellow, shoulders with a small dark fuscous
spot. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings narrow, widest near
base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; rather light brownish or
fuscous ; a clear yellow patch occupying basal | of wing, its outer
edge hardly oblique, including a dark fuscous dot on base of costa
and a small quadrate glossy dark grey spot on costa near base : cilia
greyish-ochreous or pale brownish. Hindwiugs grey ; cilia palo
brownish,
XuMAox, Almora, GOOO feet, bred in September from twigs of
J'lmis loiiijifiilla {Bceaun); three specimens. Extremely liko iheoris,
but distinguished by fuscous crown of head (in iluoris yellow), and
the foodplant and habits appear to be entirely different (larva of
theoris in heads of IleJiauthus).
Statlimopoda nobilitata, n. sp.
5 . 15 mm. Head deep yellow, face shining whitish-ochreous.
Pal])i yellow-whitish. Thorax deep yellow, with dark iron-grey
posterior spot. Abdomen yellowish sufl'used with fuscous excej)t
apex. Posterior legs yellow, tibiue with whorls of long spines on
origin of spurs. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence
narrowed to acute apex ; rather dark glossj' lilac-fuscous; extreme
base deep yellow except a dot on base of costa ; a quadrate deep
yellow blotch from dorsum at about \ of wing, almost reaching
G2 EXoTio Mic;torj;pii)oprKHA.
oosta ; a broad deep yellow fascia beyond middle, broadest on costa,
posterior edge imvardly oblique from costa ; apex suffused with
deep yeUow : cilia liglit grey, rouud apex yellow. Hindwings
grey ; cilia light grey, towards toriius tinged with pale yellowish.
Bengal, Pusa, in Decenil^er (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Stathmopoda hemitorna Meyr.
Kanaka, Dharwar (Maxwell); S. India, Coimbatore, bred from
refuse collected in fork of tamarind (Tamarindus indica) (Fletcher) ;
probably therefore the larva feeds in the pods.
Stathmopoda sycastis, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head wliitish-ochreous, face whitish, back of crown
dark fuscous. Palpi whitish. Thorax light ochreous-yellowish,
with small posterior fuscous spot. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous.
Posterior legs ochreous-whitish, tibi^e with whorls of long spines on
origin of spurs, basal joint of tarsi Avith somewhat shorter apical
whorl. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed
to acute apex ; ochreous-fuscous with faint violet tinge ; markings
suffused, light ochreous-yellowish; a small ba^al spot; a broad
rather oblique fascia towards base, near costa almost confluent with
basal spot ; a broad fascia beyond middle, dilated towards costa,
anterior edge outwards-oblique and posterior inwards-oblique from
costa ; an apical patch, almost connected with preceding on costa :
cilia whitish-ochreous, tinged with grey towards tornus. Hind-
wings light grej' ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
N.W. India, Tarnab, Peshawar district, bred in July from larva
feeding in figs of Ficus car lea (Fletcher).
Xestocasis erymnota, n. sp.
J 2 . 15 mm. Head and thorax dark purple-fuscous with
indigo-blue reflections. Palpi purplish-fuscous. Antennje grey,
apical half white except towards apex. Abdomen dark fuscous,
basal segment with a marginal white mark, sides marked with
bluish-silvery, ventral surface ochreous- white on median third.
Forewings very narrow, costa slightly sinuate, ]iosteriorly gently
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ;
dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous ; markings grey with pale metallic-
greenish-blue reflections ; a narrow basal fascia, edge rather
oblique ; an irregular narrow inwards-oblique fascia at |, a second
iu middle dilated downwards, and one at | furcate on lower half;
an undefined apical patch : cilia fuscous, round apex suffused with
whitish towards tips. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous.
Philippine Is., Mindoro, Baco K., in October (Mounsey) ; two
specimens.
Xestocasis tetraconcha, n. sp.
$ ': 10 mm. Head and thorax shining dark bronze, face lighter.
Palpi bronzy. Abdomen grey. Forewings narrow-lanceolate ;
nKi.TODixiD.T;. 63
deep bronze ; four rather narrow shining violet-silvery transverse
fasciae, near base, at ^, |^, and A. first three direct, fourth ratlier
inwards-oblique from costa : cilia fuscous, with a white spot on
costal extremity of fourth fascia. Hiudwings dark fuscous ; cilia
fuscous.
Ceylon, ^NFaskeliya, in May (Pole); one specimen.
CAPANICA, n. g.
Head smooth, rounded ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antenna} nearly 1, in J slender, serrulate, shortly ciliated, basal
joint elongate, somewhat swollen towards apex, without pecten.
Labial palpi very long, very slender, smooth, recurved, terminal
joint as long as second or longer, acute. Maxillary palpi
obsolete. Posterior tibife smooth, with tufts of long bristles on
origin of spurs, tarsi with very short bristles at apex of joints.
Porewings with 1 b narrow-fui'cate, 2 from towards angle, 6 some-
times out of 8, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind-
wings 4, nariow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2 and 3 parallel, 4 absent,
5 somewhat approximated, G and 7 stalked.
j^ Type (istrophaues. Allied to Xcstocasis.
V Capanica astrophanes, n. sp.
(S ?. 9-11 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous.
Palpi bronzy-whitish, terminal joint as long as second. Abdomen
dark fuscous, beneath with oehreous-white segmental blotches.
Porewings very narrow, short-pointed, costa faintly sinuate ; 6 out
of 8 ; very deep bronze ; about eiglit silvery-blue-metallic dots,
viz. one in disc at ^, one in disc at |, one towards dorsum beneatli
this, one towards costa in middle, one near dorsum beyond tliis,
one in disc at |, one on tornus, and one in dis.c at ^ ; white spots
on costa before middle and at |, latter inwards-oblique: cilia dark
violet-grey, on termen whitish towards tips. Hindwinji,8 dark
fuscous ; cilia dark grey.
PiRinsH GuTANA, Bartica and Mallali, in February and March
(ParisJi); three specimens.
i/ Capanica lamprolitha, n. sp.
cJ. 10 mm. Head shining indigo-blue-grey. Palpi silvcry-
grey-whitish, terminal joint longer than second. Thorax dark
])urple-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath with whitish
segmental blotches. Eorewings lanceolate; 6 separate; dark
fuscous, with faint purple tinge ; a small pale blue-metallic dot
near dorsum towards base ; an irregular transverse pale greenisli-
metallic spot at |, nearly reaching costa and dorsum ; a small pale
blue-metallic dot in disc at f, a spot on fold beyond this, a small
dot in disc at |, and a spot on tornus ; a small white spot on costa
beyond middle, and a larger inwardly oblique one at | : cilia dark
C4 15X0X10 MICKDLEI'IDOPTIORA.
fuscous (iraperfcot). Hindwings dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly ;
cilia fuscous (imperfect).
13uiTisu Guiana, Bartica, in February (Parish)', one specimen.
Eretmocera typhonica, n. sp.
d" . 12 mm. Ilead and thorax blue-blackish, sternum light
ochreous-yellowish. Abdomen crimson, last two segments jjurple-
blackisli except on sides. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa faintly
sinuate, apex pointed, termen extremely obIii]uely rounded ; deep
l)urple, with blue-green reflections : cilia dark grey, towards base
greenish-purple. Hindwings dark bronzy-fuscous, lighter ante-
riorly ; cilia dark grey, on dorsum and lower half of termen
crimson.
IvoKY Coast, Dimbroko ; one specimen.
CYCLOPLASIS Clem.
Head smooth, glossy, rounded ; ocelli posterior ; tongue short.
Antennae |, in cJ simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten.
Labial palpi short, filiform, drooping, terminal joint very short,
pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae and tarsi with
numerous very long fine irregularly placed projecting spines.
ForewiiJgs with ueuration much reduced, 1 b very weak, lower
margin of cell (median) forming a strong central vein from near
base of costa to just above a])ex, wii;h two weak branches below
and one above, radius slender, simple, free, /. e. (apparently) 2 and (3
weak, 3-5 absent, 7 absent, 8 to costa, 9 out of 8, cell open between
9 and II. Hiudwing 4, linear, hase swollen, cilia U; cell open
between 2 and 7, 3-0 absent.
The above description is from a denuded example of habrarcha ;
it is certainly congeneric with Clemens' type ; the branches of the
median vein are so faint and little developed that specific or indi-
vidual variation in them need not be regarded as of any importance.
V Cycloplasis habrarcha, n. sp.
(S . 5 mm. Head silvery-metallic, at back with a raised frill of
flat scales. Thorax and abdomen dark purpli.sh-grey, shoulders
silvery. Forewings narrow-lanceolate ; dark purplish-grey, he-
coming shining purple posteriorly; a slender transverse rather
incurved silvery-whitish streak at ^ : cilia grey. Hindwings and
cilia grej'.
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, in June (PtirisJt) ; two specimens.
M Cycloplasis gnathodes, n. sp.
(5 ? . 4 mm. Head silvery-leaden. Thorax and abdomen dark
grey. Forewings narrow-lanceolate ; blackishgrey, bronzy-tinged
along fold ; base silvery ; a slender transverse silvery fascia at ;| ;
a broad white transverse fascia occupying wing from middle to |, ■
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EXOTIC
MICROLEPIDOPTERA
By
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posteriori}' indented in middle by a long slender acute projection of
groundcolour : cilia grey. Hindwiiigs dark grey ; cilia grey,
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, in June (Parish); two specimens.
^ GNAMPTONOMA, n. g.
Head smooth, rounded ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae i, in c? simple, basal joint moderately elongate, without
pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, slender, smooth, terminal
joint somewhat shorter than second, acute. Maxillary ])alpi obso-
lete. Posterior tibia) clothed with hairs above, tarsi with raode-
ratel}' long projecting bristles at apex of first two joints. Forewings
with 2 from angle, '3 and 4 absent, 6 and 8 stalked, 7 absent,
11 from beyond middle. Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, a])ex
very finely long-produced, cilia 5 ; 3 and 4 absent, 6 apparently
absent (possibly long-stalked with 7).
/ G-namptonoma leptura, n. sp.
(^ . 8 mm. Head bronzy. Palpi dark fuscous. Thorax and
abdomen dark bronzy-fuscous. Forewings very narrow, apex finely
caudate, acute ; dark bronzy fuscous ; a whitish-ochreous dorsal
streak from base occupying nearly half of wing, attenuated poste-
riorly and continued nearly to apex : cilia light fuscous, round apex
sprinkled with blackish s])ecks. Hindwings dark fuscous, cell jiale
and glandular ; a very fine expansible crimson hairpencil lying
along costa from base to middle, becoming fuscous-whitish towards
apex : cilia fuscous. Forewings beneath with a long hairpencil
from base of costa lying beneath costa.
EcuABOR, Huigra, 4500 feet, in June (Parish) ; one specimen.
/ Heliodines isoleura, n. sp.
(S . 8 mm. Head and thorax glossy dark leaden. Palpi
whitish. Antenna) loaden-grey, extreme apex whitish. Abdomen
dark violet-grey, beneath ochreous-whitish. Posterior tibiae without
orange bands, spines longer than in choneuta. Forewings very
narrow, costa faintly sinuate, apex pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded; uniform glossj' dark leaden : cilia concolorons.
Hindwings dark grey, paler in disc and towards base ; cilia grey.
Ecuador, Duran, in June (Parish); one specimen.
V Heliodines demarcha, n, sp.
J 2 . 9-10 ram. Head and thorax glossy dark bronzy-leaden.
Palpi whitish, terminal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey,
beneath lighter. Sternum and posterior tibia; more or less marked
with dull orange. Fore wings very narrow, costa faintly sinuate,
apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; dull bronzy-
orange, more or less suft'usedly irrorated with dark grey ; markings
leaden-metallic ; some slight basal marking ; three spots on costa
from 1 to middle, and two on dorsum alternating with these and
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66 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTBEA.
sometimes almost confluent with the costal spots preceding them ;
streaks along hoth margins from rather beyond tliese to apex, con-
fluent posteriorly : cilia glossy grey. Hindwings dark grey, lighter
anteriorly ; cilia grey.
Peru, Lima (500 feet), Chosica (2800 feet), and Matucaua
(7780 feet), in July and August (Parish) ; five specimens.
/ EPERMENIAD^.
y ACANTHEDRA, n. g.
Head rounded, with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue
developed. Antennne |, in cT pubescent-ciliated, basal joint mode-
rate, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved,
ascending, second joint thickened with loose scales, rough towards
apex beneath, terminal joint much shorter than second, thickened
with scales roughly projecting beyond apex, appearing obtuse.
Maxillary palpi short, filiform, porrected. Posterior tibise with
numerous scattered spiny bristles, basal joint of tarsi with some
similar shorter bristles. Forewings with 1 b short-furcate, 2 from
near angle, 3 and 4 approximated at base, 7 absent, 8 to costa,
11 from before middle. Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 2| ;
veins all separate, 5-7 somewhat approximated towards base.
Acanthedra stolidota, n. sp.
c? . 22 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, face and sides of crown
partially suffused with fuscous. Palpi oohreous-whitish sufFusedly
irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennae dark grey. Thorax
whitish-ochreous partially tinged with brownish, shoulders with a
blotch of dark fuscous suffusion. Abdomen whitish-ochreous.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; whitish-ochreous, between
the veins more ochreous and irrorated with light grey and a few
blackish scales ; stigmata small, bhxck, plical elongate, very obliquely
beyond first discal : cilia whitish-ochreous, marked at base with
small groups of fuscous and blackish scales, beneath apex with a
patch of dark fuscous suffusion. Hindwings light grey; cilia
whitish-ochreous tinged with grey.
CoLOKADO, at 5000 feet, in August; one specimen,
Epermenia macescens, n. sp.
(S . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen pale greyish.
Forewings very narrow, long-pointed, acute ; 7 and 8 stalked ; pale
brownish-grey, irregularly irrorated with dark grey ; discal stig-
mata small, black, widely remote, some longitudinal ochreous-
brownish suffusion between these : cilia pale greyish, round apex
irrorated with blackish, with a rather broad projection of black-
sprinkled scales before middle of dorsum, and some black specks in
EPBRMENIAD^. 67
three or four undefined groups from this to beyond tornus. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia pale grey,
S. India, Shevaroys, in May {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Epevmenia dracontias, n. sp.
$ . 14 mm. Head pale grey. Palpi and thorax pale grey
sprinkled with black. Abdomen pale grey. Fore wings nari'ow-
laiiceolate ; 7 and 8 stalked; grey, somewhat sprinkled with
blackish ; a black streak along basal fourth of dorsum ; several
small spots of black irroration along costa ; three small black spots
circled with white placed in a longitudinal row in disc from |- to | ;
a thick blackish longitudinal streak extending between and beyond
these to near apex, between first two extended as a fascia to costa
and dorsum, this followed on dorsum by a semioval white spot
containing two black dots ; strong dorsal projections of grey scales
tipped with black before middle, at |, and before tornus : cilia light
grey (imperfect). Hindwings and cilia light grey.
S. India, Ootacamund, 7500 feet, in December {Fletcher); one
specimen,
Epermenia ellocliistis, n. sp.
6 • 13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light grey-brownish,
sprinkled with dark fuscous and blackish. Abdomen grey, anal
tuft grey- whitish. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; 7 and
8 stalked ; pale brownish, sprinkled wdth dark grey ; an oblique
brown spot irrorated with blackish from dorsum before middle ; an
elongate blotch of blackish irroration extending along costa from
before middle to | ; some ochreous-brown longitudinal suffusion
between posterior portion of this and dorsum ; second discal stigma
rather large, black, pale-circled ; some brown suff'usiou towards
middle of termen ; a patch of blackish irroration towards apex, and
a blackish dot at apex ; a strong triangular projection of blackish-
tipped scales at \ of dorsum, three smaller projections between this
and tornus, and some scales at tornus : cilia pale brownish becoming-
grey towards tornus, round apex strongly irrorated with black,
tending to form lines. Hindwings grey, paler anteriorly ; cilia
light grey.
Assam, Khasis, in October ; one specimen.
Epermenia leucomantis, n. sp.
S . 8 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish. Forewings elon-
gate-lanceolate ; 7 and 8 stalked ; grey-whitish irrorated with
blackish ; suffused elongate white spots on costa at | and middle,
and smaller spots on dorsum at \ and beyond middle ; costa suffused
with blackish towards base, and a spot of blackish suffusion between
the white spots ; apical f of wing grey irrorated with black, with
some scattered whitish scales : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; a wliite spot on costa at | : cilia dark fuscous.
Hindwings beneath dark fuscous, with a broad white fascia beyond
middle, extended as a streak along dorsum towards base.
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68 EXOTIC MIPBOLEPIBOPTERA.
Assam, Khasis, in August ; ono specimen. The dorsal cilia of
fore\vin;»8 are rubbed and the scale-projections (probably slight) not
determinable, but the species is very distinct ; its nearest ally is
clielyodes.
Epermenia ergastica, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head and thorax light grey. Palpi grey sprinkled
with blackish. Abdomen grey. Spines of posterior tibise and tar?.i
long. Forowings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed
to acute apex ; 7 and 8 separate ; pale grey irrorated with dark
fuscous ; discal stigmata blackish, remote, second beyond | ; a dark
fuscous apical dot, edged anteriorly by a cloudy pale mark preceded
by some dark fuscous suffusion : cilia pale grey, round apex irro-
rated with dark fuscous, along dorsum from ^ to tornus with four
irregular groups of blackish-tipjjed scales. Hindwings grey, paler
anteriorly ; cilia light grey.
New Guinea, Tenimber Is., in July ; one specimen.
Epermenia xeranta, n. sp,
5 . 10 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous-grey. Palpi pale
greyish-ochreous irrorated with dark grey, apex pale-sprinkled.
Abdomen pale greyish sprinkled Avitli dark fuscous. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; 7 and 8 separate ; pale greyish,
irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous and blackish, forming fine
strignloe along costa ; discal stigmata small, black, rather approxi-
mated, second hardly beyond middle; a blotch of dark grey
suffusion on costa at | ; a blackish apical dot, edged anteriorly by
a slight indistinct whitish mark : cilia pale greyish, round ajiex
with two lines of blackish irroration, with a broad triangular
projection of blackish-tipped scales from dorsum before middle, a
smaller triangular projection before tornus, and some irregular
scales before and beyond this. Hindwings grey, paler towards
base ; cilia light grey.
QtJEKNSLAND, Caims, in November (Dodd); two specimens.
Epermenia ozodes, n. sp.
S . 12 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish, crown centrally
suffused with grey. Palpi short, dark fuscous, apex of joints pale
j'ellowish. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, on seg-
ment 2 with a whitish callosity. Spines of posterior tarsi short.
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed,
termen hardly sinuate, very obli(]ue ; 7 and 8 separate ; fuscous,
suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, without defined markings ;
thrtic dorsal projections of dark fuscous scales : cilia fuscous
irrorated with dark fuscous, forming indistinct linos. Hindwings
dark grey ; a brush of scales lying beneath costa before middle ;
cilia grey,
CnYLoN, Maskeliya, in Juno (Pole); one specimen.
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Epermeuia anacantha, ii. sp.
c? . 12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous
irrorated with dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen
whil.ish-ochreous tinged with grey. Posterior tibia) and tarsi with-
out spines. Eorewiugs narrowly elongate-lanceolate; 7 and 8
separate; light fuscous or greyish-ochreous, base suffused with tine
dark fuscous irroration, margins with faint coarse strigulation of
dark fuscous specks; cilia liglit greyish, sprinkled with blackish
specks, with moderate projection of blacki>.h-lipped scales from
dorsum slightly belore middle. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Cei'Lo.v, Maskeliya, in February (Pole); one specimen. The
absence of tibial and tarsal spines is exceptional, all the other
species of the genus having them more or less developed, but the
definition of the genus is not impaired by the inclusion of this
species, which otherwise accords well.
Epimarptis septicodes, n. sp.
2 . 1-1 mm. Head violet-bronzy-grey. Palpi whitish-ochreous,
aiiLerior edge of terminal joint dark grey. Thorax greyish-bronze,
shoulders dark grey. Abdomen grey, segmental margins and anal
tufc ochreous-whitish. Eorewiugs narrowly elongate-lanceolate,
widest near base, long-pointed ; 3 absent, 6 separate ; rather deep
yellow-ochreous ; base of costa suffused with blackisli-grey, and
some scattered scales along it to middle ; a narrow irregular
blackish-grey fascia from middle of dorsum towards middle of costa,
but not reaching it ; a transverse blackish-grey spot from torn us
not reaching cosla, and another crossing wing midway between
this and apex, connected with it by a terminal streak: cilia pale
oclu'eous, at apex with a grey bar, on dorsum with a projection of
blackish-grey scales before middle, and some scattered scales on
tornus. Hindwings grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, in February and April {Pole) ; two specimens.
Much like 2}hilocom((, but duller-coloured, and distinct by neuration;
m philocoma (of which 1 have now received a good bred series from
Mr. Maxwell, and have also examples from tlie Kliasis) the head,
thorax, and groundcolour of forewings are yellow. I have recog-
nised that this genus, whose affinities I was at first unable to
perceive, is justly referable to the Epermeniad<x.
Notodryas aeria Meyr.
I have omitted hitherto to record that I bred an example of
this species from a larva feeding at the base of the leaves of au
unknown shrub, gnawing the undersurface beneath a slight web.
70 EIOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPXHRA.
METACHAlNDlD^.
STEREOPTILA, u. g.
Head with appressod scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antenna) f-1, in d" simple, basal joint moderate, witliout pectcn.
Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint much thickened with dense
appressed scales, broadest towards ai»ex, terminal joint as long as
second or longer, stout, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform,
appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiic rough-scaled above. Fore-
wings with tufts of scales ; 1 h furcate, 2 nearly from angle,
3 absent, 7 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-
trapezoidal, cilia nearly 1 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 slightly approximated,
6 absent.
Type ncgatdla \\'alk. ; includes also amphiterma, pendula.,
ictero2>(i, and lucubrata.
COLEOPHORID.E.
Coleophora thiophaea, n. sp.
c? . 11 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi ferru-
ginous-yellowish or yellow-whitish. Antennae stout, ochreous-
whitish, basal joint shortly rough-scaled anteriorly. Abdomen
whitish-ochreous. Porewinga elongate-lanceolate ; light ochreous-
yellow, deeper and ferruginous-tinged posteriorly ; an undetiued
elongate rather dark fuscous patch extending along termen, sufiused
anteriorly with yellow-ferruginous : cilia greyish, on costa ochreous-
ycllow. Hindwings grey, tinged with pale ochreous towards apex;
cilia pale grey, on costa tinged with ochreous.
Bombay, Bombay {Fletcher) ; Madras, Diudigul {Maxwell) ; in
September, two specimens.
Coleophora crossophanes, n. sp.
cJ $ . 11-12 mm. Head and thorax metallic silvery-grey.
Palpi smooth, ochreous-whitish. Antennae simple, whitish.
Abdomen ochreous-whitish, dorsum tinged with grey. Forewings
very narrow, long-pointed; shining dark prismatic-grey; a narrow
suffused light ochreous-yellowish streak along costa from | to apex,
continued along apical half of termen : cilia light ochreous-yellow,
beneath tornus greyish. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, round
apical area ochreous-whitish.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, in January, May, and October {Pole^ ; three
specimens.
Coleophora crypsiphanes, n. sp.
J 10 mm., 2 1-1-16 mm. Head and thorax glossy whitish-
grey or grey -whitish. Palpi and antennae simple, grey-whitish.
Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ;
COLBOPHORID^. 7|
^re} ish-ochieou8, with strong silvery reflection, in 9 irrorated
with dark grey, especially towards costa and i)osteriorly ; second
discal stigUia rather large, blackish : cilia ochreous-groy-whitish,
greyer towards toraus. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-grey.
CErLON, Maskeliya, in January, May, and November (Pole);
three specimens.
Coleophora centrota, n. sp.
d" . 9 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax whitish-ochreous,
antennae simple. Forewings laiiceolate ; pale ochreous, slightly
tinged with grey posteriorly ; second discal stigma rather largo,
blackish : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-
grey-ochreous.
Cooiie, Dibidi, ;3500 feet, in November (iVeu'come) ; one specimen.
Coleophora tarsocoma, n. sp.
c? . 11 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-brownish.
Antennfe slender, light brownish, suflusedly ringed with dark grey,
basal joint very long. Posterior tarsi with basal joint clothed with
long hairs above. ForcAvings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; brown,
with a violet gloss: cilia grey, Hindwings and cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, in April ; one specimen.
Coleophora aegra, n. sp.
cj' . 10-11 mm. Head glossy grey, sides of crown wliitish.
Palpi smooth, grey. Antennae simple, white, ringed above with
grey. Thorax and abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; dark grey : cilia grey, sprinkled with dark grey towards
base. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
N.W.India, Abbottabad, in June (FletcJier) ; two specimens.
(Similar to the European nigricellct, but readily separable by the
white sides of crown.
/ Coleophora exarga, n. sp.
c{ . 9 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish. Antennas whitish,
basal joint shortly rough-scaled anteriorly. Abdomen whitish-grey.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; whitish, tinged with pale
ochreous on veins posteriorly, and suffused with pale ochreous
towards apex ; a few grey scales towards apex : cilia ochreous-
whitish, towards tornus greyish- tinged. Hindwings light grey ;
cilia grey-whitish.
Colombia, Caldas, 4400 feet, in May {Parish) ; one specimen.
Coleophora argopleura, n. sp.
S . 18 mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi white, second joint
with scales hardly projecting at apex beneath. Antennae white,
basal joint roughly tufted anteriorly with long scales, stalk clothed
72 KXOTK! MTCROr.EPrUOPTKHA.
with long rough scales above towards base. Abdomen ochreous-
whitisli. Forewings lanceolate; ochreous-ycllow, towards costa
suffused witli fuscous ; a strong white costal streak from base to
|, extromo costal edge dark grey towards base ; dorsum suif'used
with white anteriorly, dorsal edge white to beyond middle ; a fine
white line along fold from base to middle of wing : cilia pale
ochreous. llindwings dark grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous,
N. W. India, Abbottabad, in June (Fletcher); one specimen.
Apparently allied to the European (jallq>enHeIk( and very similar,
yet differing markedly in scaling of palpi and antennae, costal
streak stronger.
Coleophora statlierota, n. sp.
c? 2 ' 18-20 mm. Head whitish-fuscous, sides of crown
wliitish. Palpi grey, white towards base beneath, scales of second
joint hardly jiroiectiiig at apex beneath. Antenna; whitish, faintly
and putfusedly ringed with fuscous, basal joint shortly rough-scaled
anlcriorly. Tliorax white, patagia more or less infuscated.
Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ;
fuscous, suffusedly streaked with dark fuscous between veins ; a
narrow white costal streak from base to near apex ; veins more or
less marked with ill-defined in-cgular white lines : cilia pale greyish,
at apex with a suffused white bar. Hindwings grey ; cilia light
g'-ey.
Cetclon, Maskeliya, in January, June, and August (Pole, de
Mowbray) ; four specimens.
Coleophora ogmotona, u. sp.
(5 . 8 mm. Head and palpi fuscous- whitish. Antennas stout
towards base, grey obscurely ringed with whitish. Thorax fuscous,
with four wliitish longitudinal lines. Abdomen grey. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate: fuscous, obscurely darker-sprinkled; veins
marked by slender whitish lines: cilia light grey. Hindwings
grey; cilia light grey.
Ceylon, Puttalam, in June (Pole) ; one specimen.
/ Coleophora intexta, n. sp.
S 2 • 10-12 mm. Head grey, sides of crown whitish. Palpi
grey. Antennae stout towards base, whitish ringed with dark grey,
sometimes wholly suffused with grey. Thorax and abdomen dark
grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; a slender white
costal streak from base to | or sometimes to apex, extreme costal
edge sometimes dark grey ; veins moi e or less marked with fine
whitish lines, varying much in distinctness and development : cilia
grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Lima, in August (Parish) ; thirty-one specimens. A
variable species.
OOLBOPHORID^. — TINRIDjfl. 73
Coleophora cliordoscelis, n. sp.
c? § . 12 mm. Head and thorax glossy light grey, extreme
Literal edge of crown whitish. Palpi smooth, light grey, edges
white. Antennae stout towards base, white suffusedly ringed with
grey. Abdomen light grey. Posterior tibiae white with a fine
median longitiidiiial fuscous line. Forewings narrow-lanceolat,e ;
glossy light groyish-ochreous suffused with light grey ; costal edge
white from base to about | : cilia pale greyish, on costa whitish.
Hindwiugs and cilia light grey.
CooBG, Dibidi, ^500 feet, in November and December (iVeit'comg);
Madbas, Dindigul, in September {Maccivell) ; four specimens.
Coleophora apliypuota, n. sp.
S . 12-14 mm. Head and thorax whitish-fuscous or fuscous-
whitish. Palpi whitish sprinkled with daik fuscous, second joint
thickened with scales somewhat projecting at apex beneath.
Autennte simple, fuscous-whitish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous.
Eorewings elongate-lanceolate ; whitish-fuscous, somewhat sprinkled
with dark fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical very oblii|Ucly
before first discal, sometimes indistinct: cilia fuscous-whitish.
Hindwings and cilia grey-wbitish.
Ceylon, Puttalam, in August (Pole); four specimens.
Coleophora niphomesta, n. sp.
$. 11 mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi white, externally
with a grey line, scales hardly projecting at apex of second joint
beiieatli. Antennae white rijiged witli pale fuscous, basal joint
somewhat roughened with scales anteriorly. Abdomen whitish-
grey. Posterior tibiae \\hite with a fuscous longitudinal line.
Forewings lanceolate ; whitish-ochreous ; a white streak along
costa from base to |, one suffused along dorsum from base to |^,
and one along fold throughout ; two or three suffused white streaks
on veins towards costa posteriorly, and one from middle of disc
somewhat downward-sinuate to termen beneath apex : cilia pale
greyish, with white scales at base. Hindwiugs pale grey ; cilia
ochreous-whitish-grey.
N.W. India, Tarnab, Peshawar district, in May (FletcJier) • one
specimen.
TINEID^.
Crypsithyris epachyrota, n. sp.
J. 8 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
externally suffusedly irrorated with grey except at apex of joints.
Antennae grey. Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia irrorated with
dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate,
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; -i and 5 stalked ; whitish-ochreous ; a band of
74 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTBRA.
dark t'uscoii8 irioration along cost a from base to bejoiid middle,
and another band from basal portion of this traversing fold to
below middle of disc, these united by a bar beyond cell, whence a
broad similar band runs to lower half of terraen ; a subhyaline spot
in posterior end of cell ; some scantier dark fuscous irroration along
dorsum from base to Ijeyond middle, and round posterior part of
costa and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, at base with some scanty
dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings with 5 and 0 stalked;
ochreous-whitish ; cilia ochreous- whitish.
S. India, Coimbatore, in 8e\^temher (FletcJier) ; one specimen.
Crypsitliyris zymota, n. sp.
cJ . 8 mm. Head light greyish-ochreou.s. Palpi fuscous, apex
ochreous-whitish. Thorax pale ochreous sprinkled with dark
fuscous. Abdomen whitisli-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, ai)ex tolerably pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; 4 and 5 stalked ; pale ochreous ; a band of
dark fuscous irroration along costa from base to |, and a very
irregular similar band rising out of this }iear base and traversing
fold throughout, connected with costal band by an irregular trans-
verse blotch beyond cell, and continued along termen to apex,
wliere it forms an irregular blotch ; a roundish hyaline spot in end
of cell ; some dark fuscous irroration connecting plical baud with
middle of dorsum : cilia whitish-ochreous, on basal | with three or
four rows of dark fuscous points. Hindwings with 5 and G separate;
ochreous-grey-whitish ; cilia pale Avhiti.sh-ochreous.
Ceylon, Kandy, in July (Green); one specimen.
Crypsithyris abstrusa, n. sp.
2 . 18 mm. Head and thorax greyish-ochreous. Palpi fuscous.
Abdomen light greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather nar-
row, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen extremely obliqtiely
rounded ; 4 and 5 stalked ; glossy light greyish-ochreous ; a spot of
fuscous suffusion on base of costa, and some fuscous scales in disc
towards base ; a round subhyaline spot in end of cell, with an
undefined spot of fuscous irroration beyond it towards costa : cilia
pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings with 5 and 6 separate ; grey ;
cilia whitish-grey.
Bengal, Pusa, in March (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Crypsithyris synolca, n. sp.
(5 . 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, face infuscated. Palpi
dark fuscous, apex whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous sprinkled
with dark fuscous. Abdomen light greyish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded; 4 and 5 short-stalked; whitish-
ochreous, irregularly irrorated with ochreous-brown scales tipped
with dark fuscous ; an oval ochreous-whitish scaled impression in
end of cell, margined i)osterioily and heiicutli by suH'used sjjots of
the dark scales united to form an angulated fascia extended to
dorsum but not to costa : cilia whitish, with a postmedian line of
dark fuscous i)oints and barred within this with ochreous-brown
black-tipped scales, ilindwings with 5 and 6 separate ; whitish-
grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Assam, Khasis, in March; one specimen.
Crypsithyris auriculata, n. sp.
cJ . 9 mm. Head and thorax light fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous,
apex whitish-fuscous. Abdomen pale fuscous. Forewings ehm-
gato, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
terraen extremely obliquely rounded; 4 and 5 separate; light
greyish-ochreous tinged with fuscous, with scattered short fine in-
distinct dark fuscous dashes : aji oval subhy aline spot in end of
cell; a roundish undefined fuscous blotch in disc beyond middle,
and one similar resting on middle of dorsum ; cilia light greyish-
ochreous tinged with fuscous, with a basal fuscous shade. Hind-
wings pointed, 5 and 6 short-stalked ; grey ; cilia light greyish-
ochreous.
Bengal, Pusa, in July {Fletcher); one specimen.
Crjrpsithyris melosema, n. sp.
$.11 mm. Head whitish-grey. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of
joints whitish. Thorax grey- whitish sprinkled with dark fuscous.
Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly
ai'ched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 4 and
5 separate ; grey- whitish, irregularly sprinkled with blackish; a
blackish mark on base of costa ; a very small oval thinly-scaled
impression in end of cell, followed by a round spot of blackish
irroration, and with a somewhat elongate spot lieneath it on fold ;
a streak of blackish irroration along termen : cilia whitish, with
anteraedian and postmedian grey shades, former sprinkled with
dark fuscous. Hindwings pointed, 5 and 6 stalked ; pale grey ; cilia
grey-whitish.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, in October {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Crypsithyris eflfusa, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head light fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of
joints whitish-ochreous. Thorax greyish-ochreous irrorated with
dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gentlj^ arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded ; 4 and 5 approximated at base ; light fuscous, irregularly
irrorated with pale greyish-ochreous and dark fuscous; an oval
light-scaled impression in end of cell (before middle of wing), with
a round cloudy spot of dark fuscous suffusion beyond it and another
beneath it : cilia pale grey, basal third within a w^ell-marked dark
grey shade mixed with pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings with 5
76 EXOTIC MICROLBPJDOPTERA.
and 6 separate ; liglit grey, wiUi brassy reflections ; cilia pale
grey.
N. W. India, Tarirab, Peshawar district, iii May {Flelcher); one
specimen. Much like lujiynota, but broader-winged, and distin-
guished by the well-marked cilial line of lorewings, and diiferencea
in neuration.
Crypsithyris clirysippa, n. sp.
cJ . 8-9 mm. Head yellow-wliitish. Talpi dark fuscous, apex
whitish. Antennae grey. Thorax ochreous-yellowish, anteriorly
suffused with blackish iiroration. Abdunien grey, anal tuft
whitish. ForeAvings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 4 and 5 separate ;
orange, irregularly mottled with ochreous-whitish, with a few
scattered blackish specks ; markings formed by grey suffusion
irrorated with black ; two triangular blotches on costa reaching
halt across wing, first extending over basal fourth, second from
before middle to ^*, costa between these marbled with blackish ; an
irregular streak along dorsum from | to beyond middle, and another
along termen to apex ; a roundish subhyaline spot in end of cell :
cilia yellowish, irregularly sprinkled with blackish. iJ.indwings
pointed, 5 and 6 approximated towards base ; grey ; cilia light
grey.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, in January, March, May, September, and
October {Pole) ; six specimens.
Tinea sextaria, n. sp.
cJ'. 8 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, face greyish. Palpi
dark fuscous, apex white. Antennae dark grey, with a grey-
whitish band at |. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex acute, produced,
termen sinuate, extremely oblique ; purple-blackish ; four very
short fine oblique white strigulae on costa from 4 to ^ ; a small
white spot on middle of dorsum ; a whitisli-yellow mark running
round apex, combining with a patch in cilia to form three triangular
spots separated by fine blackish bars, viz. two above apex and one
beneath : cilia otherwise dark grey. Hindwings blackish-grey ;
cilia dark grey.
CooRG, Dibidi (3500 feet) and Virajpet, in October and December
{Neivcome, Fletcher) ; two specimens.
Tinea asyntacta, n. sp.
$. 15 mm. Head whitish. I'alpi dark grey, apex white.
Thorax whitish, with a blackish spot on shoulders. Abdomen
light grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded; whitish, with
scattered grey stiigulaj ; markings grey mixed with blackish ; an
oblique blotch from base of costa reaching half across wing ; a
spot on costa at \, and one on dorsum at ^ ; a large irregular spot
TINEID^.. 77
above middle of dorsum, with some scattered ochreoiis scales before
and Ih'J-oikI il ; a somewhat olJiquo transverse blotch from ccsta
before middle reaching' half across wing, its angle sleiulerl}' con-
nected with preceding; a small spot on costa at -| ; a biind of
irregular marking extending from f of costa to tornus, and spots
on middle of termen and at apex : cilia grey-whitish, somewhat
sprinkled with dark fuscous. Kindwings light grey ; cilia pale grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, in October {Fletcher)-^ one specimen.
Tinea frugivora, n. sp.
5 2 . 9-12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous or pale brownish-
ochreons. Palpi dark fuscous, apex whitish-ochreou.s. Antennae
dark grey. Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia pur[>lish-fuscous.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 sometimes
stalked ; purplish-fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous, sometimes
tending to form longitudinal series of small dots; a rather broad
irregular whitish-ochreous dorsal streak from near base to tornus,
upper margin with a semicircular indentation in middle filled with
dark fuscous (plical stigma); second discal stigma large, dark fuscous,
sometimes followed by some ochreous-whitish scales ; a suffused
whitish-ochreous spot on costa above this, extending more or less com-
pletely to it; some variable wliitish-ochreons marbling in apical area :
cilia whitish-ochreous, with strong antemedian and faint post-
median grey lines, basal third suffusedly spotted with dark fuscous.
Hindwings with 5 and 6 separate ; ochreous-whitish-grey with
brassy or bronzy rellections; cilia ochreous-whitish.
S. India, Coimbatore, one taken in July; and a series bred in
November and December from fruits of Trichosanthes (containing
larva) of a Bactrocera (Triipaneidae), which were reared) collected
at Lashio, 3000 feet, Burma, in August {Fletcher), but probably the
dried remains of the fruits were attacked later on the journey or at
Pusa. The species approaches in character of neuration the genus
Mono/)is, as well as in superficial resemblance to the ferriuiinella
group, but the forewings have no discal impression, nor are veins
3 and 4 stalked.
Tinea isopela, n. sp.
6 • 8-9 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi fuscous, apex whitish.
Antenuoe whitish-grej'. Thorax and abdomen whitish-grey-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrou', costa gently arched,
apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely rounded ; 4 absent, 7 and
8 stalked ; glossy vvhitish-grey-ochreous, somewhat obscurely grey-
sprinkled posteriorly; costa suffused with grey on basal half:
cilia whitish- grey -oclireous, becoming whitish towards tips.
Hindwings with 4 absent, cell o[)en between 3 and 5 ; pale whitish-
grey-ochreous; cilia concolorous,
N.W. India, Tarnab, Peshawar district, in JFay and June
{Fletcher) ; two specimens.
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Tinea tragoptila, n. sp.
<S . 23-25 mm. Head and palpi orange. Maxillary palpi with
a scale-projection above at apex of third joint. Antennae pale grey.
Thorax whitish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewinga elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very
obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; ochreous-whitish ; costal
edge pale ochreous, towards base blackish : cilia whitish-ochreous.
Hindwings pale brassy-grey, with slight purple reflections; cilia
whitish-ochreous.
Senegal, Keolack ; three specimens.
Tinea exhausta, n, sp.
S . 10 mm. Head, anteimse, thorax, and abdomen pale whitish-
ochreous, shoulders suffused with grey. Palpi grey, apex whitish.
Fore wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; all veins
present and separate ; glossy pale whitish-ochreous ; costa suffused
with grey on basal third: cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings
with 4 absent; pale uhitish-grey ; cilia whitish.
N.W, India, Tarnab, Peshawar district, in May (^Fletcher) ; one
specimen.
Tinea pyriata, n. sp,
S . 8 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous. Palpi grey. Antennae
grey-whitish. Abdomen light grey, Forewiugs elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtase-pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; 6 and 7 stalked ; pale ochreous, towards costa
suffused with light grey : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings with 5
and 6 stalked ; pale greyish ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Assam, Khasis, in September ; one specimen.
Tinea translucens, n, sp,
$ . 15 mm. Head light ochreous-grey. Palpi dark grey.
Antennae grey. Thorax pale greyish-ochreous, suffused with grey
anteriorly. Abdomen pale grey. Forewiugs elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; glossy light greyish-ochreous,
with violet reflections ; a suffused dark grey mark beneath costa at
base ; second discal stigma large, irregular, dark grey : cilia pale
greyish-ochreous, towards tornus greyish. Hindwings pale brassy-
grey-yellowish, greyer towards middle of costa; cilia grey, towards
base yellowish-tinged.
N.W. India, Tarnab, Peshawar district, in Islay {Metclier) ; one
specimen.
Tinea enchrista, n. sp,
c? , 11 mm. Head and antennae whitish. Palpi dark grey, apex
whitish. Thorax light greyish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous.
Forewiugs elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
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termen very obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; pale whitiRh-
ochreons-grey, with lilac gloss: cilia grey-whitisli. Hindwings
with 3 and 4 connate; grey; cilia pale grey, with darker subbasal
shade.
Burma, Lashio, 3000 feet, in August (FlelcJier) ; one specimen.
Tinea haplodora, n. sp.
2 . 16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen pale
ocbreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex
tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 closely
approximated ; pale glossy ochreous ; cilia concolorous. Hindwings
light bronzy -grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
New South Wales, Sydney, in October [Lydl); one specimen.
Epaleura psapharota, n. sp,
5 . 16 mm. Head pale ochreous, face infuscated. Palpi dark
fuscous. Thorax dark purple-fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Fore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen extremely obliquely rounded ; bronzy-fuscous, irroi'ated
with dark pui'ple-fuscous : cilia bronzy-fuscous, with rows of dark
purple-fiiscous points. Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey.
S. India, Bababudins, 4500 feet, Mysore, in i!^ ovemher (I'letcher);
one specimen,
/ CELESTICA, n. g.
Head tufted with rough hairs. Antennae |. Labial palpi
moderately long, porrected, second joint with some apical bristles.
Maxillary palpi long, several-jointed, folded. Forewings with tufts
of scales; 2 from near angle, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle,
Hindwings somewhat over |, narrow-lanceolate, acute ; lower
margin of cell approximated to dorsum, 2-4 very short, 3 and 4
stalked, 5 absent, 6 and 7 parallel.
Type angustipennis H. Schaeff. ^
1/ Choropleca acrodisca, n. sn,
c? 2 • 7-8 mm. Head white, mixed wnth dark fuscous. Palpi
white, variably marked with black. Antennae white ringed with
dark grey, on apical half with four dark bands, basal joint white
with two black marks. Thorax white mixed with grey and dark
fuscous. Abdomen grey, beneath ochreous-whitish. Forewings
elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded,
rather oblique ; liglit greyish-ocbreous speckled with dark fuscous;
a fine irregular transverse whitish line very near base ; a pair of
suffused whitish transverse lines separated with dark grey about i,
and another pair about middle, acutely angulated near costa,
anterior half of costa between these markings suifused with black ;
a narrow elongate black blotch extending along costa from median
lines to 4, cut by an oblique white strigula at | ; a small round
80 EXOTIC MICROLBPIDOPTERA.
dark fuscous or dark ?;re5- spot in disc at | (second discal stigma),
closely followed by a similar or somewhat larger spot sometimes
confluent with it, and a small subtriangular spot on termon beneath
apex opposite these ; apical area above these niarkinga forming a
clear whitish blotch, its costal edge marked by a fine black line
edged internally with pale yellow-ochreous ; a slight dark fuscous
mark from tornus : cilia whitish mixed with grey, with dark grey
median line. Hindwings and cilia grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, in March {Parish); fifteen specimens.
Choropleca isodisca, n, sp.
S $ . 7-8 mm. Head white, mixed w ith dark fuscous. Palpi
white marked with black. Antennte white ringed with dark grey,
on apical half with four dark bands, basal joint white with two
black marks. Thorax white mixed with grey and dark fuscous.
Abdomen grey, beneath whitish-ochreous. Forewiugs elongate,
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, oblique ;
ochreous-whitish suffusedly irrorated with grey ; a fine irregular
transverse whitish line very near base ; two indistinct irregular
somewhat curved whitish transverse lines towards base ; costa
black from these to middle, cut before middle by two oblique Avhite
strigulse, whence faint irregular whitish lines run to dorsum before
middle ; a narrow elongate black blotch extending along costa from
middle to 4, cut by an oblique white strigula at g, its lower edge
with a trapezoidal blackish lobe reaching half across wing ; beyond
this the apical area forms a clear ochreous-whitish blotch edged
marginally by a fine black line suftused internally with pale yellow-
ochreous ; some slight dark fuscous marking above tornus : cilia
whitish mixed with grey, on costa with a median line of dark
fuscous irroration, on termen with three basal dark fuscous spots
or bars. Hindwings and cilia grey.
British Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, in February and March
{Parish) ; four specimens. Very similar to acrodisca, but termen
of forewings more oblique, and readily separated by absence of dark
fuscous subapical spot.
J Choropleca catorthota, u. sp.
c? . 7 mm. Head whitish mixed with fuscous. Palpi fuscous-
Avhitish, second and terminal joints each with a dark fuscous band,
ai)ex white. Antenna) dark grey dotted with whitish, apical half
with three dark fuscous bands. Thorax fuscous mixed with
whitish. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; grey tinged with
ochreous, slightly sprinkled with whitish and dark fuscous ; a pair
of nearly straight transverse whitish lines at i ; a pair of more
indistinct and irregular similar lines about middle, not forming
oblique strigula? on costa ; anterior half of costa suffused with dark
fuscous between these markings; a suffused narrow elongate dark
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fuscous blotch extending along costa from middle to *, including an
indistinct direct Avhitish strigula at |, its anterior portion extended
by a transverse blotch of dark fuscous suffusion to middle of disc ;
apical area beyond this forming an irregular ochrcous-whitish
blotch, its costal edge marked with some disconnected groups of
black scales and suffus'xl internally with pale yellow-ochreous ; a
small dark fuscous spot in this on middle of termen : a small dark
fuscous spot or mark on tornus : cilia whitish mixed with grey,
with a small dark fuscous spot at apex and a more conspicuous one
on terminal spot. Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, in March (Parish) ; two specimens.
Easily distinguished from the two preceding by the absence of
oblique strigulse on costa.
s/ Choropleca panscia, n. sp.
c? $. 8 mm. Head and thorax fuscous mixed with whitish.
Palpi white barred with dark fuscous. Antennae grey dotted with
whitish, apical half with four dark fuscous bands. Abdomen dark
grey. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse,
termen rounded, oblique ; grey, speckled with whitish and blackish;
three pairs of rather remote somewhat irregular indistinct whitisli
lines, first towards base, second before middle, third about |, costa
from base to second suffused with dark fuscous between markings,
between second and third pairs with an elongate dark fuscous
blotch: cilia grey sprinkled with whitish, indistinctly barred with
dark fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, in June {Parish) ; two specimens.
Choropleca sublimis, n. sp.
S $ . 8-9 mm. Head white mixed with grey. Palpi white
banded with dark fuscous. Antenna) white ringed with dark grey,
with four dark fuscous bands on apical half and sometimes one
above basal joint. Thorax grey sprinkled with white. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen rounded, oblique; light grey irrorated with whitish,
sometimes sprinkled with dark grey ; pairs of slightly curved in-
distinct whitish transyerse lines iit 4 and before middle, costa before
and between these suffused with blackish ; beyond second pair an
irregular costal blotch of blackish suffusion extending to 4 and
reaching lialf across wing, containing an indistinct obli(]ue wliitish
costal strigula at ;f ; apical area beyond this forming a suffused
white blotch, containing a small grey spot anteriorly and a small
blackish spot on termen beneath apex, and marked on costal edge
with a fine blackish line shaded internally with pale yellow-
ochreous : cilia white, with a dark grey patch above apex and a
spot on termen, towards tornus light greyish. Hindwings rather
dark grey ; cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6(i00 feet, in May (Parish); nine
specimens.
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82 EXOTIC MTCROLBPIDOPTEEA.
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Choropleca zygoterma, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 8 mm. Head white mixed with grey. Pal])i white, base
of joints bhickish. Antenna! white ringed with dark fascous, with
four dark fuscous bands on ajncal half and one above base. Thorax
grey mixed with white. Abdomen groy. Eorewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique;
ochreous-whitish irregularly sprinkled with dark grey ; a blackish
streak along costa throughout, cut by a W'hitish mark near base, a
pair of oblique white strigulae at 1, and larger pairs before middle
and at |, between second and third pairs enlarged by blackish-grey
suffusion into an oblique irregiilar blotch reaching half across wing,
apical segment of black streak enclosing a white dot above apex;
some dark fuscous marking on tornus : cilia ochreous-whitish
sprinkled with grey, on costa with a blackish basal shade, beneath
apex with a white dot. Hind wings and cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 0600 feet, in May ; Ecuador, Huigra,
4500 feet, in June (ParisJi); eight specimens.
y Choropleca rhombifera, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, face white. Palpi white,
second joint dark fuscous except apical edge. Antennae grey with
a white line. Abdomen dark grey. Forewdngs elongate, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat
oblique; pole fuscous, sprinkled with dark fuscous; fine very
oblicjue white strigte from costa at ^ and middle, costa before and
between these suffused with d irk fuscous, second limiting anteriorly
a rhomboidal dark fuscous costal blotch extending to a short fine
white striga along costa from |, its lower anterior angle confiuent
with an elongal e suffused dark fuscous spot in disc ; beyond this an
ochreous-white roundish apical blotch extending to middle of
termen, including a wedgeshaped longitudinal mark of dark fuscous
suffusion witli its base resting on apex and including a white apical
dot, and a fine dash of dark fuscous irroration above this ; a fine
dark fuscous marginal line round apex and termen : cilia oclireous-
whitish, with a fuscous median shade (imperfect). Hindwings and
cilia dark grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, in November (Parish) ; one specimen.
Callicerastis photophanes, n. sp.
J. 10 mm. Head and thorax dark puiplish-fuscous, face
partially suffused with whitish. Palpi ochreous-wbitisli, second
joint mixed with dark grey, terminal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen
dark fuscous. Eorewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched,
apex obtuse, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; daik bronzy-
fuscous, dorsal area sprinkled with light yellowish hairscales ;
a fine pale violet-metallic oblique striga from middle of costa,
white on costal edge, reaching nearly half across wing; a
similar striga from middle of dorsum, reaching nearly half across
wing ; a violet-white dot on ooata at A : cilia bronzy-fuscous, with
dark fuscous subbasal and median lines, with two white basal dots
beneath apex, outer half pale yellowish round apex, outer third
yellow-whitish towards tornns. Hindu ings and cilia dark fuscous.
Queensland, Cairns, in November (Dodd); one specimen. Dis-
tinguishalde from the followinji; by the dorsal yellow irroration, and
the light yellow patch in apical cilia extending above apex, whereas
in leucotona there is a white patch below apex only.
Callicerastis leucotona, n. sp.
6 ?. 10-11 mm. Head and thorax deep shining bronze or
dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint with a dark grey streak,
terminal joint externally dark grey except edges. Abdomen dark
grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded : dark coppery-
fuscous ; a fine very oblique white strigula from middle of costa,
tipped with pale metallic-blue ; a whitish dot near dorsum towards
base ; a fine oblique white streak from middle of dorsum to some
palo metallic-blue scales above fold ; a small snow-white spot on
costa towards apex ; two white linear dots on termen beneath ajiex :
cilia pnrplish-grey, basal half dark fuscous, with a white spot on
costal spot, and a white subapical patch, towards tornus suffused
with white with a grey median shade. Hindwings and cilia dark
grey.
Queensland, Cairns, in November (Dodd); four specimens.
Having received by tlie kiiulness of T\rr. Lower a specimen of bis
ci/anosfic((f, described with doubt as a Cosmopten/x {Trans, lioj. Soc.
S. Austr. 1010, 543), I am able to state that it also is referable to
CcdUcerastis.
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BRACHYDOXA, n. g.
Head loosely rough-hairod ; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent.
Antennae i, in S simple, basal joint short, with slight pecten.
Labial palpi moderate, porrected, loosely scaled, second joint witli
several lateral projecting bristles, terminal joint somewhat longer
than second, hardly pointed. Maxillary palpi long, several-jointed,
folded, filiform. Posterior tibife smootb-scalcd. Forewings with
2 from angle, 3 absent, 6 absent, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 9
absent, 11 from before middle. Hindwings |, lanceolate, cilia 1|;
4 absent, cell open between 3 and 5, 5 and 6 short-stalked, 7
ai)proxiLnated.
Apparently beb)nging to the Tinea group, but remarkable for the
sliort antennae.
Bracliydoxa syntrocha, n. sp.
S . 7 nun. Head and thorax light greyish-ochreous. Palpi
dark grey, apex ocbreous-whitish. Abdomen dark grey. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; light greyish-ochreous
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84 EXOTIC MICROLKPIDOPTKRA.
with bronzy reflections, irroratecl and strigulated with dark fuscous ;
a large transverse dark fuscous spot on end of cell : cilia ochreous-
grey-wliitish, with subbasal grey shade becoming blackish on costa.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, in October (Fletcher); one specimen.
Monopis meleodes, n. sp.
c5'. 12 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi fuscous, terminal
joint whitish. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen whitish-grey. Fore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; 6 to costa ; nearly uniform fuscous ;
extreme costal edge whitish except towards base ; a small oval
thinly scaled light fuscous spot in end of cell : cilia pale fuscous
mixed with darker, towards tii)s whitish. Hindwings with 5 and
6 approximated; pale grey, with slight bronzy reflections; cilia
pale grey, towards tips whitish.
Asia Minor, Alma Dagh ; one specimen.
Setomorpha rutella Zell.
The neuration of this species shows considerable variability,
besides sexual diff'erences ; normally in the forewings 3 and 4 are
coincident in J > stalked in $ , 8 and 9 out of 7 ; in the hindwings
3 and 4 coincident in cJ , separjite in 5 , 5 and 6 connate or
stalked. In the forewings 3 and 4 are seldom ap])roxiraatcd in 5 :
one J has 8 absent, another has an additional short branch out
of 7 near apex. In the hindwings in one c? 4 is present, connate
with 3 (the same individual in which 8 of forewings is absent),
in the $ 3 and 4 are sometimes stalked. After examining a large
amount of material from all regions I do not cot)sider iliscijninctella
lleb. or other named forms specifically distinct.
^/ Lindera baliopa, n. sp.
cJ . 13 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, shoulders M'ith a
dark fuscous spot. Palpi moderate (much shorter than in iesyella-
tdla), much dilated with scales, pale ochreous, second joint suffused
with dark fuscous above, without bristles, t erminal joint ^ of second,
broad, flat-compressed, apex rounded-obtuse. Abdomen pale
ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately
arched, apex obtuse, tormeu very obli(iuely rounded; pale ochreous,
more or less sprinkled irregularly with fuscous and dark fuscous in
disc ; a suff'used fuscous streak along anterior half of costa, with
four small fuscous spots beneath it, and four larger fuscous spots
on posterior half ; a roundish rather dark fuscous spot ])eneath
middle of disc, and one beyond middle ; sometimes three or four
other small scattered spots; a row of small fuscous s])ots along-
posterior part of dorsum and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, sligbtlj'
sprinkled with fuscous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous-
whitish.
TINBID^. 85
Brazil, R. Tiipenaya ; tlirce specimens. Resembles iessellatella
in general colouring, but much smaller and relatively shorter-
winged ; distinct by tlie diflerent palpi.
Hypophrictis inceptrix Meyr.
Larva found in nests of C'reiiiasto(jaster (Fonnicidce), at Ambu-
langoda, Ceylon, and imago (a large § , 22 mm. expanse) bred in
December {Fletcher) ; in a singular nearly flat case composed
(apparently) of two dark grey sections of stout silk joined together
round the edges, shaped somewhat between an ellipse and an liour-
glass, or like two coalescing circles, length 15 mm., greatest width
8 mm., contracted in middle to G ram. ; pupa protruded from end
in emergence.
Hypophrictis sollicita, n. sp.
S. 10 ram. Head pale brownish. Palpi whitish-ochreous
irrorated with dark fuscous. Thorax light brownish, anterior
margin suffnsed with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale
ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 coincident or very long-stalked,
9 out of S near base or connate ; whity-brownish, wnth scattered
dark fuscous scales; markings fuscous iiTorated with dark fuscous;
costa marked with about ten large dots, and an irregular spot
beyond middle ; three or four small indistinct spots in disc, with
some irregular marking towards terraen ; a terminal series of cloudy
dots: cilia fuscous-whitish. Kiudwings pale whitish-grey; cilia
ochreous- whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, in October ^Fletcher); one specimen.
Hypophrictis polyscia, n. sp.
c? 2 . 13-23 mm. Head grey, face grey-whitish. Palpi grey-
whitisli, second joint suffused with dark fuscous except towards
apex. Thorax grey, sometimes suffused anteriorly with dark grey.
Abdomen dark grey. Fore wings elongate, more so in 2 , costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8
stalked ; grey suifusedly irrorated with dark fuscous ; some small
dark fuscous spots on anterior half of costa, a subtriangular blotch
beyond middle, and three spots posteriorly ; a small cloudy dark
fuscous spot on end of cell, more or less confluent with costal
blotch : cilia grey, with a darker antemediau shade, on costa barred
with darker. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, with darker sub-
basal shade. ,
Ceylon, Maskeliya, Colombo, and Puttalam, from November to
January {Alston, PoU) ; six specimens.
Hypophrictis lepras, n. sp.
<S . 12-15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen light groyish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ;
86 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTBRA.
lighl grc3i8h-uchrcuus Avitli scattered light fuscous strigulse ;
uiarkiiigs light fuscous ; a subcostal row of small spots, becoming
costal towards apex ; stigmata ropreseuted by large irregular spots,
plical midway betweeu first and second discal ; several small
terminal spots: cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. Hindwings pale
greyish ; cilia whitish-grey-ociireous.
N.W. India, Abbottabad, in June (Fletcher); two specimens. '
v/ PAROCHMASTIS, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
absent. Antennaj |, in d slender, simple, basal joint moderate,
without pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending,
second joint thickened witli dense scales, roughly projecting beneath,
with three or four lateral projecting bristles, terminal joint as long
as second, stout, strongly compressed, obtuse. Maxillary palpi
moderately long, several-jointed, folded, filit'orm. Posterior tibiae
clothed with rough hairscales above, in cJ with long hairpencil
from base above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 and 3 stalked from
angle, 7 to cost a, 11 from before middle, Hindwings somewhat
under 1, olongate-ovate, cilia 1 ; 2-4 parallel, 5 and () approximated
at base or connate, 7 parallel.
Paioclimastis styracodes, n. sp.
c5" . 9 mm. Head and thorax whitish-grey irrorated with dark
fuscous. Palpi fuscous-whitish, suft'usedly irrorated with dark
fuscous. Antenna) whitish ringed with dark fuscous. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
obliquely rounded; grey-whitish with purple reflections, suffuscdly
irrorated with grey, more whitish towards costa; markings
ochreous-grey irrorated with blackish ; a small spot on base of
dorsum ; a somewhat oblique streak from costa at 4 , reaching |
across wing, basal area before this greyer; moderate somewhat
oblique fascia) from costa before and beyond middle, first running
to dorsum beyond middle, second reaching | across wing ; a trans-
verse spot on costa near apex : cilia whitish indistinctly barred
with ochreous-grey and irrorated with blackish. Hindwings grey
with strong coppery or purple retiection ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Cairns, in November (Dodd) ; two specimens.
Archyala atomarcha, n. sp.
5 . 15 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish sprinkled with
black specks. Abdomen pale grey. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded ; grey-whitish s])iinkled with black s])ecks ; costa
marked with dots of black irroration ; a very fine interrupted black
line along fold, not reaching extremities ; some irregularly placed
pale brownish-ochreous indistinct dots anteriorly, a small elongate
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TINBIDJE. 87
spot ill disc before niHldle, and some irregular marking abuut |,
and on fold towards extremity : cilia white, irrorated with black at
base and witli tliree rows of ver^- minute black points, llindwings
light grey, with sliglit bronzy reflection ; cilia whitish, with light
grey subbasal sliade.
North Australia, Tort Darwin (Bodd); one specimen.
Scardia clonodes Meyr,
This is the only Auetralian species that I have which is correctly
referable to Scardia ; of the otiiers which in my paper of Proc.
Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1892, I placed there nnder a too wide
conception of the genus, australasidla, jiyrocliroa {=xaniliohapta
Low.), and inconcisella helon^ to Alocrarchis, cehella to Myrmecozela,
and primaeva to Trithnnnora, hitherlo represented by a single New
Zealand species. The difference between the sexes of primaeva is
remarkable, and I find, jiesides the points noted in my description,
there are structural differeiiccs, 7 and 8 of forewings being separate
in S tmd stalked in 2 i ^'^d tlie subdorsal tufts much more liirgely
developed in § , yet I still think the sexes are correctly placed
together.
y HOLACARTA, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; tongue rudimentary. Antennae i,
in c? with moderate whorled ciliations, basal joint short, without
pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, second joint with dense long
rough tuft of projecting scales beneath, terminal joint shorter than
second, ascending, slender, loosely scaled, tolerably pointed. Maxil-
larj' palpi moderate, filiform, ascending. Posterior tibiae clotlied
with long rough hairs above. Forewings with large tufts of scales;
1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 3 from angle, 7 to termen, 8 and
9 stalked, 10 connate with 8, 11 from middle, llindwings nearly
1, elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 2-7 separate, 5 and 6 approximated
towards base.
Type satijrodes Meyr. Allied to Trithamnora.
Myrmecozela favens, u. sp.
S $ . 22-25 mm. Head and palpi orange-ochreous, second
joint of palpi with dense projecting scales beneath and several
lateral bristles, sprinkled externally with dark fuscous. 'Ihorax
yellow-ochreous. Abdomen light ochreous-yellowish, sometimes
tinged with grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; yellovr-
ochreous : cilia concolorous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-
ochreous.
Natal, Howick, in April ; eight specimens. I find it no longer
practicable to discriminate between Myrmecozela and Amydria,
and the latter must therefore be merged in the former as one genus,
of which I am acquainted with about fifty species.
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Myrmecozela typhodes, n. sp.
J. i3-lo mra. Head and palpi deep yellow-oclireous. Thorax
violet-fuscous mixed with ochreous. Abdomen dark fuscous.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, tormen rounded, ratliei- oblique; rather dark ochreous-
fuseous, with violet reliect-ions : cilia concolorous. Hindwings
dark fuscous, with slight purplish tinge ; cilia dark fuscous.
IvoKT Coast, Dimbroko ; Dahomey ; three specimens.
Hapsifera latriodes, n. sp.
c? 13-] 7 mm., $ 25 ram. Head ochreous-wliitish. Palpi
ochrcous-whitisb, sprinkled with dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-
whitish, shoulders with a fuscous spot. Abdomen pale greyish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 8
and 9 out of 7 ; ochreous-whitish, with irregularly scattered
brownish or fuscous strigula?, sprinkled with dark fuscous ; several
irregular spots along costa, and partially indicated somewhat
oblique fascife before middle and at |, angulated in middle, angle of
second sometimes marked with blackish; tlree large subdcft-sal
tufts : cilia ochreous-whitish mixed or suffused witn brownish.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Fkench Congo, Ubangi and Fort Crampel ; eight specimens.
Pitliarclia chalinaea is closelj allied specifically to tliis, except for
the structural character of the separation of vein 9 of forewings,
and therefore I consider that this should be disregarded, and
Fitharcha merged in Hapsifera ; in that case the genus Dasyses
Durr. must also be included in Hapsifera.
Hapsifera fetialis, n. sp.
(S . 14-16 mm. Head pale ochreous mixed with fuscous. Palpi
pale ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous. Tliorax fuscous mixed
wMth blackish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale ochreous. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow^ costa gently arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 3 and 4 connate or short-
stalked, 7 and 9 stalked, 8 absent ; pale ochreous, suftusedly
strigulated with fuscous or dark fuscous ; a basal patch and
oblique fasciae before middle and at § formed by undefined dark
grey suffusion ; a marginal row of small irregular blackish spots
round apex and termen: cilia pale ochreous mixed with fuscous
and dark fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-
ochreous, with greyish subbasal line.
Dahomey ; two specimens.
Mesopherna entripta, n. sp.
S $ . 20-24 mm. Head and thorax whitish thinly speckled
with dark fuscous or blackish. Palpi whitish speckled with black,
second joint loosely rough-scaled, with an ochreous lateral streak,
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terminal joint half second. Abdomen elongate, light greyish-
ochreous, anal tuft white. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 7 and
8 stalked ; whitish, largely clouded or suffused with light brownish,
more or less speckled with dark fuscous on tips of scales ; costa
somewhat dotted or strigulated Avith darker, especially towards
apex ; two or three small spots of blackish irroralion on termen :
cilia whitish clouded or sulfusedly barred with light brownish.
Hindwings with 5 and 6 rather approximated ; bronzy-grey, lighter
anteriorly ; cilia pale brownish-ochreous.
Queensland, Cairns, in October and November {Dodd) ; three
specimens.
Tinissa palinodes, n. sp.
$ . 29 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish, shoulders with a
dark fuscous mark. Abdomen grey-whitish. Posterior tibiae
whitish, tufted on posterior half with long hairscales mostly
suffused with dark fuscous, at apex with an ochreous band. Fore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen hardly rounded, oblique; 7 and 8 stalked; light brown,
irregularly strewn with small indistinct rather darker strigulae,
and a few dark fuscous scales ; three small fuscous-whitish quad-
rate spots on costa from before middle to |, edged laterally with
small dark fuscous dots ; an irregular fuscous streak, unevenly
irrorated with blackish, along lower | of termen : cilia light
brownish, with subbasal shade mixed with blackish. Hindwings
grey ; cilia wliitish-grey, with darker subbasal shade.
New Gdinea, Upper Setekwa K,, Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet; one
specimen.
Themeliotis notocrossa, n, sp.
S . 9 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint pale ochreous
slightly sprinkled with blackish. Thorax pale ochreous. Abdomen
whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen obliquely rounded ; white ; markings light yellow-ochreous;
an oblique triangular blotch on base of costa ; a small suffused spot
on fold at I ; a broad irregular somewhat oblique median fascia; a
semicircular blotch on costa at j^, and one on tornus ; small spots
at apex and on middle of termen : cilia white, indistinctly barred
with pale ochreous, with a patch at tornus ; a patch of long pro-
jecting white cilia from middle of dorsum. Hindwings with 3 and
4 separate; pale whitish-grey; cilia ochreous- whitish.
New Guinea, Sariba I. (Meeh) ; one specimen. To the descrip-
tion of the genus Themeliotis should be added the following point,
overlooked hitherto but present also in the typical species : Anterior
tarsi thickened with rough scales.
Iphierga lysipliracta, n. sp.
S . 8-9 mm. Head' and palpi pale fulvous-ochreous, palpi more
or less suffused with fuscous tow'ards base. Anteuuse with fine
90 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTBRA.
ciliated pectiuatious. Thorax liyht gieyish-ochrtous, anterior
margin grey. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate,
posteriorly slightly dilated, cosla moderately arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, terinen obliquely rounded ; 4 absent, 8 and 9 separate or
stalked or coincident ; whitish-oclireous ; markings dark fuscous ;
a moderate basal fascia, edge direct ; a slender traus'verse streak at
|-, and a second obtusely angulated at |, both more usually reduced
to small costal, discal, and dorsal spots, or lirst almost obsolete ;
sometimes one or two dots on costa towards apex, and on termen :
cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-ochrcous.
North Australia, Port Darwin {Lodd) ; Hve specimens.
Iphierga dispersa, n. sp.
6 $ . 13-17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown tinged with
fulvous. Palpi whitish-oclireous tinged with fulvous. Antennal
pectinations of 6 4. Thorax and abdomen whitish-ochreous,
ovipositor of $ concealed in a rounded mass of pale gre} ish-ochreous
wool, surrounded with tuft ot dense greyish hairscales. Eorewings
elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded,
rather oblique; 4 absent; whitish-ochreous; markings fuscous;
several irregular dots or small spots along cotta, dorsum, and ter-
men ; some scattered dots or striguloe in disc, in one specimen
united to form several more or less incomplete transverse striae ;
moderate cloudy rather darker roundish spots in disc at | and | :
cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-ochreous.
North Australia, Port Darwin {Dodd) ; six specimens.
Ardiosteres dryophracta, n. sp.
6 . 19-21 mm. Head fulvous. Palpi orange-yellowish, base
dark fuscous. AntennaB dark fuscous, ciliations '2. Thorax
dark fuscous. Abdomen orange-yellowish. Forewings elongate,
moderate, co&ta gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded,
rather oblique ; 7 and 8 coincident ; whitish ; markings dark
brown, mixed and spotted with dark fuscous, especially on margins;
a moderate basal fascia, edge direct ; a moderate irregular-edged
fascia at |, costally approximated or connected with preceding,
outer edge rather convex above middle : a broad irregular post-
median fascia, including a small white spot on costa; an irregular
apical blotch, including three or four small whitish spots on margin,
connected with preceding below middle : cilia whitish, barred with
dark brown. Hindwings pale fuscous ; cilia pale ochreous.
Queensland, Townsville, bred in May {Dodd) ; two specimens.
Ardiosteres pectinata, n. sp.
S . 22 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-orange, base of palpi dark
fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous, bipectinated (2). Thorax ochreous-
orange, with anterior third, posterior crest, and a spot on each side
of it dark fuscous. Abdomen yellow-ochreous. Forewings elon-
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gate, rather broad, slightly dilated posteiiurly, costa gently aiched,
apex rounded-obtuse, termeu rounded, rather oblique ; light yellow-
ochreous ; markings dark fuscous ; a moderate basul fascia, edge
irregular; an irregular-edged fascia at i_, connected with preceding
above middle, including a small pale ochreous s2)ot on costa, a dot
on dorsum, and two or three above middle; a broader irregular
fascia at |, connected with preceding in disc and beneath costa,
and including pale ochreous spots on costa and dorsum and a dot
near low^er bar; a dark iuscous costal dot betw^een these, sometimes
connected with upper bar; an irregular fascia round apex and termon
coalescing beneath with preceding, including a pale ochreous trans-
verse spot near termcn below middle and a marginal series of small
spots: cilia pale ochreous, deeper towards base, barred with dark
fuscous. Hiudwings rather dark fuscous; cilia ochreous -yellowish.
North Australia, Port Darwin {Uodd) ; one specimen.
Ardiosteres iacerata, n. sp.
I propose this name for the species described by me as moretonella
Walk. (Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1892, 519), which 1 believe I
wrongly identified; Walker describes his specimens as having four
yellow fasciae, and the cilia of hindwings yellow, characters which
do not apply to any of the forms of tliis species. His species is
from the Brisbane district, mine from Bathurst and Duaringa. The
two very similar yet quite distinct species described above indicate
the probability of others ; these three differ in neuration and
antenual structure.
Mallohatlira oriana, n. sp.
(^ . 10 mm. Head pale oclireous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex
whitish. Antennal ciliations 4. Thorax darli puiplish-fuscous.
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and
8 long-stalked ; fuscous-purple, sufiusedly strigulated with dark
fuscous ; a cloudy darker spot on end of cell ; a subtriangular
ochreous-whitish sjiot on dorsum before middle, and dorsal edge
from this to tornus interruptedly marked with ochreous-whitisli :
cilia purplish-fuscous. Hindwings with 6 absent; rather dark
grey ; cilia grey.
S. India, Ootacamund, 7500 feet, in September (FZe<o7«er) ; one
specimen.
Mallobathra sphyrota, n. sp.
(S . 9 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-whitish. Antennal cilia-
tions 2k. Thorax bronzy-purple. Eorewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded ; deep bronz3-purple, sutfusedly mixed with darlc grey ;
costa sutfused with dark grey ; a small blackish dot on end of cell :
cilia grey. Hindwings with 0 present; rather dark grey; cilia
grey.
Assam, Khasis, in October ; one specimen.
92 EXOTIC MIOROLKPIDOPTERA.
Fumea servicula, n. sp.
6 . 9 mm. Head and tborai^light grey. Antcnnal pectinations
4, several apical joints simple, ciliaterl. Eorewings ratlier elongate,
moderately broad,, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen
rounded, rather oblique ; rather light grey : cilia concolorous.
Hindwings and cilia rather light grey.
S. India, Coimbatore, in September (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
\/ HOMILOSTOLA, u. g.
Head with short loosely appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue
al)sent. Antennae under ^, in ci" dentate, strongly ciliated, basal
joint short, with dense projecting anterior flap of scales. Labial
palpi short, ascending, with loose appressed scales, somewhat rough
beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, tolerably obtuse.
Maxillary palpi obsolete. Abdomen in ^ more or less hairy, and
with dense anal tuft of long hairs, ovipositor elongate. ■* Posterior
tibia) rough-haired above and beneath. Forewings with J b long-
furcate, 2 from angle, -4 and 5 approximated or short-stalked, 7
absent, 8 and 9 sometimes stalked, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1,
ovate, cilia ^-|, frenulum in § of numerous hairs, 3 absent, -4 and
5 rather aj)proximated towards base, 6 and 7 parallel.
Type taeniata. Allied to Lepidoscia, but the female is winged.
i/ Homilostola taeniata, n. sp.
S 18-24 mm., $ 24-34 mm. Head white, neck and sides
of face dark fuscous, collar sometimes greyish. Palpi dark fuscous.
Thorax whitish, more or less tinged or mixed with grey. Abdomen
in S gi'ey, in $ pale grey or whitish. Forewings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather
oblique ; 8 and 9 stalked ; light fuscous-grey, somewhat sprinkled
with Avhitish, and strewn with numerous blackish-grey dots or
strigulae tending to be arranged in longitudinal series ; dorsal and
terminal areas variably irrorated or suffused with whitish ; a more
or less strong suflused white streak from \ of costa to termen
beneath apex : cilia light grey more or less mixed with white
suffusion. Hindwings in S grey, in 5 light grey sometimes
whitish- suffused towards base ; cilia light grey, more whitish
towards tips.
French Guiana, 11. Maroni ; eighteen specimens.
y
Homilostola autoplecta, n. sp.
(5 22 mm.. $ 32 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. Palpi pale
fuscous sprinkled with dark fuscous. Thorax pale fuscous, in S
marked on shoulders and posteriorly with black. Abdomen fuscous.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; 8
and 9 separate ; pale fuscous, strongly strigulated transversely
with dark fuscous, in $ more closely and finely ; in cf a dark
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fuscous spot on costa at ;|, and a small spot formed by coalescen'^'e
of strigula3 beneath middle of disc : cilia pale greyisb-ochreouB.
Hindwings light fuscous; cilia pale greyish-ocbreous, in cj s])rinkkd
with fuscous.
French Guiana, R. Maroni ; three specimens.
J
Homilostola ascalopa, n. sp.
c?. 13-1-1 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous.
Thorax grey-whitish, anterior margin suft'used with dark fuscous.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 stalked ; grey-whitish ;
costal edge blackish on basal third ; discal stigmata moderate, dark
fuscous, a small irregular dark fuscous spot beneath fold obliquely
before first discal; three or four dark fuscous strigulse towards
apex ; a terminal series of dark fuscous dots : cilia white, tinged
with grey towards base. Hindwings pale grey; cilia wliite,
suffused with pale grey towards base.
Fkench Guiana, E. Maroni ; two specimens.
y Homilostola aeqiianima, n. sp.
c? . 15 mm. Head grey-wliitish. Palpi grey. Thorax light
ochreous-grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings rather elongate,
moderately broad, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex
rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; light ochreous-
grey: cilia pale greyish-ocbreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Peru, Pacaya, in June {Mounseij) ; one specimen.
Ctenocompa liopercna, n. sp.
(S $ . 11-12 mm. Head dark fuscous, crown and upper part of
face suffused with whitish. Palpi very short and slender, fuscous.
Antennal pectinations of <S 3. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous.
Forewings moderate, jiosteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex
rounded, termen rounded, rather oblique ; 7 and 8 short-stalked, 9
absent ; rather glossy dark fuscous : cilia fuscous. Hindwings
rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Bengal, Cha])ra {Mackeiizie) -^ two specimens. I recognise tliat
the genus SirntMsca cannot be maintained as distinct from Cteno-
compa Meyr., which is the earlier name.
Ctenocompa ophryota, n. sp.
cJ . 11-12 mm. Head whitish, face grey. Palpi very short,
dark grey. Antennal pectinations 3. Thorax light grey, shoulders
dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings rather elongate,
moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen
obliquely rounded; pale grey, somewhat mixed with whitish,
coarsely strigulated throughout or reticulated with dark fuscous :
a moderate or narrow transverse dark fuscous fasciate spot from
94 EXOTIC MICKOLBPIDOPTERA.
dorsum about raidrlle, reacliing half across wing: cilia whitish-
fuscous. Hiudwings and cilia light grey.
SENEGAL, Kaolack ; two specimens. Much like nr/itatd, but
forewings shorter and broader, costa more stronglj- arched.
Melasina acmastis, n. sp.
(^ . 18 mm. Head orange. Palpi dark fuscous, apex orange.
Antennal pectinations 3. Thorax pale ochreous, anterior margin
infuscated. Abdomen light greyish-oclireous, anal tuft yellowish.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termeu
rounded, rather obliqixe ; pale ochreous; costal edge infuscated
towards base : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-
ochreous.
French Congo, Fort Crampel; one specimen.
Melasina lignosa, n. sp. i
c? . 30 mm. Head and palpi brownish-ochreous. Antennal
pectinations 6. Thorax brown. Abdomen ]jale fuscous. Fore-
wings elongate, moderate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termeu rounded, rather oblique ;
light brownish, sometimes partially sprinkled with darker: cilia
pale brownish. Hindwings pale fuscous ; cilia whitish-fuscous.
Bengal, Cliapra (Macl-enzie); two specimens.
Melasina ptochodora, n. sp.
(5 . 27-31 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. Palpi fuscous, apex
whitish. Antennal pectinations 5. Thorax light fuscous, slightly
whitish-sprinkled. Abdomen light fuscous. Forewings elongate,
posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen sliglitly rounded, rather oblique ; light fuscoiTS,
slightly mixed with whitish, and very indistinctly strigulated with
darker fuscous irroration ; an irregular darker si)ot beneath middle
of wing obscurely indicated, but no other definite markings : cilia
pale fuscous. Hindwings and cilia pale fuscous.
pENEflAL, Kaolack ; three specimens.
Melasina multiplex, n. sp.
c? . 30-32 ram. Head and thorax brownish, sometimes mixed
with whity-brownish. Palpi brownish, towards apex whitish-
ochreons. Antennal pectinations 5. Abdomen light brownish.
Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa
gently arched, a])ex rounded, termen rounded, rather oblique; pale
brownish, irregularly strigulated or partially suffused with brown
aiul dark fuscous irroration ; rather oblique antemedian and post-
median fasciae, two or three spots on costa posteriorly, and an
irregular subterminal streak more or less vaguely indicated : cilia
pale brownish barred with darker, with dark brown median line.
Hindwings light ochreous-fuscous ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous, Avith
fuscous median line.
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5. 46 mm. Broader-winp:efl than nsual,forewing8 light fuscous,
markings of c? very faintly indicated, cilia distinctly barred.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Bengal, Chapra (Macl-nizie) ; three .specimens. IMuch like
campestris, but obviously broader-winged and browner ; even the $
appears to be easily recognisable by the unusually broad wings.
J THEATRISTA, n. g.
Head with dense loosely raised scales, sidetufts roughly spreading;
ocelli small, posterior; tongue absent. Antennae 1, in S bi-
pectinated, basal joint short, stout, with anterior projection of
dense scales. Labial palpi moderate, porrectcd, second joint clothed
with dense loosely a])pressed scales, roughly expanded towards apex
beneath, terminal joint very short, loosely scaled, obtuse. Maxillary
palpi obsolete. Posterior tibice clothed with dense long hairs.
Forewings with grouits of rough scales ; 1 b furcate, 2 from towards
angle, 3 from angle, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. HiudWings 1,
elongate-ovate, cilia f; 2 remote, 3 from angle, 3-7 nearly parallel.
Allied to Hapsifera.
Theatrista subnigrata, n. sp.
c? . 22-25 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, with some spots of
purplish-fuscous suffusion, sidetufts dark purple-fuscous. Pali)i
yellow-ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous, pectinations 4. Thorax
dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa sliglitly arched, apex obtuse, termen
obliquely rounded; whitish-ochreous, mottled with light grey from
base to 3, and on costa at | ; a basal patch of dark purplish-leaden
and blackish irregular mixture occupying about i of wing, costa
sometimes suffused \\\\\\ dark leadeu-grey from base to g ; irregular
dark purplish-leaden and black marking forming a triangular i)atch
at tornus, connected with a streak along termen enlarged at apex :
cilia dark purplish-leaden. Hindwings blackish-grey, with small
distinct hyaline spot beneath cell at base; cilia ochreous-grey-
whitish, basal third irrorated with dark grey.
Germa-n E. Africa, Dar-es-Salaam ; one specimen, and others
seen from British E. Africa.
y EUCROTALA, n. g.
Head rough-haired; ocelli ]iosterior; tongue rudimentary.
Antennae | (?), basal joint moderate, with peeten. Labial ])alpi
moderately long, ascending, second joint rough-scaled beneath,
terminal joint shorter tlian second, loosely scaled, obtuse. Maxillary
palpi short, porrected. loosely scaled. Posterior tibia} rough-haired
above. Forewings with spots of raised scales ; 1 h furcate, 2 from
towards angle, 7 absent, 9 and 10 approximated at l)ase, 11 from
before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 2 7 sejiarate,
5 and 6 somewhat approximated at base.
Allied to Hapsifera.
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Eucrotala nucleata, n. sp.
2 . 15 iniu. Head and palpi dark fuscous. Thorax greyish-
ochreous, anteriorly suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen lig-ht
greyish-ochreous. Forewiugs elongate, costa moderately arched,
apex obtuse, terraen obliquely rounded; light greyish-ochreous,
with slight violet reflections, with scattered coarse grey strigulge
sprinkled with blackish, especially along costa ; spots of blackish
irroration on costa at base, 4> and middle; an elongate blackish
blotch in disc beyond middle, with some raised scales: cilia whitish-
ochreous, on costa barred with grey. Hindwings pale brassy-grey ;
cilia whitish.
Assam, Grurana Range, Goalpara District, bred in June from
Shorea robusta (? bark or wood, probably) (Beeson).
Tineola exsculpta, n. sp.
cJ . 10-11 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish-ochreous, face
concave, densely tufted. Palpi greyish, apex whitish-ochreous.
Abdomen light ochreous-grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 7
and 8 stalked ; pale greyish-ochreous, with scattered coarse ratlier
dark fuscous scales, especially towards apex ; a small dark fuscous
spot beneath costa near base ; stigmata large, dark fuscous,
plical ratlier obliquely before first discal : cilia whitish-ochreous,
towards base with scattered coarse rather dark fuscous scales.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
N.W. India, Abbottabad, in June (Fletcher); two specimens.
Tineola corticina, n. sp.
(5 8 mm., $ 11 mm. Head light grey, face white. Palpi
grey, apex white. Antenna) grey-whitish. Thorax light grey.
Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ;
7 and 8 stalked; whitish irregularly sprinkled with fuscous; mark-
ings formed by dark fuscous irroration ; some small undefined spots
towards base ; stigmata represented by rather large irregular spots,
plical more or les-i obliquely beyond first discal ; undefined s[)ots
above first and second discal and on tornus, some small scattered
spots between discal stigmata, and some small irregular confused
spots towards apex: cilia whitish, sprinkled with dark fuscous.
Hindwings pointed, pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, in March and June {Fletcher) ; two specimens.
Tineola paramima, n. sp.
c? . 16-17 mm. Head dark fuscous. Palpi grey. Antennae 1,
whitish-grey. Thorax pale greyish-ochreous. Abdomen pale
greyish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately
arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 short-
stalked, 9 absent; light greyish-ochreous, costa suffused with grey
Vol. II. Pt. 4.]
EXOTIC
MIGROLEPIDOPTERA.
By
EDWARD MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S,
To be obtained from the Author:
^Vilts.
Price Is. 6d. per part, post free.
Printed by Taylor & Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Stteet, E.G. 4.
April 191S.
TINEID^. — GELRCHIADiK. 97
from base to beyond middle : cilia light greyish-ochreous. Hind-
wings wliitisli-oclireous-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreovis.
N.W. India, Abbottubad, in Juno {Fletcher)-^ two specimens.
Extremely like Tinea ofhello, but the peculiar ueuration of fore-
wings and the obsolescence of maxillary palpi, alike in both
specimens, appear to be conclusive as to its distinctness.
GELECHIAD^.
Crocanthes eurypyra, n. sp.
cJ . 1(3 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark violet-fuscous,
face whitish. Palpi whitish, terminal joint dark fuscous. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
terraen straight, oblique ; 4 and 5 out of 2, 9 and 10 out of 7 ;
orange; markings dark purple-fuscous; a basal patch, outer edge
rather convex, running from ^ of costa to before ^ of dorsum,
connected by a slender costal streak with terminal band ; a some-
what pentagonal spot in middle of disc ; a terminal band, edge
slightly concave, running from | of costa to just before tornus :
cilia dark bronzy-grey. Hindwings orange ; markings dark fuscous :
a small basal patch, hardly extending to i of wing ; a trapezoidal
spot in disc at |, broadest above ; an apical fascia, broad on costa,
attenuated to below middle of termen : cilia grey, with darker sub-
basal shade, towards tornus suffused with orange.
New Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet ; one
specimen.
Crocanthes gelastis, n. sp.
J . 17 mm. Head and thorax dark purple-fuscous, face shining
whitish-ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous, with apical and very
broad supramedian whitish bands. Palpi pale ochreous-yellowish,
terminal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen deep yellow, basal third
and apex dark purple-fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse,
termen straight, rather oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 5 connate, 9 and
10 out of 7; dark purple-fuscous ; an irregular transverse deep
yellow spot crossing end of cell, not reaching costa or dorsum : cilia
dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ; a rather
broad rather irregular deep yellow fascia from somewhat beyond
middle of costa to termen above tornus : cilia dark bronzy -fuscous,
round dorsum and lower part of termen yellow.
New Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet; one
specimen.
Crocanthes rhodantha, n. sp.
2 . 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous,
second joint rosy-tinged anteriorly. Thorax whitish-ochreous,
shoulders and a central spot light crimson. Abdomen whitish-
ochreous, slightly rosy-tinged. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
VOL. 11. — A^iril, 1918. h
98 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTERA.
posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gftntly arched, apex obtuse,
termen straight, rather oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 5 connate, 9 and
10 out of 7 ; light rosy-crimson ; an irregular transverse light
yellow blotch in disc before middle, connected with costa before
middle by some yellowish suffusion; a series of indistinct yellow
marks along apical part of cost a and termen : cilia yellow, on
tornus light purplish-grey. Hindwings pale greyish, apex slightly
rosy-tinged; cilia whitish-grey, round apex and up])er half of
termen light yellow.
New Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet; one
specimen.
Crocanthes aulodocha, n. sp.
2 . 21 mm. Head and thorax purple-fuscous. Palpi purple-
fuscous, terminal joint whitish-ochreous, anteriorly fuscous.
Antennae whitish-ochreous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
sinuate, little oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 'J and 10 out of 7 ; purplish-
fuscous ; a triangular whitish spot on middle of costa, whence a
whitish line interrupted in middle runs to near dorsum beyond
middle ; a slight whitish mark along costa near apex : cilia purplish-
fuscous, with an ochreous-whitish basal line. Hindwings grey ;
cilia ochreous-whitish tinged with grey, with a grey subbasal
shade.
New Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet ; one
specimen.
Timyra corythista, n. sp.
S . 13 mm. Head pale metallic-bronze. Palpi pale yellowish.
Thorax yellow, shoulders pale metallic-bronze. Abdomen whitish-
ochreous. Posterior tibiae yellow, on origin of spurs projecting
tufts of bristly hairs slightly mixed dark fuscous, base of tarsi dark
fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; orange-yellow ;
markings light bronzy-fuscous ; a streak along basal sixth costa, a
small blackish spot beneath it at base ; a slightly obliciue tranverse
fascia at g, not quite reaching costa ; a patch occupying apical half
of wing, anterior edge somewhat convex, including a jellow spot
above tornus : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings pale ochreous, a
long expansible pale ochreous hairpencil from base, lying in a sub-
median furrow ; cilia xDale ochreous.
Madras, Anamalais, 3000 feet, in January [FletcJier) ; one
specimen. Allied to sjyJiaeritis.
ANAXYRINA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts loosely raised ; ocelli
posterior; tongue developed. Antennae over 1, in cJ rather stout,
serrulate, simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial
palpi moderately long, recurved, second joint with appressed scales,
slightly rough beneath, terminal joint half second, evenly scaled
SELECHIAD^. 99
and slightly roughened anteriorly, obtuse. Maxillary palpi very
short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled
above towards base, -with large expanded median and apical tufts
of rough scales, basal joint of tarsi with rough projecting scales
above. Forewings with 1 b short-furcate, 2 from ^, 3 absent, 4 and
5 stalked from angle, 7 absent, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings
], trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen obliquely sinuate beneath apex,
cilia 1 ; 2 remote, 3 absent, 4 from angle, 5 approximated to 4,
6 and 7 stalked.
Anaxyrina cyanopa, n. sp.
cJ. 12-13 mm. Head, antennae white. Palpi white, second
joint somewhat sprinkled dark fuscoas. Thorax whitish, two dark
fuscous spots anteriorly. Abdomen whitish, towards middle some-
what sprinkled grey. Posterior legs whitish, tufts of tibiae suffused
dark fuscous, spurs banded dark fuscous, basal joint of tarsi and a
ring on next joint dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded,
rather oblique ; ochrcous-v.'hitish ; markings light fuscous irrorated
black ; a small spot on base costa ; a slender irregular sometimes
incomplete transverse fascia near base ; a broad irregular fascia
parallel to termen before middle, closely followed by a narrower
irregular metallic-indigo-blue fascia edged black ; a semioval blotch
on dorsum at | ; a broad posterior light brownish band irrorated
blackish on lower half, leaving a narrow streak groundcolour
round apex and termen, marked three white dots on costa and
sprinkled white towards costa posteriorly : cilia whitish-grey, three
blackish-grey lines, outer half leaden-metallic reflections. Hind-
wings, cilia pale grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in November (Neiucome) ; two specimens.
>/ PSEUDOCRATES, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts loosely raised; ocelli small,
posterior; tongue developed. Antennae |, in c? serrulate, simple,
basal joint moderately elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long,
recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, loose beneath
towards apex, terminal joint as long as second, slender, acute.
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, ap[)ressed to tongue. Posterior
tibiae rough-haired above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 from
near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 9 connate with 7, 11 from
middle. Hindwings 1, pointed-trapezoidal, termen slightly sinuate,
cilia 1|; 4 absent, 3 and 5 connate or short-stalked, 6 and 7 stalked.
Type antisphena Meyr. Allied to Psammoris, which it resembles
superficially and in neuration of hindwings, but differs considerably
in neuration of forew ings ; analogy here suggests that in Psammoris
vein 7 is absent, 8 and 9 stalked, rather than as originally stated.
Pseudocrates antisphena, n. sp.
cJ . 13 mm. Head fuscous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second
joint sprinkled dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint
h2
100 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA.
with a few dark fuscous scales. Antennae whitish ringed dark
fuscous. Thorax pale fuscous, shoulders sprinkled dark fuscous.
Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa
gently, arched, apex pointed, ternien extremely obliquely rounded ;
light brownish, sprinkled blackish-fuscous except in disc, especially
along costa, forming small groups of scales on margins towards
apex ; stigmata lai'ge, blackish, plical beyond first discal and more
or less completely united with it to form an obli(iue subtriangular
blotch, edged whitisli posteriorly, second discal triangular, edged
latei'ally whitish : cilia pale ochreous tinged grey, s])riiikled blackish-
fuscous towards base. Hindwings grej'-whitish, becoming pale
grey posteriorly ; cilia ochreous-wbitish.
S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 7U00 feet, in March (Andrewes) ; two
specimens.
Pseudocrates soritica, n. sp.
S . 13 mm. Head fuscous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second
joint sprinkled dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint
with a few dark fuscous scales. Antennae whitish ringed dark
fuscous. Thorax pale fuscous, shoulders sprinkled dark fuscous.
Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly
oblique ; pale fuscous, sprinkled dark fuscous, margins irregularly
irroruted blackish-fuscous, especially along costa ; a blackish mark
beneath costa near base ; an oblique blackish mark from dorsum
at ^ ; an oblique transverse blackish-fuscous blotch representing
combined plical and first discal stigmata, a subtriangular spot
representing second discal : cilia whitish-fuscous tinged ochreous
towards base, basal third sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings pale grey ;
cilia grey-whitish.
S. India, Palnis, 6000 feet (CampheU). Very similar to preceding,
but forewings less narrow, termen much less oblique.
i CROCOGMA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidctufts loosely raised ; ocelli small,
posterior; tongue developed. Antennte 1, in d" simple, basal joint
moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved,
second joint smooth-scaled, terminal joint shorter than second,
moderate, pointed, in cJ with rough spreading hairs posteriorly.
Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs
above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4
connate from angle, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen, 11 from middle.
Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, termen sinuate, cilia nearly 1 ; 3 and 4
coincident, 5 nearly parallel, 6 and 7 stalked.
Allied to Eridachtha.
Crocogma isocola, n. sp.
J . 12 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen whitish-ochreous, shoulders
fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint fuscous. Antennae
GKLECHIAD^. 101
whitish-ochreous, ringed above fuscous. Forowings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termcn very
obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous, more or less irrorated fuscous,
costa and upper part of tcrmen suffused rather dark fugcous ;
stigmata blackish, discal large, plical smaller, rather oblicjuely
before first discal : cilia whitish-ochreous, two indistinct fuscous
lines, s[)rinkled with fuscous towards base, iliudwings whitish-
ochreous, a deep ochreous-yellow streak of modified scales along
submedian fold ; cilia whitish ochreous.
Assam, Khasis, in March and April ; two sj)ocimens.
MNESISTEGA, u.g.
Head with approssed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae ^, in (S somewhat stout, simple, basal joint moderate,
with pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, recurved, second joint
rather thickened with scales, somewhat rough towards apex beneath,
terminal joint nearly as long as second, moderate, acute. Maxillary
palpi very short, iiliforni, appi'essed to tongue. Posterior tibiae
clotliod with long hairs above. Fore wings with 1 b furcate, 2 from
towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to terraen, 9 from near 7, 11 from
beyond middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, narrowed posteriorly,
apex pointed, terraen sinuate, cilia 14 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 nearly
parallel, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards base.
Apparently allied to Homaloxestis.
Mnesistega talantodes, n. sp.
J 2 . 9-12 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
second joint dark fuscous except apex. Antennae grey, towards
apex whitish three narrow dark grey bands. Thorax dark purple-
fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa hardly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
extremely obli(|uely rounded ; yellow-ochreous, a few scattered
dark fuscous scales ; a dark purple-fuscous basal patch, widest on
costa and sending a more or less suffused costal streak to posterior
fascia ; first discal stigma cloudy dark fuscous ; a slender irregular
suffused dark purple-fuscous transverse fascia at | ; an irregular
dark purple-fuscous apical spot: cilia yellow-ochreous, a few
scattered dark fuscous scales, above apex a dark purple-fuscous
patch. Hindwings grey, more or less hyaline between veins
anteriorly, especially in S ; cilia light grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, March to October {Newcome) ; eight
specimens.
Homaloxestis locliitis, n. sp,
S. 9 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax ochreous-whitish,
second joint palpi infuscated externally except apex, antennae
ringed fuscous except towards base. Abdomen grey, anal tuit
yellow-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched,
apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; 7 and 8 stalked,
102 EXOTIC MICROI.EPIDOPTEKA.
7 to terraen, it coimaLe, pale whitish-ochrcous ; a black dot. on base
costa ; discal stigmata moderate, black, a black dot on dorsum
beneath second ; small black marginal dots or marks round posterior
l)art of costa and termcn : cilia pale whitish-ochrcous. Hindwings
3 and 4 coincident ; light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, August {Newcomc) ; one specimen.
Homaloxestis ceroxesta, n. sp.
S. 15 mm. Head, palpi, antennae pale ochreous-yellowish,
crown tinged fuscous. Thorax pale ochreoiis-fuscous. Abdomen
pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated,
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly sinuate,
oblique ; 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; pale ochreous-fuscous,
costa suffused pale yellow-ochreous : cilia pale ochreous, towards
tips whitish-ocbreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochrcous
tinged grey.
Bombay, Belgaum, 2500 feet, August (Fletcher) ; one sj)ecimen.
Homaloxestis xylotripta, n. sp.
c? 2 . 15-16 mm. Head, thorax light fuscous, face and sides
of crown whitish-ocbreous. Palpi, antennae whitish-ochreous.
Abdomen pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly some-
what dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
faintly sinuate, rather oblique ; 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ;
light fuscous : cilia concolorous. Hindwings light greyish ; cilia
Avhitish-grey-ochreous.
N.W, Ikdia, Peshawar, June (Fletcher) ; two specimens.
4 HABROGENES, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts somewhat raised ; ocelli
very small, posterior ; tongue developed. Antennae over 1, in cf
simple, basal joint elongate, without peeten. Labial palpi very
long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales,
terminal longer than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very
short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibite loosely haired
above, wdth rough expanded median tuft of scales. Forewings 1 b
furcate, 2 and :^ long-stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to ai)ex, 11 from
beyond middle. Hindwings 1, tiapezoidal, termen hardly sinuate,
cilia I ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 slightly approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.
Type eupatrls Meyr. ; also includes leucochlora Meyr. Anaxyrina
may probably be derived from this.
LECITHOCERA HS.
This genus is undoubtedly to be regarded as an immediate
derivative of Brachnia, differing from it only in tbe longer antennge.
The neuration is identical and similarly variable, llecent accumu-
lations of new species have however much obscured the division
GIOLECHIAO^. 103
between the two genera as hitherto conceived, since a strict inter-
pretation was found to separate species obviously allied together ;
and after reconsideration of the whole 1 think a better demarcation
can be made by drawing the line further down, the definitions
being recast as follows : Lerdthocera, antennae about 1 or over 1 ;
Bfaclunia, antenna) i-^. This will have the effect of transferring
all the following species from Braclimia to Lecithocera, viz., comp-
sophila, deleastra, isoerijpta, arcifera, orbata, iresia, hracculata,
aryocrossa, pJiilosopha, laxata, tlirancuta, pellax, metasavis, corsota,
stranr/alistis, citrostrota, storestis, cr}/psil)jchna, (jerma, percnobela,
putcolata, elephantopa , lycopis, hcemylopis, octavana, epomia, paro-
ristis, eicophthalma, parasema, cordata, isomila, nubigena, fornacalis,
capnaula.
Lecithocera nardinopa, n. sp.
cJ . 24 mm. Head ochreous- yellow. Palpi yellowish, second
joint sprinkled fuscous, terminal suffused dark fuscous except
towards base. Antennae dark grey, moderately ciliated (broken).
Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Basal joint posterior tarsi thickened
rough dark fuscous scales above. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termeu slightly sinuate,
rather oblique ; 3 absent, 2 and 4 stalked, 5 connate, 8 and 9 out
of 7, 7 to termen ; fuscous; a pale ochreous spot on costa at 4:
cilia fuscous, three suffused dark fuscous lines. Hindwings 3 and 4
long-stalked, 5 connate ; grey ; cilia light grey, a darker subbasal
shade.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, March {Newcomc) ; one specimen.
Lecithocera coleasta, n. sp.
J . 13 mm. Head fuscous, sides of crown whitish-ochreous.
Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint rather dark fuscous except
apex. Antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous,
posterior extremity fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal and genital tufts
long, whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, pos-
teriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse,
termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and
S stalked, 7 to termen; dark fuscous; a broad whitish-ochreous
costal stripe throughout, lower edge irregular, at base just reaching
dorsum, obtusely prominent beyond middle, thence irregularly
narrowed to apex, costal edge suffused dark fuscous towards base :
cilia fuscous. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; grey ; cilia light grey.
New Guinea, Sariba 1. (Meeh) : one specimen.
Lecithocera immobilis, n. sp.
cJ . l;5 mm. Head, antenn.Te, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi
ochreous-whitish, second joint dark fuscous except towards apex.
Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked,
104 KXOTIC MICR0I,EP1D0PTERA.
8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; dark fuscous, slightly tiugod imrjile ;
stigmata darker, cloudy, obscure, plical beneath first discal : cilia
purplish-luscous. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish.
a, India, Coimbatore, March (Fletcher) ; one 3i)ecimen.
Lecithocera caligula, n. sp.
J 2. 15-lG mm. Head ochreous- whitish, crown suffused grey
posteriorly. Palpi whitish, second joint grey except towards apex,
with blackish siibapical ring, anterior edge of terminal dark grey.
Anteinue whitish ringed fuscous. Thorax, abdomen fiascous, anal
tuft S light ochreous. Posterior tibiae rather dark fuscous, apex
whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly hardly
dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate,
somewhat oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ;
fuscous, faintly tinged lilac; a small fiattened-triangular whitish
spot on costa at |, whence a slightly curved fine indented whitish
line (sometimes almost obsolete) runs to dorsum before tornus :
cilia fuscous, tips ochreous-whitish on termen. HindAvings 3 and 4
short-stalked; grey; in cS a long whitish-yellowish hair[)encil
from base lying along costa, costal edge of wing dark fuscous
towards middle ; cilia grey.
New Guinea, Sudest I., December {3Ieek); Kei Is., April; three
specimens.
Lecithocera effera, n. sp.
J 2 . 12-14 mm. Head light ochrcous-brownish. Palpi stout,
pale ochreous, terminal joint infuscated. Antennae J serrate,
shortly ciliated. Thorax purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal
tuft cT pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, 2 more so, costa
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat
oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 long-stalked, 7 to apex ; purplish-
fuscous, irrorated darker ; discal stigmata forming round dark spots
circled brown or pale ochreous suffusion, plical a pale ochreous dot
or mark obliquely before first discal ; a pale ochreous spot on costa
at f: cilia dark grey. Hindwings c^ fuscous-whitish, veins suffused
grey, $ gi'ey ; cilia light grey.
S. India, Coimbatore, d" bred from larva feeding on leaves of
Ipomoea batatas (sweet ])otato), September (Fletcher) ; Bombav,
Surat (MaxiveU-LefrOf/); two specimens. Pupa-case (sent) clothed
with scattered erect hairs, a curious feature ; four segments free.
Lecithocera ptochas, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head, antennae whitish. Thorax grey. Abdomen
whitish-grey. Posterior tibiae grey, apex white. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen
faintly sinuate, oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to
termen ; dark grey ; second discal stigma indistinct, dark fuscous ;
an indistinct whitish dot on costa at | : cilia grey, two darker
shades, base on termen whitish. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey.
Bengal, Pusa, June (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
GELECHIAI)^. 105
Lecithocera digna, n. sp.
5. 18 mm. Head, lliorax bronzy-fuscoiis. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, second joint inlcrmiUy and beneath yellowish, externally
somewhat infuscated, anterior edge of terminal dark fuscous.
Antennte whitish, towards base ringed fuscous beneath. Abdomen
grey. Posterior tibiae grey, extreme apex white. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
tcrmen sinuate, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7,
7 to just below apes ; rather dark fuscous, faintly tinged purplish;
a minute whitish dot on costa at |, whence proceed very faint
traces of a fine pale angulated transverse line : cilia rather dark
fuscous, on termen base finely pale yellowish and tips white. Hind-
wings and cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, May; one specimen.
Lecithocera perfida, n. sp.
S . 1-1 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish,
second joint fuscous except apex, scales somewhat rough towards
apex beneath. Antennae rather stout, ochreous-whitish ringed
fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 2 and .'3 connate
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen ; whitish-ochreous slightly tinged
brownish posteriorly, some scattered dark fuscous specks ; base of
costa blackish ; discal stigmata moderate, black, second connected
dorsum by a strong transverse bar dark fuscous suffusion ; a
marginal series of cloudy blackish dots round posterior part of
costa and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, on termen suffused grey,
two darker lines. Hind wings whitish-grey, tinged whitish-ochreous
towards apex ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
8. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 7000 feet, March (Anth-eivcs) ; one
specimen.
Lecithocera macella, n. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen whitish, shoulders some-
times greyish-tinged. Palpi whitish, second joint suffusedly
irrorated dark fuscous exce])t apex. Anteunfe whitish ringed dark
fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 connate or closelv
ajjproximated at base, S and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; pale "-rev
sprinkled dark fuscous, costa more or less suffused ochreous-whitish-
discal stigmata black, a suffused dark fuscous dorsal spot beneath
second ; cloudy blackish marginal dots round posterior part of costa
and termen : cilia whitish-grey, on costa ochreous-whitish. Hind-
wings 3 and 4 stalked; whitish-grey; cilia whitish.
S. India, Nilgiris, Maduvatam, 0000 feet, April (Andrcives) ;
two specimens.
Lecithocera desolata, n. sp.
S . 16 mm. Head, thorax pale brownish-ochreous, shoulders
fuscous. Palpi -whitish-ochreous, second joint suffused dark fuscous
106 EXOTTf! MlCRol-KllDulTKRA.
irroratioi), ferrainal dark fuscous anteriorly. Antennje whitish-
ochreoiis. Abdomen liglil f^'reyish-ochrcous, an expanded tuft of
pale fuscous hairs beneath anal segment. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arclied,
apex obtuse, ternien slightly rounded, oblique ; 2 and 3 long-stalked,
8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; brownish-ochrcous, somewhat
sprinkled dark fuscous; basal '^ costa suffused fuscous; discal
stigmata dark fuscous: cilia light brownish-ochreous. Hindwings
3 and 4 stalked ; light grey ; cilia pale ochreous.
S. India, Nilgiris, OOUO feet, May (Andretves) ; one specimen.
Lecithocera glaphyritis, u, sp.
J $ . 14 mm, Head, thorax glossy ash-grey. Palpi pale
ochreous, second joint tinged grey towards apex, terminal grey.
Antenna) grey ringed whitish. xVbdomen pale greyish-ochreous.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen oblicjuely rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to termen; very glossy ash-grey : cilia ])ale grey. Hind-
wings 3 and 4 coincident; ochreous-whitish, apex suffused pale
grey; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Cbtlon, Namunukuli, 6000 feet, Patipola (Pole, Green); two
specimens.
Lecithocera chersitis, n. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous, centre of crown tinged
fuscous. Palpi pale yellowish, second joint slightly tinged fuscous
except apex, anterior edge of terminal infuscated. Antennae pale
yellowish. Thorax light fuscous. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 connate,
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; pale greyish-ochreous irrorated fuscous ;
discal stigmata cloudy, rather dark fuscous, an additional similar
dot beneath second : cilia pale greyish-ochreous suffused light grey.
Hindwings 3 and 4 short-stalked ; grey; cilia whitish-grey.
Korea, Port Lazaref, June {Fletcher); one specimen.
Lecithocera prudens, n. sp.
5 . 20 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi rather dark fuscous.
Antennae dark purplish-fuscous, bases of joints lighter. Thorax
rather dark purplish-fuscous. Abdonieii grey. F'orewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen faintly
sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to
just below apex; rather dark purplish-fuscous; discal stigmata
Avell-marked, dark fuscous : cilia purplish-fuscous, on termen base
whitish-ochreous. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked : grey ; cilia light
grey, base whitish-ochreous.
New Guinea, Setekwa R., 2-3000 feet; one specimen.
GELECHIADJ5. 107
Lecithocera neosticta, n. sp.
c{ . 1 4 mm. Head violet-fuscous, sides light ochreoiis-yellowish.
Palpi light ochreous-yellowish, second joint somewhat infuscated
externally, terminal ochreous-whitish. Antennte pale yellowish,
indistinctly ringed fuscous. Thorox violet -fuscous. Abdomen
light grey. Forewiugs elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly
dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded,
oblique: 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex; fuscous
irrorated darker ; discal stigmata dark fuscous, second short-
transverse ; cilia light fuscous, two darker shades. Hindwings 3
and 4 stalked ; light grey ; cilia pale grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, August (Netvconie) ; one specimen.
Lecithocera contracta, n. sp.
c? 2 • 11-13 mm. Head, thorax violet-fuscous, sides of crown
pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint
fuscous except tip, anterior edge of terminal fuscous, xVntennse
ochreous-whitish, faintly ringed fuscous. Abdomen grey. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen slightly rounded, very oblique; 2 and 3 stalked,
8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; rather dark fuscous ; discal stigmata
cloudy, blackish, second transverse : cilia grey, dark fuscous sub-
basal shade. Hindwings narrower and more pointed than usual,
3 and 4 stalked ; grey ; cilia light grey.
Kaistaea, Dharwar, January and February (Maxivell); two
specimens. Distinguished from hitegrata and allies by narrower
wings and more oblique termen.
Lecithocera integrata, n. sp,
2 . 16 mm. Head light violet-fuscous, sides light ochreous-
yellowish. Palpi fuscous, terminal joint whitish-ochreous
posteriorly. Antenna3 whitish-ochreous. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen
light ochreous-fuscous. Forewiugs elongate, rather narrow, costa
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen obhquely rounded ; 2 and 3
short-stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; rather dark fuscous;
second discal stigma obscurely darker : cilia pale fuscous. Hind-
wings 3 and 4 stalked ; pale grey ; cilia pale ochreous-grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, April (MaxweU) : two specimens.
Lecithocera fru strata, n. sp.
cJ . 10 mm. Head fuscous, face pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-
ochreous, second joint fuscous except apex. Antennje pale
ochreous-j''ellowish. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey.
Forewiugs elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9
out of 7, 7 to termen ; dark fuscous : cilia grey. Hindwings
3 and 4 stalked ; grey ; cilia grey.
FRE>fCH Congo, Fort Crampel ; one specimen.
108 EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPTERA.
Lecitliocera acrosphales, n. sp.
2- 15 mm. Head liglil viok't-fuscous, sides ochreous-yt'llowisli.
Palpi pale ochreous, second joint infiisc;i1ed oxtoruallj-, anterior
edge of terminal fuscous. Antennae wliitish-ochreous, slenderly
ringed fuscous. Thorax violet-fuscous. Abdomen grey, apex
wliitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly
slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termcn sliglitly
rounded, oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to just
above apex ; violet-fuscous sprinkled darker : cilia light greyish,
two darker shades. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked; grey; cilia light
grey.
Madagascar, Antanaiuirivo ; one specimen.
Lecithocera insidians, n. sp.
cJ . 18 mm. Head light violet-fuscous, sides oclireous-yelluwish.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint suffused externally fuscous,
anterior edge of terminal fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochreous.
Thorax violet-fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, ternien obliquely
rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to
apex ; rather dark fuscous : cilia fuscous, two obscure duiker
shades. Hindwings 3 and 4 short-stalked ; grey ; a small expan-
sible greyish hair-pencil in a groove from beneath base of cell ;
cilia pale grey, a faint darker subbasal sliade.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, August {Neivcome) ; one specimen.
Lecitliocera respoiisa, n. sp.
J. 18 mm. Head fuscous, sides whitish-ochreous. Pa]])i
whitish-ochreous, second joint fuscous except tij), anterior edge of
terminal fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochreous. Thorax dark
fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded : 2
and 3 short-stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; dark fuscous :
cilia fuscous. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; light grey ; cilia pale
grey, base ochreo us -whitish.
Bombay, Belgaum (BeU) ; one specimen.
Lecithocera eludens, n. sp.
J . 1() mm. Head, thorax fuscous, sides of crow n wliitish-
ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint fuscous except tij),
anterior edge of terminal fuscous. Anteniia3 whitish-ochreous.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse, ternien slightly rounded, oblitjue; 2 and 3
short-stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex; rather dark fuscous:
cilia fuscous, extreme base ochreous-whitish. Hindwings 3 and 4
coincident; grey; cilia light grey.
a. India, Nilgiris, 6000 feet, ^fay (Andreiucs) ; one specimen.
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GKLECHIAD.E.
109
Lecithocera syntropha, n. sp.
c^ . 15 ram. Head light fuscous, sides mixed with whitish.
Palpi whitish, second joint fuscous except apex. x\ntennaB whitish.
Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen liglit grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa slightly arclied, apex obtuse, termen obliciuely
rounded; 2 and 3 short-stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; dark
fuscous : cilia grey, two obscure darker shades. Hindwings 3 and
4 short-stalked ; light grey ; cilia pale grey.
N.W. India, Quetta, July (Kiirse); one specimen.
Lecithocera jugalis, n. sp.
5> . 11 mm. Head pale ochrcous, crown centrally tinged fuscous.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint somewhat infuscated externally.
Antennae whitish-ochreous. Thorax pale ochreous. Abdomen
pale grey, Forewings elongate, rather narrow, coata slightly
arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 short-
stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; pale ochreous, sufJused light
fuscous except towards costa anteriorly ; discal stigmata black :
cilia light grey. Hindwings 3 and 4 coincident; grey; cilia light
grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, September (Mcuvivell); one specimen.
Lecithocera caustospila, n. sp.
J 5, 14-15 mm. Head violet-fuscous, sides oclireous-yellowish.
Palpi pale yellowish, second joint fuscous except towards apex,
anterior edge of terminal dark fuscous. Antennae whitish-
ochreous sharply ringed dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-yellowish,
shoulders suffused dark fuscous. Abdomen light grey. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique; 2 and 3
stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; ochreous-yellowish sprinkled
dark fuscous ; a suffused dark fuscous costal streak from base to
4, posterior extremity rather expanded with dark irroration
beneath ; discal stigmata moderate, blackish ; an undefined blotch
of fuscous suffusion on dorsum beyond middle ; a suffused fuscous
patch extending along termen : cilia grey, on costa ochreous-
yellowisli. Hindwings 3 and 4 coincident ; light grey ; cilia pale
grey.
Assam, Khasis, ilay to August ; six specimens. Near metacausia,
but in that species 7 of forewings runs to apex, and 3 and 4 of
hindwings are stalked, forewings also without dorsal blotch.
Lecithocera pyxinodes, n. sp.
S. 15 mm Head, thorax light greyish-ochreous. Antennae
whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint infuscattd
except towards apex, terminal much longer than second, suffused
dark fuscous anteriorly. Abdomen pale ochi'eous. Forewings
110
KXOTIC WICKOLEPIDOPTKEA.
elongate, rather narrow, posteriori}' somewhat dilated, costa slightly
arclied, apex obtuse, terruen nearly straight, rather oblique; 2 and
3 loiig-stalked, 4 atul 5 connate, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ;
browiiish-ochreous sprinkled fuscous; stigmata moderate, cloudy,
rather dark fuscous, plical beneatli lirst discal, second lying in an
undetined fascia of fuscous suffusion crossing wing : cilia pale
greyish-ochrcous, a faint darker subbasal shade. Hindwings 3 and
4 stalked, 5 connate; pale brassy-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Madagascak, Antananarivo ; one specimen.
Lecithocera malacta, n. sp.
2 . 14 mm. Head pale bronzy-fuscous, face and sidetufts
whitish-ochreous. Antennae whitish-ochreous ringed fuscous,
basally thickened. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint light
fuscous except apex, anterior edge of terminal dark fuscous.
Thorax light fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; 2 and 6
stalked, 8 and 9 out, of 7, 7 to apex ; light brownish-ochreous,
irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous ; stigmata moderate, cloudy,
dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, an additional dot beneath
second : cilia pale ochreous, somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous.
Hindwings 8 and 4 stalked; whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled
fuscous towards apex ; cilia whitlsh-oclireous.
CoMOKo Is., Grand Comoro, August {Leigh) ; one specimen.
Lecithocera caecilia, n, sp,
S . 15 mm. Head ochreous, crown centrally tinged pale
violet-fuscous. Palpi ochreous. Antennae pale ochreous, on apical
half indistinctly ringed fuscous. Thorax ochreous, shoulders
fuscous. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3
stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; ochreous ; base of costa dark
fuscous ; discal stigmata blackish, second almost connected dorsum
by narrow irregular transverse streak dark fuscous suffusion ; dark
fuscous marginal dots round apex and termen : cilia ochreous.
Hindwings 3 and 4 long-stalked ; light grey ; cilia pale greyisli-
ochreous.
Ceylon, Pundaloya, January [Oreen); one specimen.
Lecithocera combusta, n. sp.
(S . 19 mm. Head, thorax violet-fuscous, sides of crown tinged
ochreous. Palpi j^ellow-ochreous, anterior edge of terminal joint
dark fuscous. Antennae pale ochreous. Abdomen light greyish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5
stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to just below apex ; violet-fuscous.
GELECHIAD^. Ill
tinged oclireous in disc ; discal stigmata obscurely darker, second
transverse : cilia light greyish-ocbroous, base paler, an indistinct
fuscous subbasal shade, Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked; light grey;
cilia light greyish-ocbrcous.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, August (Pole); one specimen.
Lecithocera fortis, n. sp.
cJ . 19 mm. Head, thorax light fuscous, sides of crown whitish-
ochreous. Palpi fuscous, apex of second joint and upper portion of
terminal whitish-ochreous. Antennae whitisb-ochreous, ciliations 2.
Abdomen light greyish- ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked,
8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; light fuscous ; costa anteriorly
darken-, a slight blackish subcostal mark at base; a triangular
sharplj' defined blackish blotch in disc about g, its apex resting on
fold anteriorly, base direct-transverso posteriorly ; a blackish mark
on costa before middle ; a sharply marked transverse blackish spot
in disc at |, rather widened upwards ; an indistinct pale greyish-
ochreous transverse line at 4 jiarallel to termen, edged anteriorly
dark fuscous suffusion, indented above middle : cilia pale ochreous,
tinged fuscous except towards base. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ;
pale ochreous-grey ; cilia pale ochreous, a deeper subbasal shade.
K. India, Nilgiris, 3500 feet, March (Andrewes) ; one specimen.
Nearly allied to trigonopis, but rather shorter-winged, posterior
edge of postraedian discal spot vertical instead of inwards-oblique
downwards, ciliations of antennae longer but, similarly thin and
straggling.
J PHILOPTILA, n. g.
Head smooth, face retreating; ocelli small, posterior; tongue
developed. Antenna3 over 1, in c? strongly ciliated, basal joint
moderately elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long,
recurved, second joint with appresscd scales, terminal joint as long-
as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform,
appressed to tongue. Anterior tibiae very short, tarsi long; pos-
terior legs with rough scaletufts above on origin of tibial spurs and
apex of basal joint of tarsi. Forewings 1 h furcate, 3 and 4 out of
2, 5 approximated, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from middle.
Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal, costa with strong rough scale-
projections before and beyond middle, termen bisinuate, cilia J- ;
4 absent, 3 and 5 connate, G and 7 connate.
Allied to Nosphistica, and probably indicating its origin from
Lecithocera.
Philoptila eflfrenata, n. sp.
J . IG mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark fuscous. Palpi dark
fuscous, second joint white at base and middle, terminal white, a
dark fuscous sul)median band. Autennal ciliations 3. Forevvines
112 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIROPTEKA.
elongate, narrow, graduiillj dilated, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse, termeii straiglit, ratlior ul)lique ; dark })urplish-luscous ; a
small cloiulj^-wliito spot, above dorsum beyond middle ; a small
rather dbliijiie wedgcshaped white mai'k on costa beyond i : cilia
purplish-fuscous, two darker shades, small white spots on costal
mark and above apex. Hindwings blackish; small white marks
on costa at middle and |^ : cilia fuscous, a blackish subbasal
shade, on upper part of termen a dark fuscous apical bisinuate
shade tipped white in sinuations.
Kanaka, Nagody, 2500 feet, September {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Onebala metriodes, n. sp.
$ , 14 mm. Head violet-grey, sides ochreous-whitish. Palpi
whitish, second joint dark ashy-fuscous except towards apex beneath.
Antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax dark purplish-grey. Abdomen
grey. Posterior legs whitish, basal half of tibiae dark grey. Fore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen
obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5 connate, 8 and 9 out
of 7, 7 to apex ; dark purplish-fuscous ; an ochreous-whit-ish
elongate yellow dot on costa at |- : cilia grey, several indistinct
suffused darker lines. Hindwings 3 and 5 stalked ; grey ; cilia as
in forewings.
Kanaka, Dharwar, November {Maxivell) ; one specimen.
Onebala sophronistis, n. sp.
5 . 12 mm. Head, thorax rather dark fuscous, face pale greyisli-
ochreous. Palpi ochi'eous-whitish, basal | of second joint dark
fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochreous. Middle tibiae dark fuscous,
apical half whitish-oclireous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
narrowed posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; B absent, 4 and 5 separate, 8 and
9 out of 7, 7 to apex; rather dark fuscous; a transverse blackish
fascia at g, narrowed towards costa : second discal stigma moderate,
round, black; a dark fuscous shade from | of costa to tornus,
suffused anteriorly, well-detined posteriorly and somewhat angulated
beneath costa and in disc : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Kanaka, Ganesh Gudi. April {Maxwell); one specimen.
Brachmia vecors, n. sp.
6 ? . 13-16 mm. Head, antennae, thorax fuscous. Palpi
whitish, second joint fuscous except apex. Abdomen light greyish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen rounded, rather oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ;
fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous, in $ cloudy, plical beneath or
hardly before first discal; a small indistinct spot of darker suffusion
on dorsum before tornus : cilia pale fuscous, mixed darker towards
base. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey. .
S. India, Palnis and Gooty {Campbell), Aladura {Maxwell),
. Hampsagaram {Fletcher), August to October; six specimens.
GELECHIAD-S:. 113
Brachmia rusticana, n. sp.
(5 . V.) ram. Head, thorax brouzy-fiiscous, sides of crown
ochreous-tinj^ed. Palpi fuscous, posteriorly whitish-ochreoiis.
Anlenntc light grcjisli-oclireous. Eorewings elongate, ratlier nar-
row, posteriorly sliglitly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termeii slightly sinuate, somewhat ol)lique ; 8 and U out of 7, 7 to
just below apex; bronzy-fuscous; stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous,
plical somewhat beyond first discal : cilia pale greyish-ochreous,
basal third tinged yellowish. Hindwiiigs grey ; cilia pale greyish-
ochreous, a grey subbasal line.
S. India, Anamalais, 4000 feet, January [Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Brachmia officiosa, n. sp.
J . 12 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint fuscous
except apex. Antennae rather stout, serrate, dark fuscous. Thorax
light fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish, anal tuft whitish.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, ajiex obtuse, termen
slightly rounded, rather oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to just below
apex; light fuscous; basal third of costa suffused dark fuscous;
stigmata blackish, plical beneath first discal ; a small cloudy blackish
spot on dorsum towards tornus ; some small groups of blackish
scales along termen ; cilia pale fuscous, a few darker scales near
base, Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey.
S, India, Madura, October (31axivell)- one specimen.
Brachmia perumbrata, n, sp,
2 . 18 mm. Head, thorax pale fuscous. Palpi whitish, second
joint fuscous except apex, terminal sprinkled fuscous towards base.
Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex
rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to apex; pale fuscous, indistinct streaks of dark fuscous
irroration in disc and between veins : cilia pale fuscous, on termen
tips whitish. Hindwings and cilia whitish-fuscous.
Penhal, Pusa, March (Fletcher) • one specimen.
Brachmia resoluta, n. sp.
c? . 13 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous,
second joint externally tinged fuscous, base and supramedian band
of terminal dark fuscous. Antenna) serrulate, simple. Thorax
fuscous suffused anteriorly dark fuscous. ForcAvings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded ; 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; light greyish-ochreous
irrorated fuscous, a dark fuscous dot on base of costa ; stigmata
dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal; almost marginal cloud)'
daik fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen :
cilia light greyish-ochreous, towards tips grey-whitish. Hindwings
pale grey ; cilia whitish-grey,
Bkn(j\l, Pusa, February [Fletcher)-, one specimen,
VOL, II. — April, 1918, I
114 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPXERA.
Brachmia melicephala, n. sp.
(^ . 13 mm. Head pale ycllow-ochreous. Palpi whitish-
ochreous, second joint fuscous except apex. Antennae serrulate,
simple, dark grej'. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grej-. Fore-
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly
straight, ratlier oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; pale fuscous
irrorated darker, costa anteriorly suffused darker ; second discal
stigma obscurely darker : cilia pale greyish. Hindwings light grey;
cilia pale greyish. /
Bdrma, Lashio, 3000 feet, August (Fhtcher) ; one specimen.
Brachmia sitiens, n. sp.
c? $ . 18-19 ram. Head, thorax fuscous irrorated whitish-
ochreous. Palpi whitish- ochreous sprinkled fuscous. Antennae c?
slender, simple. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, lather oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked,
7 to termen ; light greyish-ochreous irrorated I'ather dark fuscous ;
stigmata cloudy, dark fv;scous, plical somewhat before first discal,
a faint irregular transverse shade from second to dorsum ; traces
of cloudy submarginal dots round apex and termen : cilia whitish-
grey, slightly sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia
whitish-grey.
S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 700u feet, March, April (Andrewcs);
seven specimens.
Brachmia engrapta, n. sp.
(S $ . 12-14 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. Palpi ochreous-
whitish more or less infuscated externally. Antennae S serrulate,
moderately ciliated. Thorax brown. Abdomen grey. Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen sliglitly
rounded, oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; brown, cell clouded
fuscous ; suffused fuscous interueural streaks, in $ two beneath
apex sprinkled blackish ; stigmata indicated by some darker suffusion,
lateral margins marked by small cloudy wliitish dots, plical rather
before first discal ; an obscure cloudy whitish dot on costa at |,
whence a faint paler angulated shade crosses wing ; indications
dark fuscous marginal dots round apex and termen : cilia light grey.
Hindwings and cilia light grej'.
Punjab, Lahore, cJ bred in July from larva on Ipomoea batatas;
S. India, Coimbatore, October {Fletcher) ; two specimens. Nearly
allied to xerastis, but though a narrow-winged species, it has not
the peculiarly elongate forewings of xerastis.
Brachmia philomusa, n. sp.
c? 5 . 9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen ochreous-whitish,
patagia infuscated. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8
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stalked, 7 to apex ; whitish-ochrcous, cell suffused light fuscous ;
plical stigma t'ormiiig an ochreous spot irrorated black, ])recedcd
and followed bj- sonic black irroration on fold ; a streak of black
irroration from before middle of disc to beneath apex, interrupted
on end of cell by a roundish whitish-oclireous blotch enclosing a
fuseousochreous s])ot, and three line interneurul lines of black
irroration between cell and termen beneath this ; a few scattered
black scales in a line from before middle of costa to upper angle of
cell ; apex and termen suifused light fuscous : cilia fuscous sprinkled
whitish points, basal tliird barred dark fuscous irroration, base
ochreous-whitish. Hindwings pale grey; cilia grey-whitish.
Bengal, Chapra (MacJcenzie) ; Ceylon, Puttalam, Galle, December
(Pole, Fletcher) ; three specimens.
Atasthalistis gorgopa, n. sp.
(S $ . 32-34 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark purple-fuscous.
Antennse dark fuscous, apical half white. Forewings elongate,
narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex
rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; dark purple-fuscous ;
a whitish basal dot in middle, a small elongate subcostal spot at \,
a large cloudy spot beneath middle of costa, some scales along fold
towards base, and a small cloudy spot above fold beyond middle;
an oval deep orange blotch occupying termen, sprinkled dark fuscous
towards anterior edge : cilia dark grey. Hindwings blackish ; a
broad deep orange terminal fascia extending to below middle of
termen ; cilia blackish, round terminal area orange.
New Guinea (?) ; three specimens. Allied to gnojilirhia.
TRICHEMBOLA, n. g.
Head smooth-scaled ; ocelli very small, posterior ; tongue short.
Antennse f , in S shortly ciliated, basal joint elongate, without
l)ecten. Labial palpi with second joint extremely long, straight,
porrected, loosely scaled beneath, above with long rough projecting
hairscales diminishing to apex, terminal joint short, obliquely pro-
jecting, slender, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior
tibije clothed with long hairs above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2-6
remote, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 9 sometimes absent, 11 from
middle. Hindwings 1, narrow-trapezoidal, apex pointed, termen
more or less emarginate, cilia nearly 2 ; 2-5 remote, parallel, 6 and
7 rather approximated at base.
Type seynis. Allied to Chilopselaphus and Megacraspedus.
Trichembola opisthopa, n. sp.
J. 10mm. Head, thorax, abdomen ochreous-whitish. Palpi
whitish-ochreous, irrorated dark fuscous, hairs of second joint above
whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; 9 absent; ochreous-
whitish becoming pale ochreous towards apex, sprinkled dark
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IIG EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
fuscous specks ; second discal stigma blackish, at | : cilia pale
ochreous. Hindwings pale greyish ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous.
CooRG, Dibidi, tioOU feet, May {Newcome) ; one specimen.
Trichembola segnis, n. sp.
(^ 2 . 15-18 ram. Head, thorax, abdomen ochreous-whitish.
Palpi pale greyish-ochreous speckled dark fuscous, hairs of second joint
above whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched,
apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 9 absent ; pale
ochi-eous speckled fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical very
obliquely before first discal : cilia pale ochreous, sometimes a
fuscous subbasal line. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish-
ochreous.
Assam, Khasis ; Coorg, Dibidi, 3500 feet {Newcome) ; April,
May, twelve specimens.
Trichembola epicliorda, u. sp.
S . 17 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-
whitish irrorated dark fuscous, terminal joint with dark fuscous
band. Abdomen greyish. Porewings elongate, narrow, costa
gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ;
9 present; whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled dark fuscous towards
margins; a line of blackish irroration along vein 12; three longi-
tudinal lines of black irroration in disc, uppermost posteriorly
furcate and running to apex and beneath it, median obsolescent
posteriorly, lowest along fold ; an irregular oblique brown streak
from g of costa, and some suff"used brown marking connecting these
lines in middle of disc and along termen : cilia whitish-ochreous
suffused with brownish. Hindwings termen more emarginate than
in other species ; rather dark grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, April ; one specimen.
Trichembola fuscata, n. sp.
cJ $ . 15-16 mm. Head, thorax light brownish or fuscous.
Palpi pale greyish-ochreous irrorated dark fuscous. Abdomen dark
grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 9 present ; brown or fuscous,
irrorated dark fuscous ; plical and second discal stigmata darker,
obscure, plical linear ; a very oblique indistinct darker cloudy line
from ^ of costa to lower angle of cell : cilia light greyish, two dark
fuscous shades. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Ceylon, Patipola, Namunukuli (6000 feet), February, May
{Alston, Green); two specimens.
J ' PITYOCONA, n. g.
Head smooth-scaled; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennie f , in 6 simple, basal joint moderately elongate, without
pecteu. Labial palpi long, recurved, much thickened throughout
with scales, rough posteriorly, especially on terminal joint ; second
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joint thickest towards apex, terminal as long as second, thickest in
middk', ])ointed. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, a])pressed to
tongue. Posterior tibia? clothed with rougli hairs above. I'orewings
1 h furcate, "1 from |, 3 from before angle, 4 from angle, 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings under 1, narrowly
elongate-trapezoidal, apex pointed, produced, tcrmen sinuate-
eraarginate, cilia 4 ; 2-4 remote, 5 and 0 somewhat approximated
at base, 6 and 7 parallel.
Allied to Aristotelia.
Pityocona xeropis, n. sp.
d 2- 10-12 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen whitish-ochreous.
Palpi whitish-ochreous banded dark grey iiroration. Forewings
elongate, very narrow, long-pointed, acute ; brownish -ochreous,
more or less sprinkled dark fuscous ; lines of white suffusion or
irroration along dorsum and fold ; blackish dots beneath fold at i
of wing and beneath costa at ^ ; stigmata black, finely ringed
white, plical usually elongate, very obliquely before first discal ;
sometimes fine whitish lines on veins towards costa posteriorly;
some indistinct blackish dots along posterior third of costa
and termen : cilia pale brownish-ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia
pale grey.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, Ambulangoda (Pole) ; Kanaka, Belke
(Maxwell) ; Bi;ngal, Pusa (Maxwell-Lefroij) • January to April,
July, August; seven specimens.
Apatetris leucoglypta, n. sp.
c? 2 . 10-11 mm. Head, tliorax, abdomen white. Palpi
white, second joint hardly rough beneath, ochreous except towards
apex, Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; yellow-
ochreous, irregularly sprinkled black, especially along margins of
markings; markings white; costal, median, and dorsal streaks
from base, terminated by an irregular inwards-oblique fascia
before middle ; a very irregular-edi;ed streak from about i of costa
to tornus, two acute projections anteriorly ; two or three fine
inwards-oblique marks from costa near apex ; an irregular terminal
line : cilia white, some black specks near base, and an interrupted
dark grey median line. Hindwings emargination obtuse-angled ;
light grey ; cilia pale grey.
Kanaka, Chandavar, Haliyal, January {Maxwell) ; two specimens.
I consider that Apatetris Stand, supersedes Epiphthora Meyr., and
that Calyptrotis Meyr., Didacti/lota Wals., Proactica Wals., and
Gecidophaya Wals. are synonyms.
Aristotelia incitata, n. sp.
J. 12 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi oehreous-whitish,
second joint fuscous except apex, terminal with fuscous supra-
median band. Thorax, abdomen whitish-grey-ochreous. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; 6 separate ; pale whitish-grey-
118 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTHRA.
oclireous irrorated dark fuscous, more or le^s suffused whitish in
disc ; ))hickish dots beneath costa near base and before J-, and
beneath fold at i ; stigmata black, plical obliquely before first
discal ; cloudy dark fuscous dots along costa posteriorly and
termen : cilia light greyish-ochreous, round apex paler and spotted
basally fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, March, August, September ; three specimens.
Aristotelia resinosa, n. sp.
5 . 12 mm. Head indigo -purple-fuscous, sides of crown
ochreous. Palpi purple-fuscous, apex of second joint, and u])ex and
subbasal ring of terminal i»ale ochreous. Thorax deep fuscous-jiuvple.
Abdomen grey. Forewings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ;
6 separate ; deep fuscous-purple ; dorsal edge shortly ochreoiis-
yellow near base ; a slender ochreous-yellow streak mixed
ferruginous-brown along fold throughout ; a blackish dot on lower
edge of this at i of wing, and one beneath costa before 5, finely
edged yellowish posteriorly; stigmata black, plical obliquely before
first discal, discal connected by a slender ochreous-yellow streak
continued along termen to apex ; two or three small undefined
yellowish dots on costa posteiiorly : cilia grey, at apex an ochreous-
yellow bar. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, May ; one specimen.
Aristotelia argodecta, n. sp.
cJ . 7 mm. Head, palpi, thorax brown, face whitish. AnteniiBe
dark fuscous, irregularly dotted white. Abdomen light grey, anal
tuft whitisli-ochreous. Forewings narrow, parallel-sided, short-
pointed ; 0 separate ; brown ; narrow transverse white spots from
dorsum at ^ and tornus, and from costa beyond these at -| and 4 ;
plical and first discal stigmata represented by cloudy dark fuscous
marks following first dorsal and costal spots respectively, second
discal by a dark fuscous dot following apex of tornal spot and finely
white-edged posteriorly : several minute Avhitc marginal dots round
apex : cilia grey, at apex tips wiiitish. Hindwings and cilia rather
dark fuscous.
Ceylon, Diyatalawa, July (Fletcher) \ one specimen.
Aristotelia ingravata, n. sp.
J . 9 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish, shoulders blackish.
Palpi white, basal g of second joint blackish. Abdomen grey-
whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 6 separate ; pale
ochreous or whitish-ochreous ; a thick black finely whitish-speckled
costal streak from base to j-, occupying nearly half of wing, its
lower edge with prominences before middle of wing and near
extremity probably indicating discal stigmata; some black
irroration along upper part of termen to apex : cilia whitish-
ochreous, a few black specks towards base. Hindwings grey ; cilia
whitish-ochreous.
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GKLECHIAl).*;. 119
N.W. India, Peshawar; Bengal, Pusa; April, May, bred from
larva forming galls in twigs of Tamariv (jallica {Fletcher); two
specimens.
Aristotelia agatha, u. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ferruginous-brownish, face
whitish-suffused. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; 6 separate ; ferruginous-brown ; a very oblicjue
indistinct darker streak from near base of costa to below fold ; a
spot of deeper suffusion on costa at ^ ; plical and first discal
stigmata deeper brown, faintly edged whitish posteriorly, plical
very obliquely anterior, second discal dark fuscous, finely
pale-edged ; three costal and two terminal whitish dots towards
apex, apical edge blackish between these : cilia light brownish, base
dark fuscous round apex, with ochreous-whitish dashes on
marginal dots. Hiudwings and cilia dark fuscous.
Assam, Khasis, August ; one specimen.
Aristotelia semiophanes, n. sp.
$.11 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi whitish, second
and terminal joints each with two bands of dark fuscous suffusion.
Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen greyish. Forewings elongate,
narrow, costa slightly arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen
extremely obliijuely rounded ; 6 separate ; brown irrorated dark
fuscous ; a broad deep yellow-ochreous dorsal stripe from base,
upper edge indented on plical stigma, beyond this forming a
rounded blotch extending to discal stigmata, thence much narrowed
to beyond tornus, including irregular longitudinal silvery marks
towards base and beyond middle, and a dot on tornus ; an obli(][ue
fascia of silvery suffusion at \ and a patch towards middle of costa ;
stigmata small, indistinct, dark fuscous, plical obliquely before
first discal, both these followed by small white dots, second discal
preceded by a small white dot and surmounted by a small
yellow-ochreous snot; a smjill yellow-ochreous spot beneatii costa
towards apex, and some suffusion along termen ; some small cloudy
white marginal dots round posterior part of costa and termen :
cilia light greyish, at apex whitish, on costa fuscous, base spotted
with fuscous and white. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Ceylon, Puttalam, February (Pole) ; one specimen.
Aristotelia articulata, n. sp,
2 . 10 mm. Head, thorax whitish sprinkled dark grey. Palpi
whitish, second and terminal joints each with two bands of
blackish-grey irroration. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 6
separate: fuscous: base whitish-sprinkled; a pale ochreous line
along fold, posteriorly suH'used into ground-colour; an oblique
white fascia sprinkled fuscous at ^ ; a broader oblique white
median fascia irroraled fuscous, both edges indented in middle,
space between this and preceding darker fuscous except dorsally ;
a short slender longitudinal black streak in disc beyond this ; a
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EIOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA.
marginal series of white dots on costa towards apex and termen :
cilia whitish, three grey lines, base grey barred white on dots.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
S. India, Coimbatore, April {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Pycuodytis irrigata, n. sp.
S $ . 13-14 mm. Head whitish-fuscous sprinkled grey. Palpi
whitish, second joint irrorated dark fuscous except apex, terminal
joint wdth dark fuscous submcdiaii band. Thorax whitish-fuscous
mixed dark fuscous and ochreous. Abdomen light ochreous-grey.
Fore wings elongate, narrow, cosla gently arched, apex pointed,
termen extremely obliquely rounded ; light brownish-ochreous,
veins streaked whitish-ochreous and more or less strongly edged
dark fuscous irroration ; a-black dot beneath costa at I, one beneath
fold below this, and one above fold rather posterior; stigmata
black, plical slightly before first discal : cilia whitish-ochreous,
basal half spotted fuscous. Hindwings 6 and 7 stalked ; pale grey ;
cilia w^iitish-ochreous.
Madagascak, Antananarivo : four specimens.
Thyrsostoma glaucitis, Meyr.
Antennae 6 second joint elongate and considerably thickened,
about half second. Thorax sometimes tinged violet-grey. Post-
median discal marking of forewings a narrow-elongate spot sur-
mounted by two fine cloudy dashes ; a faint whitish spot on termen
towards apex. Tibial tufts of scales more correctly termed
expanded whorls.
Besides Ceylon, received from Cooig, Kanara, and Assam ;
attached to mango, apparently common. The above corrections
and additions are needed to show distinction from the following-
species, of which the first two are closely allied to it but easily
separable. I suspect these insects of elevating their hindlegs in
the manner of SUithmopoda, to which there is some superficial
resemblance, and should be glad of definite observations. The
genus is allied to Thiotricha, and not to Aristotelia as suggested ;
T. pj/htrtis Meyr. is properly referable here. Corrected neuratiou
of hindwings: 2-4 parallel, 5 approximated, 6 and 7 long-stalked.
To this genus also belongs the European Gaerini, erroneously
placed by Stainton in Stathmopoda ; its food-plant, like the mango,
belongs to Anacardiacece.
Thyrsostoma diplobathra, n. sp.
S ?. 10-11 mm. Head, thorax pearly-white. Palpi whitish,
second joint with expanded fringe of very long whitish hairs
l)eneath, terminal joint grey. Antenuje S basal joint much
elongated and thickened, second joint also much elongated and
thickened, | of basal, ciliations 2, Abdomen c^ whitish, dorsally
grey towards base, $ grey. Forewings very narrow, widest near
base, thence pointed to acute apex ; grey with strong violet- blue
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reflections; markings white; a narrow inwardly oblique fascia at -| ;
a sulitriangular spot in disc at f^ ; a spot crossing wing near apex :
cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, March, October ; lour specimens.
Thyrsostoma macrodelta, n. sp.
c?. 10-11 mm. Head, thorax pearly-while. Palpi whitisli,
second joint with very long expansible tuft of whitish hairs pro-
jecting from furrow beneath, terminal longer than second, much
thickened with appressed scales, liardly pointed, tip dark grey.
Antennte basal joint much elongate and thickened, second joint
elongate, more than half basal, ciliations i|. Abdomen whitish.
Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence pointed to acute
ai)ex ; dark fuscous, faintly violet-tinged ; an inwardly-oblique
white fascia at |, rather broad on costa and narrowed downwards,
sometimes extended as a slender streak on dorsum to near base; an
elongate-triangular white blotch in disc beyond middle, upper edge
almost reaching costa througliout ; a small cloudy pale fuscous or
whitish spot near apex : cilia grey. Hindwings rather dark grey;
cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, March, November; three specimens.
Thyrsostoma chelophora, n. sp.
J . 12-13 mm. Head, thorax whitish, shoulders grey. Palpi
extremely long, whitish, basal joint fuscous, second long, with very
long expansible tuft (jf whitish hairs concealed in a fine furrow
beneath and projecting beyond apex, terminal joint nearly twice
second, strongly curvcMJ laterally inwards, much thickened with
appressed scales, hardly pointed, suftused grey. Antenna? basal
joint much elongate, rather thickened, ciliations 2. Abdomen grey.
Forewings very narrow, slightly narrowed posteriorly, short-
pointed, obtuse; beneath with fringe of rough hairs directed
downwards from costa on basal | ; rather dark fuscous ; markings
cloudy, whitish; an obscure narrow fascia near base; a narrow
rather inwards-oblique fascia at ^ ; two spots almost forming a
similar less oblique fascia at | ; a mark just before apex : cilia grey.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
Assam, Margherita; two specimens.
Thyrsostoma fissilis, n. sp.
J . 8 mm. Head, thorax pearly-white. Palpi white, second
joint with very long expansible tuft of white hairs projecting from
furrow beneath, terminal joint slender, pointed. Antennie basal
joint much elongate, thickened, second joint elongate, scaled, about
half basal, ciliations 2. Abdomen white, grey dorsally towards
base. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed
to pointed apex; gi'ey ; markings white; a narrow innardly
oblique fascia at -g- : two transversely placed connected triangular
122 EXOTIC MICRriLKPlDOPTERA.
spots ill disc at I ; a spot crossinj? wing near apex : cilia grej-.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, November ; one specimen. The precise nature
of the structure described in this and other species of the genus as
an enlarged second joint of antennae is difficult to ascertain
accurately ; it is clothed with dense scales above and looks like a
simple joint, but may be a partial consolidation of several joints ;
it is a (]uite exceptional feature.
Thiotricha pyrphora, n. sp.
S 9 ■ 7-8 ram. Head, palpi, thorax shining whitish. Antennal
ciliations J 2^. Al)doraen whitish-ochreous. Forewings very
narrow, widest near base, thence slightly narrowed, short-pointed,
obtuse ; grey, basal half suffused shining whitish ; a deep orange
blotch occupying apical third, anterior edge indented below middle
by a projection of groundcolour sometimes ( J ) extended as a
streak to apical spots, or with a spot of grey suffusion on termen
( 5 ) ; a round black spot at apex (smaller in § ), and a dot
beneath it : cilia pale grey, faintly orange-tinged on termen, on
costa grey, a dark grey line opposite apex. Hindwings grey,
towards apex suffused orange before a dark grey pra^apical bar ; a
black apical dot : cilia pale grey.
CooEG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, January (jyewcome) ; two s])ecimeii8.
The differences noted are probably sexual or varietal ; in case of
doubt, the cJ is the specific type.
Thiotricha xanthaspis, n. sp.
J 5 . 11 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining white. Antennal
ciliations J 2. Abdomen whitish. Forewings very narrow,
Avidest near base, thence slightly narrowed, apex tolerably pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded; shining Avhite; an ochreous-
orangc suffused blotch extending along apical third of costa ;
a narrow irregular from costa rather iuwards-obli(}ue dark fuscous
fascia at |, sometimes not quite reaching margins ; a small blackish
dot just above apex, and one on termen slightly anterior : cilia
light ochreous-orange, towards tornus grey-whitish. HindAvings
grey, costa and termen suffused dark grey, apex pale orange ; cilia
whitish-grey, round apex pale orange, at apex a whitish patch with
dark grey basal mark and postmedian bar.
Assam, Khasis, March, May; two specinens.
Thiotricha complicata, n. sp.
cJ. 8 mm. Head shining white, crown grey. Palpi Avliite,
a short tine hair])eucil from apex of second joint abuve. Antennal
ciliations 5. Tliorax, abdomen grey. Forewings narrow, widest
near base, thence gradually narrowed, apex tolerably })ointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; rather dark glossy purplish-grej- ;
an oblique Avhite line, suff'used in disc with yellow, from above
tornus to apical portion of costa, on which it is trifurcate,
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123
and a whitish line between this and termen : cloudy Ithick clots at
apex and on termen near apex : cilia pale grey, round apex base
white within a dark grey shade. Hindwings grey ; cilia light
grey, at apex whitish-suft'used between blackish basal and
postmedian dots.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, January, February (Newcotiie) ; two
specimens.
Thiotricha scioplecta, n. sp,
9. 14 mm. Head glossy whitish-grey. Palpi grey. Thorax,
abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, narroAv, widest near
base, thence narrowed posteriorly", apex pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; pale glossy grey ; an oblique triangular rather
dark purplish-fuscous blotch extending on dorsum from near base
to near middle and reaching fold ; a dark purplish-fuscous
streak just beneath costa from \ to near apex, thick anteriorly
and attenuated posteriorly ; an oblique wedgeshaped dark purplish-
fuscous mark from costa at !| running into this followed by violet-
whitish strigula edged dark fuscous ; a pale streak edged dark
fuscous from apex of this to tornus, very acutely angled inwards
on fold ; apical area ochreous, a short violet- white dash terminating
in black apical dot : cilia light grey, on costa basally whitish
barred dark grey, at apex a short dark fuscous subbasal line and
postmedian projecting hook, beneath apex a short subbasal leaden-
metallic bar edged posteriorly blackish. Hindwings grey; cilia
light grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, October ( Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Thiotricha balanopa, n. sp.
cJ . 8-11 mm. Head, thorax shining white. Palpi white,
a tiue hairpencil from apex of second joint above. Abdomen
whitish. Forewings narrow, moderately pointed ; shining white ;
a cloudy fuscous spot above tornus emitting an oblique strigula ;
two oblique dark fuscous strigulte fi'om costa near apex ; an oval
or elongate black apical spot : cilia white, on costa with two dark
fuscous triangular spots on strigulae, round apex with dark fuscous
line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, May: Borneo, Kuchiug, April (Hcwi(t) ; three
specimens.
Thiotricha oxygramma, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head, palpi shining whitish. Thorax pale glossy
greyish-ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings very
narrow, a])ex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; light
greyish-ochreous; extreme costal edge white towards middle;
a very oblique whitish line, strongly edged dark grey on both
sides, from costa at 4, and one from tornus, acutely angulated
inwards on fold, meeting it at an acute angle near apex ; a whitish
mark on middle of termen ; a black apical dot, edged anteriorly
whitish : cilia pale ochreous-grey, round apex wliitish with two
124 EXOTIC MICKOLIOPIDOPTKRA.
projecting grey hooks, on termcu beneath apex basal lialf violet-
grey-inetallic edged dark grey. Ilindwings grey, paler anteriorly,
extreme tip whitish ; cilia pale grey, a whitish apical bar with
dark grey basal dot and postmedian mark.
Assam, Khasis, October; one specimen. Neuratiou of forewings
in this and some other s[)ecies 6 and 8 stalked, 7 absent, 9 closely
approximated ; doubtless therefore in this genus the absent vein is
always 7, and not 9 as originall}' suggested.
Thiotricha synacma, n. sp.
c{ . 12 mm. Head, thorax iridescent white. Palpi white,
a hairpencil from apex of second joint above, terminal greyish
anteriorly. Antennal ciiiations 2^. Forewings very narrow,
narrowed posteriorly, apex pointed, termen very obliquely bent;
fuscous ; markings ochreous-white ; a broad pointed median streak
from base to near apex ; a streak from beneath this before middle
to tornus ; a line along costa from middle to a short oblique line
from costa terminating above apex of median streak ; a very
oblique lino from above tornus to beneath apex of median streak ;
a wedgeshaped streak along lower half of termen; a tine transverse
blue-leaden-metallic line just beyond these markings before ai)ex ;
apex ochreous-tinged ; a small black apical dot preceded by a
minute violet-silvery dot : cilia pale grey, on costa whitish, at apex
two projecting dark grey hooks, on termen beneath apex basal
third met:illic-grey limited by a darker line. Hiudwings grey,
paler in disc anteriorly ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, JSovember ; one specimen.
Thiotricha cuneiformis, n. sp.
J 5 . 9-11 mm. Head, palpi., thorax shining white. Forewings
very narrow, narrowed posteriorly, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded ; shining white ; costal edge black from
base to a slight mark before middle ; an elongate dark fuscous spot
on dorsum before middle ; an oblique wedgeshaped black mark on
costa about |, closely followed by a black strigula, from apex
of these a tine black line runs to tornus, acutely indented on I'old ;
a black apical dot with a dark fuscous dot adjacent beneath : cilia
pale grey, on costa pale brownish, round apex darker grey, with
projecting apical hook. Hiudwings grey, paler in disc anteriorly ;
cilia whitish-grey, at apex a short black postmedian line.
CooRG, Uibidi, 350 J feet, February, May {Neivcome); two
specimens.
Thiotricha clinopeda, n. sp.
6 $. 9-11 mm. Head, thorax shining white. Palpi white,
anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous,
beneath white, sides obliquely striped dark fuscous. Forewings
very narrow, slightly narrowed posteriorly, apex obtuse-pointed,
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termen obliquely rounded; shining white; a ver}' oblique dark
fuscous fasciate blotch from dorsum at 3^, reaching more than half
across wing, dilated downwards; an oblique wedgcsliapod dark
fuscous spot from dorsum at |, its apex confluent with angle of
following line; a very oblique wedgeshaped dark fuscous streak
from costa at |, its apex sending a dark fuscous line to tornus,
thickened and acutely angulated inwards on fold ; a fuscous spot
on costa near apex ; a dark fuscous spot on termen beneath apex ;
a small black apical spot, preceded and followed by minute white
dots : cilia pale greyish, beneath apex a darker patch, at apex two
dark grey projecting hooks. Hinduings grey, paler in disc
anteriorly ; cilia pale grey, at apex whitish with short black post-
median line.
OooEG, Dibidi, 3500 feet (Newcome) ; Ceylon, Maskeliya (Pole) ;
January to April, four specimens.
TMotricha nephodesma, n. sp.
$. 9 mm. Head, palpi shining whitish. Thorax pale brownish-
ochreous. Forewings very narrow, moderately pointed; pale
brownish-oehreous ; a very broad irregular-edged suffused somewhat
oblique transverse dark fuscous band before middle ; a very tine
fuscous median longitudinal line from this to near apex ; apical
third of wing suffused whitish ; costal and terminal edges shortly
fuscous about | : cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings grey ;
cilia pale ochreous-greyish.
Assam, Khasis, September; one specimen.
Thiotricha operaria, n. sp.
c5' 5 . 13-14 mm. Head shining white. Palpi white, second
joint c? with expansible tuft of whitish hairs projecting from
furrow beneath. Antennal ciliations 1^ 2|. Thorax greyish-
ochreous, anteriorly sufiused while. Abdomen grey, anal tuft
ochreous-whitish. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence
narrowed to pointed apex ; light grey, obscurely darker-streaked
longitudinally : costal edge blackish towards base ; a blackish
streak along fold towards base ; an inwardly oblique blackish
transverse line at 5, dentate outwards beneath costa, inwards
in disc, very sharply outwards on fold, and inwards above
dorsum, strongly edged posteriorly white ; three variable
irregular blackish spots beneath middle of disc, on tornus, and
before apex respectively, separated by white suffusion ; apex
whitish : cilia light grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, October, November; sixteen specimens.
Thiotricha polyaula, n. sp.
c? $. 12-13 mm. Head shining ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish,
base dark fuscous, second joint 6 short, with apical pencil of
whitish liairs above, terminal much longer, anterior edge dark
fuscous, in J thickened. Antennal ciliations (S 4. Thorax
ochreous-whitish, with four brown lines. Abdomen fuscous,
126 EXOTIC MICROLKPiUOPXKRA.
beneath whitish, sides obliquely striped dark fuscous. Forewings
veiy narrow, widest near base, gradually narrowed, apex pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; rather dark brown ; markings
ochreous-whito ; a slender median streak from base, branching
at I into two lines, upper running to ^ but more or less widely
interrupted in middle, lower running to ;i ; a narrow pointed streak
below fold from base to ^- ; short subdorsal and dorsal lines from
base ; a pointed costal streak on basal third, sometimes partially
obsolete ; a suffused dark fuscous tiansverse spot from dorsum
before middle, immediately followed by a white longitudinal streak
beneath fold to tornus ; a fine costal line from before middle,
becoming slightly divergent and terminated by a very oblique
strigula at 4 ; from beneath apex of this a line to tornus, acutely
angulated inwards above fold ; just beyond these markings a fine
obtusely-angulated blue-leaden-metallic transverse line ; three in-
distinct marks on costa towards apex, last edging a black apical
dot preceded beneath by a minute blue-leaden-metallic dot : cilia
light grey, at apex two blackish hooks, on termen beneath apex
basal third leaden-metallic. Hindwings grey, paler in disc
anteriorly ; cilia light grey, at apex a short blackish-grey post-
median mark.
Assam, Khasis, May, September, October ; three specimens.
Thiotricha obvoluta, n. sp.
cJ. 11 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint with
fine hairpencil from apex above, terminal anteriorly suffused dark
fuscous. Thorax, abdomen fuscous. Forewings narrow, somewhat
narrowed posteriorly, costa nearly straight, apex pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; an elongate dark fuscous
patch extending along dorsum from base to near tornus,
upper edge with oblique-triangular prominence before middle
of wing, edged lighter sufiusion before and beyond this ; a
slender dark fuscous longitudinal streak in disc posteriorly, par-
tially pale-edged beneath ; an oblique whitish strigula from costa
at 4^, and traces of a fine leaden-metallic transverse line beyond it ;
three wliitish dots separated by dark fuscous on costa towards apex,
last edging a black apical dot : cilia grey, at apex two dark fuscous
hooks, beneath apex a short dark fuscous subbasal line. Hind-
wings dark grey; cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, June; one specimen.
Thiotricha rhodomicta, n. sp,
cJ 2 • 12-16 mm. Head, thorax pale brownish-ochreous mixed
rose-pink, face ochreous-white. Palpi ochreous-white, second joint
irrorated fuscous, terminal much longer. Antennal ciliations Jl.
Abdomen light grey. Forewings very narrow, widest near base,
thence slightly narrowed, apex caudate-produced, termen beneath
this obliquely rounded ; brownish, more or less irroratod dark
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127
fuscous, sometimes partially suftused carmine-])ink, sometimes
mixed ochreous-whitish in disc; dark fuscous dots towards base
near costa 'and dorsum, and near dorsum at i ; a small suftused
dark fuscous spot on or near costa at ^ ; stigmata suffused, dark
fuscous or blackisli, sometimes nearlj'^ obsolete, plical obliquely
before first discal ; posteriorly four or five ocbreous-whitisli lines
converging to apical projection, one running along its lower edge ;
a black subapical dot preceded by a silvery dot : cilia pale brownish,
above apex three converging dark fuscous lines, on termen beneath
apex a reddish-tinged basal patch becoming silvery posteriorly and
edged by blackish-grey line. Hindwings grey, lighter anteriorly;
cilia pale ochreous-grey.
Assam, Khasis, June to September ; nine specimens.
^SEMNOSTOMA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales; ocelli small, posterior; tongue
developed. Antennce |, in S simple or moderately ciliated, basal
joint very elongate, slender, without pecten. Labial palpi very
long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales roughly expanded
at apex above and forming a rough projecting apical tuft beneath,
terminal joint longer than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi
very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibise clothed
with rough hairs above, Eorewings 2 from towards angle, 7 absent,
8 and 9 short-stalked, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, narrow
trapezoidal, apex acutely produced, termen sinuate, cilia 2-3;
2 remote, 3 and 4 nearly approximated from angle, 5 somewhat
approximated, 6 aud 7 stalked.
Type leKCochalca Meyr. This interesting form belongs to the
natural group of Thiotricha, Thyrsostovia, Hierangela, hUopliantis,
and Poh/Jiymno ; it is nearest Thiotricha, differing by the tufted
l)alpi and approximated (not connate) veins 3 and 4 of liindwings.
Semnostoma lencochalca, n. sp.
c^ . 14 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal | of second joint
dark yellowish-fuscous, anterior edge of terminal joint black.
Thorax brassy-yellow sometimes mixed with fuscous, outer edge of
l>atagia and two subdorsal lines white. Abdomen grey, anal tuft
brassy-whitish. Forewings very narrow, slightly widest near base,
apex forming a slender caudate projection, termen beneath this
obli(juely rounded ; dark fuscous, variably marked white and brassj--
yellow, especially a number of irregular confluent markings
occupying dorsal area beneath fold, and a dark blotch on costa
at ^ more or less outlined by irregular markings, but all very
variable; three or four white marks posteriorly converging to a
small blacl. .subapical spot edged anteriorly and above with silvery :
cilia light grey, above apex three converging dark fuscous lines
separated by whitish, on termen beneath apex a yellow-fuscous
patch becoming leaden-metallic posteriorly edged by a blackish-
grey line. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, June, September ; three specimens,
128 EIOTIO MICROLEPIDOPTKRA,
Semnostoma poecilopa, n. sp.
c5' $ . 13 mm. Head white. Palpi wliitc, basal g of second
joint dark fuscous, terminal joint with two dark fuscous bands.
Thorax pale brassy-yellow sufFusedly striped fuscous, with narrow
indistinct dorsal and subdorsal white stripes. Abdomen fuscous.
Forewinjis very narrow, widest near base, thence somewhat
narrowed, apex slenderly caudate-produced, termen beneath this
obliquely rounded; dark fuscous, tips of scales whitish, forming a
line striation ; basal area suft'usedly streaked or spotted brassy-
yellow ; an oblique white spot beneath fold at | ; an oblicjue white
streak from middle of dorsum to fold, followed bj' a patch of brassy-
yellow suffusion ; a white dot or mark beneath middle of costa,
and three or four in disc beyond middle ; an elongate white spot in
disc at |, separated by a blackish mark from an elongate white
mark beneath it ; a white wedgeshaped spot on tornus ; a white
posteriorly finely leaden-metallic-edged oblique line from |- of costa
to ternien, sometimes interrupted in middle ; a black siibapical
elongate dot, above whicli are two small white marks ; lower edge
of apical projection white : cilia grey, two projecting dark fuscous
hooks from above apex, beneatli apex a metallic-grey basal patch
and blackish basal line (imj)erfect). Hindwiugs grey, paler and
bluish towards base ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, June to September ; three specimens.
Semnostoma barathrota, n. sp.
J . 14 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second joint
dark fuscous except apex, anterior edge of terminal dark fuscous.
Abdomen grej', anal tuft ochreous-whitish, Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; dark fuscous ; a whitish
blotch along basal fourth of dorsum ; a grey-whitisli blotch, white
on anterior edge, extending along posterior half of dorsum and
termen to near apex, widest above tornus, where it reaches | across
wing, including a fine black longitudinal line in disc in posterior
portion, its posterior end occupied by a blotch of grey suffusion ; an
oblique blue-Ieaden-metallic line from i of costa to just beyond
this blotch ; apical area beyond this brownish, with three whitish
costal dots separated by dark fuscous, last edging a black praeapical
dot : cilia light greyish-ochreous, t\\ o projecting dark fuscous hooks
from above apex, beneath apex a mot;illic-grey basal bar edged
posteriorly black. Hind wings bluish-grey ; cilia light ochreous-
grey.
Assam, Khasis, September; one specimen.
Semnostoma scatebrosa, n. sp.
$. 12 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half of second
joint fuscous, anterior edge of terminal joint black. Thorax whitish
faintly tinged brown. Abdomen light grey. Forewings very
narrow, widest near base, thence somewhat narrowed, apex
Vol. II. Pt. 5.] >>lI^P 129 xOo.
EXOTIC
MTCROLEPIDOPTERA.
By
EDWARD MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S.
To be obtained from the Author:
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Printed by Taylor & Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, E.G. 4.
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caudate-produced, termen beneath this obliquely rounded ; dark
fuscous; a broad white dorsal stripe, irrcgularlj' sprinkled dark
fuscous, from base to near tornus, npper edge angularly emarginate
before middle, thence irregular, projecting on end of cell, posteriorly
narrowed and suffused ; a short leaden dash above torniis ; a leaden-
metallic streak along upper part of termen ; a black subapical dot :
cilia grey, above apex three converging dark fuscous lines separated
by whitish, on termen beneath apex a basal ochreous-brown patch
edged posteriorly leaden-metallic and then strongly black. Hind-
wings and cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, June; one specimen.
Idiophantis croconota, n, sp.
5 . 14 mm. Head, thorax whitish-yellowish, patagia fuscous.
Palpi whitish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous-grey. Forewings elon-
gate, narrow, costa slightly arched, ajiex forming a slender
projection, termen semi-circularly excavated, rounded-prominent
beneath; 2 and 3 separate, 8 absent, 9 out of 7 near base; fuscous;
a rather broad light ochreous-yellow dorsal stripe throughout, edge
broadly prominent about |, where it reaches half across wing,
narrowed towards tornus ; a curved dai'k grey line from ^ of costa
to tornus, edged anteriorly by a light greyish line becoming stronger
and white towards costa, preceded towards co^ta by an obscure
ochreous dark-edged line ; area beyond this light oelireous-yellow,
marked on upper part of tornal prominence with a dark bronzy
spot containing a round black dot, apical projection suffused grey
and containing a white lotigitudinal mark : cilia pale yellow, above
tornal prominence a dark fuscous spot, round apical area greyish,
on costa two or three dark bars separated by white suffusion
(imperfect). Hindwings grey, lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey-
whitish, round apex a dark fuscous subbasal line.
Madagascak, Antananarivo ; one specimen.
Polyhymno alcimacha, n. sp.
c? $ . 11-12 mm. Head white or ochreous-white. Palpi white,
anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations
c? 2. Thorax dark bronzy- fuscous, patagia ochreous-white.
Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa slightly arched, apex strongly produced, acute, termen concave
beneath apex, then obliquely rounded ; dark bronzy-fuscous ;
a strong ochreous-white median streak from base to A, attenuated
to a point posteriorly ; an ochreous-white line along costa from
towards base to before middle, thence very obliquely to beyond apex
of median streak, where it is very acutely angulated inwards and
joins an ochreous-white line running along fold from before middle
of wing to tornus ; apex and termen occu]ued by ])ale ochreous
suffusion ; an angulated leaden-metallic line from a white mark on
VOL. II. — Mai/, 1918. K
130 EXOTIC MICROLEPTDOPTEKA.
costa at 1^, lower half running along termen ; beyond this a white
spot mostly in cilia, preceded and followed by minute indistinct
whitish strigulte : cilia pale grey, above apex a white patch
containing two dark grey lines terminated beneath by a fine dark
grey apical bar, beneath apex an ochreous-white patch on basal
half including a black subapical dot. Hindvvings grey ; cilia light
grey,
S. India, Coimbatore, May {FhtcJier); Assam, Khasis ; two
specimens. The distribution of this characteristic genus is very
unusual and interesting ; it includes at present twelve American
species, fourteen African, and this one, the only other known to me.
\i ISTRIANIS, n. g.
Head with apprcssed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
developed. Antennae ^, in c^ simple, basal joint elongate, without
pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint rather thickened,
rough-scaled beneath, terminal joint as long as second, slender,
acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae clothed with
hairs above. Forewings with tufts of rough scales on siirface ;
2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 9 connate,
11 from middle. Hindwings under 1, narrow- trapezoidal, apex
produced, acute, termen sinuate, cilia 3 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5
somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 long-stalked.
Probably allied to Recurvaria, from which it is easiest separated
by the tufts on surface of forewings,
Istrianis crauropa, n. sp.
c? . 6 mm. Head, thorax whitish irrorated grey. Palpi white,
second and terminal joints each with two rings of black and grey
irroration. Abdomen grey, apex whitish. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate ; dark giey sprinkled whitish ; undefined
elongate spots of blackish irroration on costa at \, |, and f,
separated and last followed by small suffused whitish spots ; a
black subbasal dot on dorsum surrounded by ochrcous-brownish
suffusion ; an oblique black bar in disc at |, surrounded ochreous-
brown ; several ochreous-brown tufts in disc ; some irregular
ochreous-brown suffusion and small blackish dots posteriorly : cilia
grey speckled whitish. Hindwings pale grey; cilia pale greyish-
oehreous.
Kanaka, Dharwar, bred in June from a larva feeding externally
on lower surface of leaf of Butea frondosa {Le{/uminoscp) in May'
[Maxwell) ; pupa in spindle-shaped cocoon on leaf.
Recurvaria orsicoma, n. sp.
cJ . 11-12 mm. Head white, a few grey specks. Palpi Avhite,
basal half and subapical ring of second joint, and two rings of
terminal ochreous irrorated black. Thorax white partially tinged
or speckled ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings
GELECHIAD^. 131
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; white, irregularly irrorated ochreous
or ochreous-fuscous, tending to form suffused spots beneath dark
markings ; raarkings blackisli ; elongate spots on costa towards
base, before middle, and at | ; a dot above dorsum near base ; small
dots above and below fold at | ; an elongate mark in middle of disc,
and a linear dot on fold somewhat before it ; a suffused spot on
torn us ; a narrow elongate spot or sliort streak in disc at ^ ; two
dots on costa posteriorly and one at apex, sometimes little marked:
cilia whitish, round apex two or three lines of dark grey specks.
Hindwiugs ])ale grey, paler and bluish-tinged in disc ; cilia grey-
whitish ; a long expansible pale ochreous hairpencil from base of
dorsum.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, April, December [Pole); two specimens.
A small 9 (7 mm.) with quite similar markings from Dliarwar,
Kanara, May (Maxwell), may probably be referable here.
Recur varia trichaspis, n. sp.
cj 2 • 9-11 mm. Head, thorax white sprinkled dark fuscous.
Palpi white, basal half and subapical ring of second joint, and two
rings of terminal irrorated dark fuscous. Abdomen pale grey.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; white irregularly irrorated
fuscous ; markings blackish-fuscous ; elongate spots on costa
towards base, before middle, and at | ; a small spot beneath
fold near base ; suffused spots representing stigmata, plical
beneath first discal ; a suffused spot on tornus and one at
apex ; a cloudy blackish dot in disc towards apex : cilia
whitish, tw^o or three rows of dark fuscous specks. Hind-
Avings pale bluish-grey ; cilia whitish-grey ; in (5* a long expan-
sible pale greyish-ochreous hairpencil along costa from base,
supported beneath by a semioval membranous hyaline lobe
occupying median third of costa.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, September (Pole) ; six specimens.
Ephysteris chersaea Meyr.
Of this South African species I now recognise that oscliophora
Meyr., from India and Ceylon, is only a synonym. I have it also
from the Tenimber Is., New Guinea. The larva is stated to feed
in dry vegetable refuse.
\l CNAPHOSTOLA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
developed. Antennae -i, in J simple, basal joint elongate, without
pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with
appressed scales, terminal joint as long as second, moderate, acute.
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior
tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 1 h furcate,
2 from towards angle, G and 8 stalked, 7 absent, 1 1 from beyond
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132 EXOTIC MICEOLEPrDOPTERA.
middle. Hindwings nearly 1, narrow-trapezoidal, apex produced,
acute, termen sinuate, cilia 2 ; 2 remote, 3 from before angle, 4
from angle, 5 approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.
Probably belongs to the Thiotriclia group.
Cnaphostola adamantina, n.sp,
6 $ . 19-21 mm. Head, thorax light grey, sometimes much
suffused dark fuscous. Palpi grey, second joint sometimes irrorated
blackish. Abdomen grey. Forewings very narrow, widest
near base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; grey, more or less
marked irregularly transversely dark purplish-fuscous or purple-
blackish, especially tending to form a blotch of two or three
transverse streaks from cost a before middle, and sometimes a patch
of sufFusioa along anterior portion of dorsum ; usually more or less
whitish suffusion along fold and dorsal area on anterior half of
wing ; a cloudy whitish dot in disc at | ; small cloudy dark
marginal spots posteriorly : cilia grey or light grey. Hindwings
grey; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, June to October ; fourteen specimens.
v' LATROLOGA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
developed. Antennae |, in S serrulate, pubescent, basal joint
moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, smooth-
scaled, terminal joint as long as second, acute. Maxillary palpi
very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed
with long hairs. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 from near angle,
6 and 8 stalked, -7 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings slightly
under 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly
sinuate, cilia If ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 rather approximated, 6 and 7
long-stalked.
Probably allied to Recurvaria.
Latrologa aoropis, n. sp.
(J. 11-12 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen whitish. Palpi whitish,
basal half and subapical ring of second joint, base and supramedian
ring of terminal joint blackish-grey. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely
rounded ; ochreous-whitish, irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous ;
cloudy elongate dark fuscous costal spots at base, |, and middle ;
stigmata represented by cloudy dark fuscous spots, plical somewhat
beyond first diseal, second discal large, roundish, preceded by a
small additional spot ; several small irregular spots before margins
posteriorly : cilia ochreous-whitish, on termen with antemedian
series of dark grey dots. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-
ochreous-grey.
Cevlon, Uaskeliya, February, November [Pole) ; two specimens.
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Telphusa inferialis, u. sp.
(5. 13 mm. Head, thorax fuscous irrorated dark fuscous.
Palpi dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous, segment 2 liglit ochreous.
Forewings elongate, narz'ow, costa gentl) arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, terraen extremely obliquely rounded ; fuscous, sprinkled
darker ; a sufi'used dark fuscous somewhat oblique streak from
before i of costa, reaching half across wing, and another from | of
costa to tornus, sending in middle a sliort streak towards apex ;
tufts near dorsum before and beyond middle, and two tufts trans-
versely placed in disc before second transverse streak ; several dark
fuscous marginal dots towards apex : cilia fuscous, Hindwings
grey, longitudinally paler and bluish-tinged in disc ; cilia light
grey.
Bengal, Chapra {Maclcenzie) ; one specimen.
Telphusa destillans, n. sp.
S ? . 12-13 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half and
indications of a subapical ring of second joint, and subbasal and
subapical rings of terminal blackish. Thorax white, small black
marks on shoulder and each side of back. Abdomen whitish.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; white ; an oblique black fascia
from costa near base, reaching to below fold, dorsal area beneath
this tinged yellow; a triangular black blotch extending over median
third of costa and reaching | across wing, containing a small white
spot beneath middle of costa; a yellow spot beneath its apex, and
one in disc at |, accompanied by a few black specks ; an oblique-
triangular black spot on tornus, surmounted by a suffused yellowish
spot ; an elongate-triangular black spot on costa towards apex; au
irregular black apical dot, and two or three on termen : cilia white,
on costa grey. Hindwings light grey ; cilia ochreous-white.
Assam, Khasis, September, October ; two specimens.
Gelechia horiaula, n. sp.
S . 13 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi grey mixed
whitish, terminal joint with median ring of dark fuscous irroration.
Abdomen light grey, three basal segments whitish. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen
obliquely rounded; dark fuscous, somewhat whitish-sprinkled
towards margins ; markings ochreous-white ; a moderate transverse
fascia from costa at ,|, not reaching dorsum ; a transverse spot in
disc beyond middle, not reaching costa or dorsum, both its sides
prominent in middle; a semicircular blotch on costa about A; cilia
grey, towards base mixed dark fuscous, an ochreous-white patch on
costal blotch. Hindwings 1, termen hardly sinuate; grey; cilia
whitish-grey.
N.W. India, Abbottabad, June (Fletcher); one specimen.
134 KXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTERA.
Gelechia caecigena, n. sp.
5. 11 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey speckled dark fuscous.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second and terminal joints each with two
bands of dark fuscous irroration. Abdomen pale greyish, apex
whitish-yellowish. Eorewinga elongate, rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termon very obliquely rounded ;
whitisli-grcy iri'orated rather dark fuscous ; oblique fasciae of rather
dark fuscous suffusion from cosia near base and before ;|, indistinct
costally but expanded in disc and not reaching below fold, each
margined anteriorly by two or three small tufts of scales ; discal
stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, approximated, second followed by a
blotch of rather dark fuscous suffusion, a similar blotch on costa
between and nearly reaching them ; a tuft of scales beneath second
discal stigma, and one on dorsum rather before this ; some irregular
dark clouding towards apex : cilia fuscous-whitish sjirinkled rather
dark fuscous. Hindwings 1, terraen sinuate; pale bluish-grey;
cilia ochreous-grey- whitish.
N.W. India, Peshawar, May {Fletcher)-, one specimen. An
obscure species, but notable for the tufts of scales on forewings.
Gelechia planodes, n. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white, slightly speckled grey.
Abdomen pale grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded^ white
irregularly irrorated grey and brownish ; a streak of fuscous
suffusion through disc from near base to end of cell, discal stigmata
forming small cloudy brownish spots on upper edge of this,
a streak of obscure brownish sufiiision from its a])ex to tornus :
cilia whitish, towards base sprinkled grey. Hindwings light grey;
cilia whitish-grey.
S. India, Palnis, 6000 feet {Camphell)-, one specimen.
Gelechia multinotata, n. sp,
S . 10 mm. Head and thorax light grey. Palpi dark fuscous,
extreme tip of second joint whitish, terminal joint whitish with
dark fuscous basal band. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse- pointed, termen
obliquely rounded ; white, bases of scales grey, forming a very fine
transverse striation ; small irregular dark fuscous spots on base of
dorsum, and beneath costa at \ ; four small irregular dark fuscous
marks in a straight series from middle of costa to i of dorsum,
sometimes preceded by a fascia of grey suffusion or partially con-
nected by a streak ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical obliquely before
first discal, sometimes indistinct, second discal tending to form an
oblique or bent mark; a somewhat angulated indistinct whitish
subcerminal line, anteriorly margined with more or less grey
suffusion, indistinctly mixed dark fuscous on costa and dorsum ;
beyond this some irregular dark fuscous suffusion towards costa,
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apex beneath this whitisli-suffused : cilia white, slightly grey-
sprinkled, towards tornus grey. Hiudwings 1, terinen slightly
sinuate ; rather dark grey, lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey.
BiiiTisH Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, February, March (Parish)',
three specimens. Seemingly related to the European notatella.
Phthorimaea ocellatella, Boyd.
I have a good and characteristic example taken by myself in
January at Gallo, Ceylon, the most easterly record of the species.
Phthorimaea ergasima Meyr.
Larva green, head and plate of 2 purplish ; mines a blotch in
leaves of Solaimm melongeaa {Fletcher).
Phthorimaea mixolitha, n. sp.
(S . 10 mm. Head whitish, crown tinged ochreous and sprinkled
dark grey. Palpi whitish, rough scales of second joint long,
subapical ring of second joint and subbasal hand of terminal
irrorated blackish. Thorax whitisli sprinkled dark grey. Abdomen
whitish mixed dark grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa
slightly arched, apex tolerably pointed, termeu extremely obliquely
rounded ; white s])rinkled and irregularly blotched dark grey,
especially posteriorly ; a distinct elongate dark grey spot on costa
before I ; suffused dark fuscous spots on fold at ^ and ^ of wing ;
discal stigmata cloudy, blackish, first in middle, with a yellow-
ochreous spot adjacent beneath ; grey tornal area ochreous-tinged :
cilia white, several indistinct grey lines, towards base some blackish
specks. Hiudwings light grey; cilia grey-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, June {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Phthorimaea atalopis, n. sp.
(S 2 • 8-9 mm. Head, thorax whitish somewhat sprinkled grey.
Palpi whitish, second joint dark grey except apex, basal and sub-
apical rings of terminal dark grey. Abdomen ochreous-whitish.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate; 7 and 8 out of 6; whitish-ochreous,
more or less irrorated irregularly dark grey, variably and obscurely
spotted or streaked yollow-ochreous suffusion ; stigmata cloudy,
blackish, surrounded pale or ochreous, plical beneath first discal,
first discal sometimes obsolete, second placed towards dorsum :
cilia ochreous-whitish, some dark grey specks. Hiudwings pale
grey ; cilia grey- whitish.
Ceylon, Puttalam, August, October {Pole); Kanaka, Dharwar,
June {Maxwell); Bukma, Koni {Manders); six specimens. The
neuration is exceptional, but otherwise the species accords well,
and a new genus seems at present unnecessarj-.
Phthorimaea suasoria, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second and terminal
joints each with two rings of blackish irroration. Thorax whitish,
130 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTERA.
sprinkled dark grey, a spot of blackish irroration on slioulder and
an ochreous spot behind it. Forewiugs clongate-lanccohito ;
ochreous-whitish irrorated blackish ; short fine ochreous subcostal
and median streaks from base ; two blackish dois beneath costa
anteriorly and two in disc rather obliquely beyond them respectively ;
stigmata blackish, placed on whitish spots partially suffused
ochreous, plical beneath first discal, first discal very small, a round
whitish spot suffused ochreous adjacent to second beyond and
beneath it; whitish spots on tornus and costa opposite; an ochreous
longitudinal median mark beyond these ; a suffused whitish apical
spot : cilia pale grey, round apex whitish sjjrinkled black. Hind-
wings bluish-grey ; cilia pale grey.
M.VDBA.S, Trichinopoly, September (Maxwell) ; one specimen.
Phthorimaea subcaerulea, n. sp.
J'. 9 mm. Head whitish. Palpi white, second joint dark grey
except apex, terminal joint with dark grey supramedian band.
Thorax whitish sprinkled grey. Abdomen whitish. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate; whitish, irregularly sprinkled grey with some
blackish scales, posteriorly tending to form interneural stnjaks ; a
distinct white submedian streak from base to tornus ; stigmata
black, plical rather obliquely before first discal, second discal large,
roundish : cilia whitish, basal half sprinkled grey and blackish,
with basal spots of irroration. Hindwings pale bluish ; cilia grey-
whitish.
Kanaka, Aketi, December {M((anuell); one specimen.
Platyedra gossypiella Saund.
The best distinguishing character of the genus Plati/eJra from
GelecJiia is the possession of a distinct pecten on basal joint of
antenna} ; (lossypiella and malvella are truly referable to it, and the
association is obviously natural, as all three species of the genus
feed in the larval state on seeds of Malvacece.
J Stomopteryx phaeopa, n. sp.
S 2 • 9-11 nam. Head, thorax dark ashy-fuscous, face rather
lighter. Palpi dai'k fuscous, terminal joint wliitish lined black.
Abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings lanceolate ; (i out of 7
towards base ; dark slaty-fuscous, slightly pale-speckled ; stigmata
blackish, plical accompanied by small whitish-ochreous dot,
obliquely before first discal, discal partially edged with a few
Avhitish-ochreous scales, first sometimes nearly obsolete ; a small
whitish-ochreous cloudy spot on costa at | : cilia light grey, round
apex sprinkled black, beyond costal spot a whitish-ochreous patch
and sometimes a second smaller towards apex. Hindwings apex
long-produced, termen emarginate ; grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Oroya (12,200 feet), Huancayo (10,()50 feet), July
(Parish); six specimens. Extremely near the European antlujlli-
della iu all respects, insomuch tliat, despite the improbability, I
GElECHIADiE. 137
was at first disposed to regard it as identical; it is rather smaller
and darker (the legs especially darker), characterized by the distinct
black second discal stigma, accompanied by some pale scales, well-
marked Avhitish-oclireous patch in costal cilia, and distinctly less
abrupt emai'gination of hindwings. The North American palpi-
lineella Chamb., with which I am not acquainted, must be a very
similar form.
Stomopteryx praecipitata, n. sp.
S 2 • 7-8 mm. Head whitish-fuscous, face white. Palpi
whitish, terminal joint finely lined black. Thorax dark grey.
Abdomen grey. Forewings lanceolate, acute ; 6 out of 7 towards
base; dark fuscous ; jdical stigma obscurely blackish; a straight
direct rather irregular-edged narrow white fascia at g, in one
specimen reduced and almost obsolete dorsally : cilia fuscous, basal
half mixed dark fuscous. Hindwings apex strongl}' produced ;
rather dark grey ; cilia grey. Forewings beneath with fascia reduced
to costal spot.
Kanaka, Kumbarvada; Bombay, Belgaum {Maxwell); Bengal,
Pusa {Fletcher) \ June, December, three S|)ecimen3. Much like the
European taeniolcUa, but nariower-winged, and distinct by origin
of 6 of forewings out of 7.
Stomopteryx rastrifera, n. sp.
c? . 7 mm. Head whitish, crown tinged grey posteriorly. Palpi
white, terminal joint finely lined black. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen
grey. Forewings lanceolate ; 6 separate, parallel ; brown, posterior
half dark fuscous ; a moderate evenly broad direct white fascia at
|, anterior edge straight, posterior irregular: cilia grey, towards
base sprinkled blackish. Hindwings apex strongly produced ;
grey ; cilia grey
OiiYLON, Puttalam, October (Pole); one specimen. Intermediate
between preceding and poJijchromeVa, but differs from both by
separation of vein 6.
Stomopteryx prolapsa, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head whitish-grey, face whitish. Palpi whitish,
terminal joint finely lined dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous.
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings rather broad-lanceolate; 6 out of
7 towards base; dark fuscous; a large white subtriangular spot on
dorsum before tornus, reaching half across wing, and a similar
costal 8]»ot slightly beyond and nearly confiuint with it: cilia grey,
basal half sprinkled black. Hindwings apex strongly produced :
dark grey ; cilia grey.
Ceylon, Puttalam, November (Pole); one specimen.
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COMPSOLECHIA, n. g.
Head smooth; ocelli small, posterior; tongue developed. Antennae
i, in cJ simple or shortly ciliated, basal joint elongate, slendei',
138 EXOTIC MICROLErlDOPTEUA.
without pectcn. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint
smooth-scaled, compressed, terminal joint longer tlian second,
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very sliort, filiform, appressed to
tongue. Posterior tibia3 more or less shortly rough-scaled above.
Forewings with 1 h furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked,
7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1 or over 1, trapezoidal,
apex obtuse, termon not or slightly sinuate, cilia ^-1, lower margin
of cell with well-marked pecten of hairs ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 some-
what approximated, G and 7 nearly approximated at base.
T'^])e diortlia Meyi\ This genus includes all those numerous
South American species hitherto referred to Anacamjms, and also
such North American forms as agrimonidla, lupinelJa, niveojnilvella,
and rhoifrui-tc'lla ; it is distinguislied by the smooth palpi, cubital
pecten, and hardly sinuate termen of liindwings, and is undoubtedly
natural and well-detined. For the antliyUidella group, which has
smooth palpi, no cubital pecten, and strongly produced apex and
emarginate termen of hindwings the name Stoinopti'njx Hein. (as
above) is available, superseding Aproaerema Durr. The name
Anacanipsis muist be applied to the genus Agriastis Meyr., since the
type populella possesses the characteristic structure (scales of second
joint of palpi roughly expanded above, slight but appreciable tufts
of forewings, cubital pecten and hardly sinuate termen of hindwings);
I unfortunately, supposing myself sufficiently acquainted with this
well-known species, neglected to examine for the first three points,
which have in fact escaped general notice. Besides those species
already referred to the genus, and others described below, the North
American innocuella belongs here. Undoubtedly pojmlella and
innocudla arc closely allied to the nioeopulvella and rJioifructella
group, constituting the true phylogenetic connection between the
two genera, but they are quite clearly distinguishable by structure.
CompsolecMa metagramma, n. sp.
(^ . 15 mm, (Head lost.) Thorax, abdomen dark fuscous.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
tolerably pointed, termen hardly sinuate, oblique ; dark fuscous,
speckled grey-whitish; stigmata obscurely blackish, plical rather
obliquel)^ before first discal ; a slightly incurved white line from
4 of costa to dorsum before tornus, thickened towards costa, pre-
ceded by a band of blackish suffusion : cilia grey, two dark fuscous
shades, a whitish patch on costal extremity of line. Hindwings
dark grey ; cilia grey.
Japan, Hakodate, August {Fletcher) ; one specimen. Allied to
(((jrimoniella.
CompsolecMa diazeucta, n. sp.
I propose this name for Gehchia trajevtella Walk. Cat. xxix. 599,
preoccupied by Geleclda transjectella ib. 598 ; these two names of
Walker ai'c merely different spellings of the same word, some Latin
authors favouring one form and some the other, and cannot be
GELECHIADiE. 139
regarded as distinct names ; the repetition was probably due to
mere carelessness.
Compsolechia amazonica, n. sp.
I propose this name for (Jc/ecJiia suffuseUa Walk. Cat. x.xix. 623,
preoccupied when published by Gelechia snffusella Dougl.
Compsolechia corymbas, n. sp.
(S . 12 mm. Head, thorax dark leadcn-grcy, slightly tinged
ferruginous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, sprinkled dark fuscous and
black. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; rather
dark grey ; markings dark bronzy-fuscous suffused black ; an.
irregular-oval patch extending over dorsum from base to near
middle, and nearly reaching costa near base, edged above with a
whitish line continued to connect with anterior angle of median
blotch; suffused elongate spots on costa before middle and at |,
latter followed by an inwardly oblique whitish mark ; an irregular
blotch in middle of disc; a small elongate spot indicating second
discal stigma; a small whitish mark on dorsum just before tornus,
preceded by dark suffusion ; a suffused dark blotch occupying apical
area : cilia grey. Hindwiugs dark grey, whitish and thinly scaled
in disc towards base ; cilia grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, March (Parish); one specimen.
\l Compsolechia parmata, u. sp.
2- 17 mm. Head, thorax dark ash-grey. Palpi grey mixed
black, terminal joint black, tip whitish. Abdomen grey. Fore-
Avings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; dark ash-grey ; a rounded black
blotch extending on costa from i to middle and reaching | across
wing, edged with some scattered ochreous-whitish scales ; a
similarly edged subtriangular blacli spot in disc at | ; an ochreous-
white dot on costa at | : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, May {Parish); one specimen.
Compsolechia astroconis, n. sp.
$. 16 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous (partly defaced). Palpi
blackish, terminal joint ochreous-whitish except base. Abdomen
dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched
anteriorly and near apex, faintly sinuate beyond middle, apex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous; extreme costal
edge dark fuscous, on posterior halt forming a gradually dilated
streak almost to apex ; a dark fuscous patch occupying dorsal ^ of
wing from near base to | ; a strongly excurved tine whitish line
from I of costa to tornus, edged anteriorly except on costal streak
by a grey fascia strewn with shining white specks ; terminal space
beyond this white on upper half with two fine black dashes and a
140 EXOTIC micuoi,t;pidopti:ra.
dark fuscous marginal line, suffusedly marked with dark fuscous on
lower half: cilia wln'tisli, above apex and beneath tornus tinged
grej', on upper half of termen with fulvous subbasal shade. Hind-
wings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Dutch Guiana, Onoribo, March ; one specimen.
Compsolechia lingulata, n. sp.
(S 2 • 9-10 nini. Head, thorax whitish-grey. Palpi whitish,
second joint dark grey except tip, extreme base and anterior edge
of terminal joint black. Abdomen dark grey, Torewnngs elongate,
rather narrow, cost a gently arched, apex obtuse, termeu very
obliquely rounded ; light grey, towards costa anteriorly suffused
whitish ; a dark fuscous linear mark on fold before middle, and one
in disc beyond middle, sometimes connected by dark grey suffusion ;
a suffused white longitudinal streak from second to termen just
beneath apex, near its anterior extremity expanded and including
an oblique dark fuscous mark ; a fine obli(iue white streak from
costa at |, reaching about half across wing, edged by fine wedgo-
sha])ed blackish costal marks ; apical third of wing suffused light
ochreous-brownish ; a bent grey-whitish fascia irroratcd black,
upper portion near costal edge, lower terminal : cilia grey, on costa
white basally with black subbasal line, on termen basal area white
with three small blackish spots. Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey,
Colombia, Call (500 feet), Caldas (4400 feet). May (Parifih) ; five
specimens, Kesembles a Battaristis, but palpi quite smooth and
not expanded,
/ Compsolechia salebrosa, n. sp,
(^ , 0-10 mm. Head, tliorax whitish. Palpi whitish, base dark
fuscous, terminal joint with fine black anterior line. Alidomen
gre3\ Porewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen rather sinuate, very oblique; whitish, more
or less sprinkled or irrorated grey, esjjecially on dorsal g ; costal
edge blackish anteriorly, with a tine oblique black strigula at |,
and an elongate black spot in middle; indistinct dark fuscous dots
obliquely placed above and below fold at ^ ; stigmata indistinct,
dark fuscous, plical obliquely before first discal ; sometimes some
irregular light brownish suffusion in disc; a transverse white line
from f of costa to tornus, angularly indented outwards in middle,
edged on costa on both sides u itli small blackish spots, and preceded
by a slender light brownish fascia; a light brownii^h line round
posterior part of costa and termen, marked with black on termen :
cilia white, two brownish shades. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Colombia, Caldas, 4400 ftet, May ; Ekitish Guiana, Bartica,
January (Parish); three specimens.
V Anacampsis anisopa, n, sp.
S . 15 ram. Head, pal])i grej', sprinkled whitish, terminal joint
of pal])i whitish sprinkled dark fuscous, with dark fuscous subapical
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band. Thorax grey, sides partially suffused whitish-ochreous,
patagia with a whitish bar from shoulder. Forew-ings elongate,
rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched,
apex obtuse, ternien rounded, little obli(|Ue : dark purplish-grey;
two ochreous-browii discal spots finely edged blackish, representing
stigmata, first before middle, larger, transverse-oval, connected
with dorsum by a subquadrato spot of blackish suffusion edged
laterally whitisli, second at |^, round, partially edged finely -whitish ;
a small whitish spot on costa at i, indications of trannverse series
of minute whitish dots beneath it; a marginal series of minute
blackish dots round apex and termen, edged anteriorly by minute
white dots : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. Eorewings
and hindwings beneath suffused blackish towards base, with some
short suffused whitish-ochreous streaks, a tuft of whitish-yellowish
hairs from thorax beneath hindwings (these characters doubtless
sexual).
Colombia, La Crumbrc, 6G00 feet, May (Parish); one specimen.
V Anacampsis primigenia, n. sp.
cS 2 . 14-16 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen light grey, face
sometimes whitish. Palpi Avhite, basal 5 or | of second joint dark
fuscous, terminal joint anteriorly more or less infuscated except
towards base, nearly twice second. Forcwings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded,
oblique ; grey, sometimes finely sprinkled whitish, with scattered
black specks ; a small black spot on base of costa; a cloudy blackish
dot or oblique mark above or crossing fold at 1 ; a cloudy dark dot
on dorsum at i; stigmata cloudy, blackish or dark grey, jdical
rather obliquely before first discal ; an indistinct pale or whitish
obtusely angulated shade from | of costa to dorsum before tornus,
l)rcceded on costa by some dark suffusion ; marginal blackish dots
or marks round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia whitish,
obscurely barred or sprinkled dark grey irroration on basal half.
Hindwings rather dark grey, lighter in disc anteriorly ; cilia grey.
Colombia, Caii, 500 feet. May ; Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet,
June (^Parish) ; twenty-five specimens.
Anacampsis rivalis, n. sp.
d" . 13-14 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen light grey, slightly
speckled darker. Palpi grey, extreme apex of second joint
whitish, terminal joint tinged whitish and sprinkled blackish.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 2 from | ; grey, tips of scales
whitish, sometimes largely tinged light brownish ; several small
obscure spots of blackish irroration along costa, a stronger spot
l)recoding subterminal line ; discal stigmata cloudy, obscure, dark
fuscous ; tufts of scales beneath these, and above dorsum at | ; an
obscure pale subterminal line from | of costa to tornus, obtusely
142 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA,
angulated in middle and sinnate inwards towards costa ; a cloudy
dark terminal line or dots more or less indicated: cilia grej',
sprinkled whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
S. India, Shevaroys, October (Fletcher) ; Ceylon, Kandy,
November (Green) ; two specimens.
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\} Anacampsis languens, n. sp.
(5*. 14 mm. Head dark indigo-fuscous, collar and sides of
crown Avhitish-grey. Palpi whitish, second joint closely ribbed
dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal laterally sprinkled
grey. Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey. Fore wings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
slightly rounded, oblique ; whitish-grey, irregularly sprinkled
black ; a moderate blackish streak from dorsum at I, reaching |
across wing ; a small spot of black irroration in disc at | ; a suflCused
whitish double spot on costa at ^, preceded by a small spot of
blackish suffusion ; two black dots on upper part of termen : cilia
grey-whitish, somewhat sprinkled grey. Hindwings light grey;
cilia grey-whitish.
EcuADOK, Duran, low country, June (Parish); one specimen.
Battaristis specularis, n. sp.
cJ. 8-9 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen pale grey. Palpi grey,
terminal joint whitish posteriorly. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen slightly
rounded, rather strongly oblique ; pale grey ; a dark fuscous dot in
disc at I ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, a dorsal
dot beneath second discal ; a curved or bent whitish line from | of
casta to tornus, apical area beyond this dark purplish-grey : cilia
light grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey,
CooRG, Dibidi, .'3500 feet, October (Neivcome); Ceylon, Colombo
(Mackwood) ; two specimens.
Zalithia barydesma, n. sp.
c? $ . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark grey, face white.
Palpi whitish, anterior edge of terminal joint black. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
obli(]uely rounded ; bronzy-blackish ; markings leaden-metallic,
tinged pale bluish or violet ; a patch occupying basal fourth of
wing, edge obtusely angulated in middle, including an elongate
blackish spot in disc ; an irregular fascia from a white dot on middle
of costa to beyond middle of dorsum, nearly interrupted by an
irregular oblique blackish striga in disc; an oblique mark from
costa at -j, Avhite on costa; an irregular transverse blotch from
termen above tornus, reaching more than half across wing : cilia
dark fuscous, round apex whitish with subbasal and apical dark
fuscous shades. Hindwings dark fuscous; in cJ a longitudinal
median groove containing a long whitish expansible hairpencil from
base ; cilia grey, round apex whitish towards tips.
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Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, June (Parish); twenty-three
specimens.
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Zalithia autodesma, n. sp.
cJ 2 • 10-11 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen leaden-grey, face whitish.
Palpi whitish, anterior edgo of terminal joint black. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, oosta gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
obliquely rounded ; blackish ; markings leaden-metallic, tinged
pale bluish; a basal patch, narrow on costa but confluent with an
oblique-triangular costal blotcli beyond it, dilated downwards and
extended along dorsum to connect with median fascia; a moderate
fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle of dorsum, narrow on
costa and dilated dorsally, containing an oblique blackish striga in
disc ; a short fine oblique streak from costa at |, white on costa ;
an irregular transverse blotch from lower part of termen, reaching
more than half across wing : cilia blackish, round apex more or
less whitish-suffused with dark fuscous subbasal and apical shades.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; in J some long dark grey hairs lying
beneath costa on basal ^ : cilia grey, more or less whitish -tinged
towards tips.
CoLOBiBiA, Call, 500 feet, May (Parish) ; thirty specimens.
Extremely near and similar to preceding, but certainly distinct
by different sexual characters of hindwings, and basal markings of
forewings.
/ Zalithia auxiliaris, n. sp.
S 2 . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark fuscous. Palpi
dark fuscous, second joint very minutely (almost imperceptibly)
ribbed whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; bronzy-blackish ;
markings metallic leaden-grey ; a basal patch occupying \ of wing,
edge nearly straight, direct, including an oval blackish spot in disc;
a fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle of dorsum, narrow
and white on costal edge, strongly expanded on dorsum, including
a transverse blackish mark in disc ; a direct transverse costal mark
at |, white on costa ; a transverse blotch from lower part of termen
reaching | across wing: cilia blackish, round apex whitish, with
blackish subbasal and apical shades. Hindwings dark fuscous ;
cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, May (Parish)-, six specimens.
Also extremely like the two preceding, but easily known by the
dark face, direct (not obli(]ue) costal mark at |, different basal
patch, and absence of sexual structures in hindwings. The three
species might, however, be readily passed as identical.
Zalithia viridescens, n. sp.
J. 12 mm. Head, thorax light violet-leaden, face ochreous-
whitish. Pal[)i whitish-ochreous, suffused grey anteriorly. Abdomen
dark violet-grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently
J 44 EXOTIC MlCROLEPIDOrXEEA.
arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen faintlj' sinuate, oblique ; 6
to costa; lilac-grey; a dark purplish median streak from base to i;
a greyish-bliie blotch in disc at 1^, extending suft'usedly almost to
dorsum; a broad rather oblique greyish-blue fasciate patch in disc
beyond middle, extending nearly to margins, discal space before
this aud a fascia beyond it rather dark purplish -fuscous with deep
emerahl-green retteetions ; beyond this a metallic-blue trapezoidal
blotch occupying apical and terminal areas, preceded on costa by a
trians^ular blackish spot before which is a white mark : cilia glossy
dark bluisli-grey, round apex a fulvous-ochreous basal line and tips
light ochreous. Hindwings dull ochreous, apical fourth suffused
dark fuscous; a large basal patch of modified light grey fine scales
(androconia) ; cilia grey, round apex darker.
Assam, Bhillong, 5000 feet, September {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Allied to enoptrias, which, however, has vein 6 of forewings to apex,
and hindwings wholly dark fuscous.
Strobisia amethystias, Meyr.
Bred from a larva feeding in fungus-bed of Termites' nest {Green).
I
\| SCHEMATASPIS, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli moderate, posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae ^, in 6 simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten.
Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint smooth-scaled, laterally
strongly compressed, terminal joint as long as second, slender, acute.
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior
tibiae rough-scaled above. Forewings with 1 h furcate, 2 and 3
stalked from angle, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex, or seldom 8 and 9
stalked, 7 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1 or somewhat
over 1, trapezoidal, termen sinuate, cilia 1 ; 3 and 4 connate,
5 nearly approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.
Type gradata Meyr. ; includes also epicentra, immerifclhi, hicuned,
rhahducha. Now that other forms are discriminated, this natural
group of small species is also definable as a good genus.
Helcystogramma iridosoma, n. sp.
S . 11-12 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-fuscous, lower part of face
whitish. Palpi wliitish, second joint finely ribbed black, anterior
edge of terminal joint black. Abdomen dark fuscous, entire basal
half and segmental margins posteriorly iridescent pale blue-metallic
and coppery, apex whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, hardly
oblique; dark fuscous ; three irregular pale blue-metallic transverse
streaks, obtusely angulated and interrupted above middle, first
from near base of costa to ^ of dorsum, second from \ of costa to
beyond middle of dorsum, third from 4 of costa to | of dorsum, two
latter white on costal edge ; some brownish-ocbreous suffusion
between these on subdorsal area ; a curved brownish-ochreous line
GELBCHIAD^. 145
from above middle of third streak to ^ of dorsum ; a violet-silvery-
raetallic subterminal streak, angulatcd above middle and indented
between this and costa ; apical and terminal area beyond this
brownish-ochreous, with four blackish longitudinal marks, and
a black marginal line : cilia dark fuscous, above apex a triangular
white spot, on lower part of termen a golden-metallic patch,
beneath tornus a whitish spot. Hindwings blackish-grey, lighter
anteriorly ; cilia grey, a dark grey subbasal shade, at apex a white
patcli .
Queensland, Hcrberton, December, February {Bodd) ; two
specimens. The genus DertohatJira Meyr. includes by error
structurally incongruous forms ; but the type clioristis and
ametJu/stina are properly referable to Ihlciistofjramma, and the genus
falls therefore os a synonjm. The other species insir^nis belongs to
the following new genus.
lULACTIS, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidctufts loosely raised ; ocelli small,
posterior; tongue developed. Antennse |, in J shortly ciliated,
basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long,
I'ecurved, second joint with rough projecting hairscales beneath
diminishing anteriorly or not continued to apex, terminal joint
somewhat shorter than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very
short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae rough-haired
above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 from ^, 3 from angle, 7 and
8 stalked, 7 to a])ex, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal,
apex tolerably pointed, termen sinuate, cilia 4 ; 3 and 4 connate or
short-stalked, 5 hardly approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.
Type semificsca Meyr. ; as stated above, insiy^iis Meyr. (which I
now possess from Brisbane) is also referable here.
lulactis semifusca, u. sp.
S 2 • 10-11 mm. Head, thorax shining white. Palpi white,
anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Abdomen pale greyish.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
tolerably pointed, termen sinuate, oblique ; brown, on dorsal half
or sometimes wholly suffused fuscous ; a broad white supramedian
streak from base to |^, not quite reaching costal edge on its basal
halt, thence narrowed to extremity; a very oblique slender white
streak from costa beyond middle to extremity of a black subajncal
dash ; two short white transverse marks from costa beyond this,
and a white wedgeshaped spot along apical part of costa; a white
suboval blotch almost on lower half of termen, marked with four
or five fine black longitudinal lines : cilia white, a dark fuscous
subbasal line lighter and thicker on termen, and fuscous apical
shade. Hindwings light grey, somewliat darker posteriorly ; cilia
pale grey, round apex whitish.
QuKKNSLAND, Hcrberton, Townsville, December (Dodd); three
specimens.
VOL. II. — J\fay, 1918. I,
146 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
J Untomia acicuiaris, n. sp.
d $ . 8-9 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen light grey. Palpi white,
second joint dark grey except extreme tip, extreme base and
anterior edge of terminal joint black. Forewiiigs elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded ; darlc fuscous, more or less irrorated whitish ; stigmata
cloudy, blackish, plical obliquely before first discal ; a rather short
fine oblique white striga from costa at | ; a black marginal line
round apex and termen: cilia whitish, two dark fuscous shades.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, June (Parish) ; twelve specimens.
J Untomia melanobathra, n. sp.
^ 2 . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen light grey, head
sometimes whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint_ dark fuscous
except extreme tip, anterior edge of terminal joint blackish.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; dark grey,
suffusedly irrorated or mixed whitish, sometimes much suffused
whitish and sprinkled black; stigmata represented by elongate
black marks, plical obliquely before first discal, an additional mark
in disc towards base ; costa more or less black on postmcdian area ;
a fine very oblique whitish line from | of costa to termen above
middle ; apical area beyond this suffused light brownish, a black
mark along apical part of costa ; an indistinct blackish dash before
termen in middle : cilia whitish with two grey shades, anterior
blackish above apex. Hindwings grey, in 6 suffused blackish
towards base ; cilia grey.
EctJADOE, Huigra, 4500 feet, June (Parish) ; six specimens.
^ Commatica placoterma, n. sp.
c^ 5 . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax pale grey. Palpi white, second
joint very minutely ribbed blackish irroration, appearing grey,
anterior edge of terminal joint black. Abdomen grey. Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very
obliquely rounded ; dark grey, more or less sufFuscdly irrorated
whitish, becoming blackish posteriorly, especially along posterior
half of costa; stigmata cloudy, blackish, plical obliquely before
first discal ; a short tine oblique white striga from costa at | :
an oval whitish blotch lying along termen, more or less sufFiisedly
mixed fuscous on lower portion, with two fine blackish dashes,
terminal edge black : cilia whitish, dark brown subbasal and dark
fuscous apical shades. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6()00 feet. May (Parish) ; six specimens.
^ nA ^ "r'' l«iL H 1^ DESMAUCHA, n. g.
i^^5_if*!^ "^iEea^ smooth ; ocelli small, posterior; tongue developed.
Antennse -* serrulate, basal joint moderately elongate, without
GELECHIADJE. 147
pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint smooth, terminal
joint sliorter than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palj)i very
short, tiliforni, ajjpressed to tongue. Posterior tibite shortly haired
above. Forevvings with 2 5 apjjroxiinated, 7 absent, 8 and 9
stalked, li from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, rather ex-
])anded posteriorly, apex rounded-obtuse, termen not sinuate, cilia |- ;
3 and 4 connate, 5 parallel, G and 7 separate, diverging.
Allied to the /Strobisia group.
Desraaucha chrysostoma, n. sp. ■=" Z^-rrAtA^'^c <Z/r^^^u^
2 . 11 mm. Head, thorax shining iridescent violet-fuscous,
face pale ochreous. Palpi orange, anterior edge of terminal joint
blackish. Abdomen violet-blackish. Forewings elongate, narrow,
posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa almost straight, posteriorly
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; blackish-
fuscous ; basal and costal areas suffused violet; cloudy white dots
in disc at middle and j; an iridescent coppery-blue-pnrple marginal
streak round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia dark fuscous,
basal area orange round apex and upper part of termen. Hind-
wings dark fuscous ; transverse white spots on middle of costa and
termen opposite, on imdersiirface united into a straight transverse
median line : cilia dark grey, apical | white round apex and upper
part of termen.
British Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, December, March (Parish);
two specimens.
Anarsia omoptila, n. sp.
(i . 11-12 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish tinged fuscous,
a pale ochreous-yellowish expansible hairpencil from beneath
shoulders. Palpi dark fuscous, towards apex fuscous-whitish.
Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate,
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded ; fuscous, suffusedly irrorated or almost wholly
suffused whitish; costal edge black at base; a small elongate-oval
blackish spot on middle of costa, and smaller marks at ^, i, and % ;
an undefined spot of dark grey suffusion on base of dorsum ; a
rather large irregularly semioval blotch of dark grey or dark fuscous
suffusion on middle of dorsum, terminated above by an elongate or
subtriangular blackish spot in middle of disc ; an elongate blackish
mark in disc at | ; two or three cloudy dark fuscous dots towards
costa posteriorly and on termen beneath apex : cilia grey, sprinkled
whitish specks. Hindwings prismatic fuscous-whitish, mai-gins
grey ; a subcostol fringe of rather short downcurved hairs on basal
half, beneath which is an iridescent-hyaline area in cell; cilia
whitish-ochreous-grey. Forewings beneath with long expansible
ochreous-whitish hairpencil rising from disc near base. : ; ;
S. India, Coimbatore, bred in October from larva? feeding betweeni
folded leaves of Ccg(inti& indicus {Leguminosce) (i^e<c/«e«'); three!
specimens. .; iliim.q
vt^2)j b;iillA
148 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTHRA.
Anarsia altercata, n. sp.
cJ . 10 ram. Head, thorax grey-whitish. Palpi whitish-grey.
Ahdoinou dark grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Porewings
elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish irrorated fuscous, more
strongly iiosteriorly ; a dark fuscous dot on base of costa; oblique
dark grey marks from costa before and beyond i with two or three
black scales beneath them, a small elongate spot before middle, and
a dot at I ; a small black dot beneath costa near base ; an oblong
dark grey spot above dorsum near l>^se, and a mark above it; a
semioval suffused dark grey patch extending along dorsum from ^
to 4 and reaching half across wing, edged above in middle by an
elongate black mark ; an elongate dark grey spot in disc at |,
terminated anteriorly by a small blackish dot; apical area mostly
suffused dark grey: cilia light grey somewliat mixed fuscous, rows
of whitish points. Hiiidwings thinly scaled, light grey, veins and
termen suffused darker grey ; cilia pale greyish. Forewings beneath
with thin expansible pencil of very long fine grey-whitish hairs
from lower margin of cell towards base.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in July from pupa in rolled leaf of Seshania
(Leguminosce) {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Anarsia veruta, n. sp.
5. 11 mm. Head, thorax grey, slightly sprinkled whitish.
Palpi grey sprinkled whitish, terminal joint whitish with two
blackish rings. Abdomen light greyish. Forewings elongate,
narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; fuscous, somewhat sprinkled paler
and darker ; a suffused blackish longitudinal streak in disc from I
to f , and one or two short suffused dashes above apex of this
between veins : cilia light fuscous, somewhat sprinkled darker and
whitish. Hindwings light grey, thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia
pale fuscous.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in February from pupa on Inga dulcis
(LegnminoscB) {Fletcher)-, one specimen.
J EMPEDAULA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae f, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi
long, recurved, considerably thickened throughout with appressed
scales, laterally compressed, terminal joint as long as second, with
scales loosely projecting posteriorly, apex concealed. Maxillary
palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibioD
loosely haired above. Forewings with 1 h furcate, 2 from towards
angle, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 11 from middle.
Hindwings somewhat under 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex acute,
produced, termen obliquely bisinuate beneath apex, cilia 1| ; 3 and
4 rather approximated towards base, 5 remote, parallel, 6 and 7
parallel.
Allied to Chelaria.
GELECHIAD^. 149
Empedaula insipiens, u. sp.
2. 12 mm. Head light fuscous, sides of crown whitish-fuscous.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second and terminal joints each with two
bands of dark fuscous irroration. Thorax fuscous mixed whitish-
ochreous. Abdomen light fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated fuscous ;
some irregular dark fuscous marking towards base, on dorsum
forming a suffused patch extending to 5 ; a narrow ob]i(|ue dark
fuscous fascia from costa about |-, not reaching dorsum, anteriorly
edged by a whitish line continued on dorsum round its lower
extremity, posteriorly suffused ; an elongate dark fuscous mark in
middle of disc, with crescentic whitish edging above ; a trapezoidal
dark fuscous blotch on costa about |, narrowed downwards,
anteriorly edged whitish, and posteriorly by an inwards-oblique
whitish line continued to dorsum before tornus, followed in middle
by a blackish dash : cilia oclireous-whitish, mixed and towards base
barred fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings and cilia grey.
Bengal, Pusa, March (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Brachyacma sciritis, n. sp.
$ . 11 mm. Head, thorax light brownish-ochreous, shoulders
dark brown. Palpi whitish, second joint brown except apex,
terminal as long as second, suffused dark fuscous anteriorly.
Abdomen light ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa
slightly arched towards extremities, faintly sinuate in middle, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; brownish-ochreous ;
base of costal edge dark fuscous ; a white costal line from base to
middle, thence continued round margin of a fine elongate wedge-
shaped dark fuscous mark Ijing along costa beyond middle, its acute
end anterior ; a small black whitish-edged apical dot : cilia brownish-
ochreous, a deeper faintly whitish-edged basal shade. Hindwings
grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous tinged grey.
Madeas, Dindigul, October {MaxivcU) ; one specimen.
Noeza pyropis, n. sp.
d . 18 mm. Head, thorax ferruginous-orange. Eyes deep
crimson. Palpi whitish, second joint orange except apical edge,
terminal joint with dark grey subapical band. Abdomen orange.
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched towards
extremities, sinuate towards middle, apex obtuse, termen straight,
ratlier oblique ; orange, with violet iridescence, dorsal half
irregularly and suffusedly mixed ferruginous ; an obhque suffused
deeper ferruginous spot in disc at g ; a rather broad streak of
ferruginous suffusion along posterior -I of costa ; a blotch of deep
ferruginous suffusion along termen, including an almost marginal
pale violet-iridescent streak round apex and termen : cilia deep
ferruginous. Hindwings light orange; cilia light orange, tips
round apex tinged ferruginous.
Fkench Guiana, St. Jean, H. Maroni, July ; one specimen.
150 EXOTK; WICHOr,EPIDOPTI-RA.
/ Noeza cinclidias, n. sp.
2 . 16 mm. Head grey, sidetufts tinged crimson. Palpi dull
crimson, expanded scales of second joint above not reacliiiig apex,
apical 1^ of terminal joint white sprinkled dark fuscons. Thorax
dark grey, shoulders and subdorsal marks suffused dull crimson.
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, ratlier narrow, costa
moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; deep
brownish-crimson ; dark grey elongate basal spots above middle and
near dorsum, a streak along basal half of dorsum, and a band of
several irregular partially connected longitudinal streaks before
middle ; a curved transverse series of several small partially
connected oehreous-whitish sjjots at | ; a deep reddish-orange
transverse fascia about |, broad costallj- and narrowed to a point
on dorsum, edged with fine irregular oehreous-whitish lines, costal
edge infuscated between these, a small round dark fuscous discal
spot edged oehreous-whitish within anterior edge of this ; several
oehreous-whitish marginal dots round apex : cilia grey. Hindwings
dark grey ; cilia grey.
French Guiana, K. Maroni ; one specimen.
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J
DEIMNESTRA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales; ocelli moderate, posterior ; tongue
developed. Anteniia3 4-, l)asal joint elongate, without pccten.
Labial palpi extremely long, second joint very long, straight,
porrected, densely scaled, above with rough projecting hairscales
diminishing towards apex, terniinal joint much shorter than second,
obliquely ascending, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short,
filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibioe rough-h;iired above.
Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 and 3 stalked, 7 absent, 8 and
9 stalked, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, cilia 5 ; 3 and 4 connate,
5 nearly parallel, 6 and 7 closely approximated at base.
Typo thyrsicoJa Meyr., attributed to JJi/pclictis, from which
it requires to be separated ; allied to Trichotaphe.
J
Tricliotaplie sphyrocopa, n. sp.
$> . 17 mm. Head, thorax light piukish-ochreous, prosternum
blackish. Palpi pinky-whitish, second joint blackish except apical
edge, anterior edge of terminal joint greyish. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen
rounded, liardly oblique ; light pinkish-ochreous, with violet
I'etlections ; a small black dot near base in middle ; two largo
blackish dorsal blotches, finely edged oehreous-whitish, reaching i
across wing, first irregularly subquadrate, extending on dorsum
from I to |, upper edge irregular-convex, second resting on dorsum
before tornus, transverse, anteriorly projecting a large rounded lobe
into disc, posteriorly suffused, terminal area beyond it suffused
GIOLECHIADiE. 151
grey ; dark grey connected marginal dots round posterior part of
costa and termen : cilia grey-whitish (imperfect). Hindwings
dark grey ; cilia grey.
French Guiana, St. Jean, II. Maroiii, July ; one specimen.
Allied to themelia.
J Tricbotaphe cyclospila, n. sp.
2 . IG mm. Head, thorax palo ochreous, presternum dark
fuscous. Palpi wliitish-oclireous, second joint dark fuscous except
apical edge, terminal joint with dark fuscous subapical ring.
Abdomen gre)'. Forcn'ings elongate, costa anteriorly moderately,
posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat
obli(]ue ; pale ochreous, costal edge pinkish-tinged; dark reddish-
fuscous dots above and below fold at i; stigmata represented
by small round dark reddish-fuscous spots obscurel}' edged whitish,
first discal largest, plical beneath first discal ; an irregular curved
and sinuate indistinct pale line from | of costa to dorsum before
tornus ; marginal blackish dots round posterior part of costa and
termen: cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
French Guiana, R. Maroni; one specimen.
Trichotaphe illucescens, n. sp.
$ . 21 mm. Head, thorax brown, with violet iridescence. Palpi
dark fuscous, apical edge of second joint whitish, terminal joint
posteriorly suffused whitish. A.bdomen light greyish. Forewings
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded; rather dark brown, with slight violet tinge ; faint small
hardly darker spots above and below fold at ^ ; stigmata cloudy,
obscurely darker, plical somewhat before first discal, first discal
rather large, second transverse ; a faintly paler cloudy subterminal
shade ; indistinct marginal dark fuscous dots round apex and
termen : cilia brownish-ochreous, paler towards tips, base spotted
brownish. Hindwings ochreous-whitish, dorsum tinged grey, apex
and upper part of termen suffused grey ; cilia greyish-ochreous.
Assam, Khasis; one specimen.
Dichomeris ceponoma, n. sp.
J . 12 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark grey. Palpi dark grey
sprinkled whitish, second joint with very short apical tuft beneath
and scales expanded at apex above, apical edge white preceded by
brown suffusion, terminal joint longer than second, posteriorly
whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched
towards extremities, faintly sinuate in middle, apex pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; dark grey, somewhat sprinkled
whitish; markings blackish, irregularly edged light ochrcous-
yellowisli scales ; small spots on base of costa and dorsum ; an
irregular transverse mark in disc towards base ; a slightly curved
transverse fascia at -^, somewhat narrowed towards costa; an
oblique spot from middle of costa ; a V-shaped externally yellowish-
152 EXOTIC MlCROLEPIDOPTlUtA.
margined mark in disc beneath extremity of this ; a rather irregular-
sinuate ochreous-yellow lino from | of costa to dorsum before
tornus, posteriorly margined black suffusion ; cloudy Ijlackish
marginal dots round posterior part of costa and ternien : cilia grey,
towards base suffused pale ochroous-yellowish, an interrupted dark
grey antemedian shade. Hindwings dark grey, lighter and thinly
scaled in disc anteriorly ; cilia grey.
CooKG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, December (Newcome) ; one specimen.
Dichomeris hastata, n. sp.
2- 18 mm. Head fuscous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint
with rather short rounded rough tuft beneath, dark fuscous on
basal half, terminal joint slightly longer than second. Thorax light
fuscous, patagia blackish-grey. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Fore-
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
obliquely rounded ; fuscous, veins marked by faint pale lines ;
blackish marks on base of costa and dorsum ; a strong black central
streak from base to end of cell, lower edge with a short linear
tooth on fold, extremity prolonged as a slender acute streak to
near apex : cilia light fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey,
a grey subbasal shade.
Bengal, Pusa, July (Fletcher) • one specimen.
J
Dichomeris tactica, n. sp.
J $. 11-12 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen grey. Palpi whitish,
second joint grey except apical edge. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely
rounded; grey irrorated whitish and blackish; stigmata cloudy,
black, plical beneath first discal ; cloudy black marginal dots round
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia giey, base spotted whitish.
Hindwings grey ; cilia liglit grey.
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, June {Parish) ; eight specimens.
Mnesteria spiculifera, n. sp.
c? $ . 20-22 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi ochreous-
yellow, in d" terminal joint obsolete, second joint with long rough
projecting hairscales beneath and dark indigo-grey apical spot
iut.ernally, in $ second joint tufted with rough hairscales towards
apex beneath, terminal joint as long as second. Thorax ochreous-
yellow, a dark metallic-grey posterior spot, shoulders slenderly
grey. Abdomen pale ochreous-ycUowish. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded; 7 to costa, 8 and 0 out of 7; in cf
ochreous-yellow, 2 ochreous-orange ; markings shining leaden-
groy-metallic, edged with some black scales ; an elongate spot on
base of costu ; elongate marks in disc at I and beyond middle ;
a somewhat oblique transverse line at f ; on posterior | a series of
more or less developed longitudinal lines between veins : cilia J
QELECHlADiE. 153
light yellow, $ light orange. Hindwings d blackish-grey,
suffused wliitish-ochrcous on anterior f except towards margins, $
grey ; cilia whitish-yellowish.
Ckylon, Naraunukuli, GUOO feet, February {Oreen)', twelve
specimens. Very like monctelh, but in that species hindwings c?
are almost wholly light ochrcous-yellowish, palpi c? wholly
blackish internally, rough scales of second joint only slightly
developed, forewings 5 yellow as in cJ , and other differences.
Encolpotis heliopepta, n. sp.
$ . 14 mm. Head, thorax purplish-grey, face whitish. Palpi
whitish mixed grey, terminal joint grey. Abdomen grey. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen sinuate, oblique ; purple-fuscous, rather darker
towards costa and termen; stigmata cloudy, obscurely darker,
plical beneath first discal, second discal transversely double : cilia
ochreous-orange-yellow, deeper towards base, on costa purplish-
fuscous, beneath tornus grey. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, Sejjtember [Fletcher)- one specimen.
A very interesting discovery, in all respects closely related to the
African species, but conspicuously distinct by the dark grey (not
ochreous-whitish) hindwings.
Lecithocera perpensa, n. sp,
cJ. 13 ram. Head greyish-ochreous with violet reflections on
crown, sides of crown yellowish, face whitish-oclireous. Palpi pale
ochreous-yellowish tinged grey. Antenneo pale yellowisli tinged
grey, tip dark grey, a])ical joint whitish. Thorax greyish-ochreous.
Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous, anal tuft yellowish. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
nearly straight, oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 long-stalked,
7 to apex; light greyish-ochreous, irrorated fuscous; first discal
stigma moderate, dark fuscous, second represented by a dark
fuscous transverse mark, connected by an indistinct fuscous streak
with dorsum beneath it : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, with some
fuscous points. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia pale ochreous-yellowish.
Assam, Shillong, .5000 feet, September (F/etcJier) ; one specimen.
Autosticha acharacta, n. sp.
J 2 • 12-15 ram. Head, thorax ])alo greyish-ochi-eous. Palpi
whitish-ochreous, second joint externally tinged greyish except
towards apex. Abdomen J pale gro-yish-ochreous, $ grey. Fore-
wings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous irrorated
fuscous ; stigmata small, dark fuscous, plical slightly before first
discal, a cloudy dot on dorsum beneath second discal ; an almost
marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous dots round posterior part of
costa and termen, in $ less distinct ; cilia pale ochreous. Hind-
wings light greyish ; cilia whitish-ochreous tinged grey.
154 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
N.W. India, Abbottabiid, June {FUtcher) ; three specimens.
Distinguislied from tlie very huuWav phaalodes and allied species by
absence of dark rings on palpi.
Autosticha conciliata, n. sp.
c? . 11 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen pale ochreous. Palpi
whitish, second joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint with
a fine blackish median ring. Forcwiugs elongate, costa gently
arched, ajiex obtuse, terraen obliquely rounded; pale ochreous,
spriidded light fuscous ; base of costal edge dark fuscous; stigmata
small, cloudy, dark fuscous, plical slightly before first discal ; an
almost marginal series of small cloudy dark fuscous dots round apex
and terraen : cilia whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled dnrker
to\vai'ds base. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish.
Madras, Madura, October {Maxwell); one specimen.
J
DEMOPRACTIS, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae |-, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi
long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, some-
what expanded towards apex above, terminal joint shorter than
second, moderate, acute. Jklaxillary palpi very short, filiform,
appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs above.
Fore wings with 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4 connate,
8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings nearly
1, trapezoidal, termen hardly sinuate, cilia 1 ; 3 absent, 4 from
angle, 5 nearly i)arallel, G and 7 connate.
Demopractis tonaea, n. sp.
$ . 10 mm. Head, thorax pale broAvnish-ochreous slightly
sprinkled dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint
sprinkled dark fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex tolerably
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale brownish-ochreous
sprinkled dark fuscous, more strongly irrorated towards base of
costa and termen ; stigmata rather large, dark fuscous, plical
somewhat before fij'st discal : cilia pale brownish-ochreous, some
scattered dark fuscous points towards base, an antemedian series of
dark fuscous ])oints, and a postniedian fuscous line. Hindwings
light grey; cilia pale greyish oclireous, a faint fuscous subapical
line.
Assam, Shillong, oUOO feet, October [Flelchtr) ; one specimen.
Encrasima communicata, n. sp.
J . 12 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-
ochreous, second joint greyish-ochreous except apex. Abdomen
pale grey, segmental margins and anal tuft ochreous-whitish.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
GKLECHIADJi.
155
oblique]}' rounded; pule ochreous, costa suffused yellow; second
discal stigma cloudy, fuscous : cilia pale yellowish, lliudwiugs
light gi'cy ; cilia grey-whitish, a faint greyish subbasal shade.
Bengal, Pusa, September (FlekJier) ; one specimen.
Protobathra coenotypa, n. sp.
J 2 . 14-17 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen light grey. Palpi
ochreous-whitish, second joint grey except apex, terminal sprinkled
grey. Porewings elongate, costa gently arched, termen straight,
ratlier oblique; greyish-ochreons more or less irrorated grey,
costal edge whitish-ochreous ; a dark fuscous dot on base of costa ;
stigmata dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal ; a marginal series
of cloudy dark fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen
to before tornus : cilia whitish-ochreous, sometimes tinged grey.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous.
Ckylon, ^[atale, Madulsima, Peradeniya, June, A.ugiist, October.
{Pole, Green, Vauglian) ; four specimens.
Oegoconia praerainis, n. sp,
5 . 13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
second and terminal joints each with subapical bands of blackish
irroration. 'Ihorax ochreous-whitish, two black posterior dots.
Abdomen pale grey. Porewings elongate, narrow, cosia gently
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ;
ochreous-whitish suffusedly sprinkled pale yellow-ochreous ;
markings blackish ; costal and dorsal marks at base ; a small costal
spot near base, and some scales beneath it ; a moderately broad
inwardly oblique fascia beyond middle, with a fasciate lobe
extending from lower half to disc at f (representing anterior
stigmata) ; three or four marginal dots towards apex : cilia whitish-
ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, September {Pole); one specimen.
Symmoca indagata, n. sp,
S . 15 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous,
second joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal slightly sprinkled
dark fuscous anteriorly. Antenniie dark fuscous. Thoi-ax fuscous.
Abdomen grey. Porewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; small blackish
spols on base of costa and dorsum; stigmata blackish partially
edged pale ochreous, first discal forming a roundish spot, plical a
dot slightly beyond it, second discal a transverse bar enlarged at
lower extremity and connected with dorsum by a transverse bar of
blackish suffusion ; indications of cloudy blackish almost marginal
dots round apex: cilia light fuscous, base sprinkled darker.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, May (Maxwell) ; one specimen.
156 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOl'TEUA.
Symmoca alacris, n. sp.
J 2 . 11-12 mm. Head, thorax pale brownisli-ochreous, violet-
iridesceut. Palpi whitish-ochrcoiis, second joint J mixed fuscous.
Abdomen light grey, anal tuft whitish-oehreous. Forewiugs
elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; liglit ochreous, violet-iridescent,
sprinkled light brownish, especially in J and with a few dark
fuscous scales ; blackish dots on base of costa and dorsum ; stigmata
blackish, plical rather before first discal ; a blackish dot on dorsum
before second discal, connected witli it by an oblique cloudy streak
of fuscous suffusion, in c? extended to costa ; some undefined
almost marginal dots of dark fuscous suS"usion round apex : cilia
pale ochreous, a few dark fuscous specks. Hindwings light grey ;
cilia whitish-grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, January {Maxwell) ; two specimens.
Brachmia antichroa, n. sp.
(S . 20 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi whitish-oehreous,
second joint infuscated on basal half, terminal joint -with two
indistinct fuscous rings. Thorax rather dark fuscous. Abdomen
light grey, anal tuft pale yellowish. Fore wings elongate, rather
narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely
rounded ; 2 and '6 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; brownish-
ochreous : cilia somewhat paler. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-
grey, grej'er towards base.
Ceylon, Kandy, February (Machwood) ; one specimen.
SCYTHRID^.
- / Scythris charou, n. sp.
cT $ . 8-9 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, with a more or less
developed whlfe lateral stripe, face variably suffused white. Palpi
dark fuscous, suffusedly mixed white above. Abdomen dark fuscous,
more or less whitish-mixed beneath, anal segment $ whitish
beneath. Forewings 5 absent, 0 and 7 stalked, 8 and 10 absent ;
elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous, with slight purple gloss ; a
narrow white streak along fold from base to g of wing (only in one
specimen reduced to scattered scales) ; in one specimen posterior
half of wing strewn with scattered white hair-scales, with a few
anteriorly : cilia dark grey. Hindwings 8 absent 4 and 5 long-
stalked, G and 7 approximated towards base ; blackish; cilia dark
grey.
North Cakomna, Southern Pines, May ; fourteen specimens.
Scythris spiimifera, n. sp.
§ . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen
dark grey, beneath whitish except last two segments. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate; dark bronzy-fuscous; dorsal area beneath fold
SCYTHRTDJE. 157
suffused whitish-ochreous, margined above by an ochreous-white
streak from base to | of wing, and an elongate ochrcous-wbite spot
about I : cilia dark bronzy-fuscous. Hiiidwings and cilia dark
fuscous.
N. India, Dehra Dun, November {Beeson) ; one specimen.
Scythris commota, n. sp.
(S . 10 mm, Head, palpi, thorax wbitisb irrorated dark grey.
Abdomen ligbt grey, beneath white, anal tuft wliitish. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate; whitish, thinly irrorated dark fuscous;
markings dark fuscous; moderate suffused streaks from base along
costa and fold to |^ ; a roundish spot on costa before middle, and
trapezoidal spot on dorsum o])posite ; stigmata rather large, cloudy,
jilical obliquely beyond first discal, resting on dorsal spot, second
discal forming a moderate s]jot ; a round spot near termen above
tornus : cilia grey, base mixed whitish. Hindwings 4 and 5
stalked ; grey ; cilia pale gi'eyish.
N.W. India, Peshawar, May {Fletcher); one specimen.
Scythris axenopa, n. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish. Abdomen pule
greyish-ochreous, beneath whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ;
whitish, suffusedly mixed light grey towards costa on posterior
half ; a light grey costal streak from base to |^ ; a slight indistinct
inwardly oblique grey transverse streak at ^, marked with several
black scales on fold; an inwardly oblique ochreous-groy fascia
beyond middle, broadly suffused and irregular posteriorly, on
anterior edge with a cloudy black dot on fold followed by a white
dot, some scattered dark fuscous scales on lower half ; an undefined
grey line along termen : cilia whitish-grey-ochreous, round apex
whitish, some grey scales towards base. Hindwings 4 and 5
stalked ; grey, paler and thinly scaled towards base ; cilia whitish-
grey-ochreous.
N.W. India, Peshawar, May {Fletcher) ; one specimen. A second
example seen, in which the dark markings are considerably reduced.
Scythris sitarcha, n. sp.
(S . 10 mm. Head greyish-oclireous. Palpi greyish, apex of
joints whitish. Thorax light greyish-ochreous tinged whitish.
Abdomen grey, beneath ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; light greyisli-ochreous ; a whitish line along fold ;
plical and second discal stigmata blackish : cilia light ochreous-grey,
round apex tinged whitish. Hindwings 4 and 5 connate ; grey ;
cilia light ochreous-grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, January {Maxwell)-^ one specimen.
Scythrs lychnitis, n. sp.
c? . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish-ochreous. Abdomen
ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched,
158 EXOTIC AtlCROLEPIDOrrERA.
apex acute, slightlj' produced, termen extremely oblique ; whitish-
ochreous : cilia coiiC(>lorous. Hiiidwings 4 and 5 stalked; pale
Avhitish-oclireous-grey : cilia whitish-ochieous.
MivsoPoiAJiiA, Basra, September (Fletcher); one specimeu.
BLASTOBASID^.
Blastobasis transcripta, n. sp.
c? § . 11-13 ram. Head, thorax white irrorated grey and dark
fuscous. Palpi grey irrorated dark fuscous, apex of second joint
whitish. Antenuse J without basal notch. Abdomen whitish,
with dark fuscoixs segmental bands. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, terineu extremely
obliquely rounded ; white, irrorated grey and dark fuscous ; a dark
fuscous transverse spot on costa at ;| ; a thick slightly oblique
streak from dorsum beyond middle, reaching more than half across
wing ; more or less indicated cloudy dark fuscous spots on costa
near base, beyond middle, and at 4, last largest and more distinct,
and one on middle of termen ; a slightly inwards-oblique dark
fuscous streak from tornus, reaching half across wing: cilia light
grey, sy)rinkled white and dark fuscous. Hindwings rather dark
grey, ligliter anteriorly ; cilia light grey.
KuMAON, Almora, 6000 feet, bred from twigs of Pimts Jowjifolia
(Beesoii) ; tive specimens. Probably the larva feeds on refuse or in
the cones.
Blastobasis explorata, n. sp.
J. 12 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous. Palpi considerably
thickened with scales throughout ; pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled
dark grey, terminal joint pointed, not acute. Antennae with notch
above basal joint. Thorax pale fuscous, suffused pale greyish-
ochreous centrally, anteriorly suflPused dark luscous. Abdomen
light greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, very narrow, widest
near base, thence narrowed to pointed apex ; grey, finely sprinkled
pale greyish-ochreous, suffused pale greyish-ochreous towards
dorsum anteriorly; discal stigmata small, dark fuscous, a larger
dark fuscous dot on tornus beneath second discal; margin obscurely
dotted dark grey round apex : cilia light grey, sprinkled pale
greyish-oclircous specks. Hindwings light grey, towards tornus
suffused whitish-ochreous ; cilia pale grey.
Bengal, Pusa, March (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
\/ Blastobasis cophodes, n. sp.
(S 2 • 12-14 mm. Head, thorax grey, more or less si>riukled
whitish. Palpi dark grey sprinkled whitish, tips of joints
whitish, terminal joint in both sexes | of second, moderate,
scarcely ])ointed. Antennse (J without basal notch. Abdomen
light grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa anteriorly hardly,
posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely
BLASTOBASlDil".
159
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obliquely rounded ; 4 and 5 couiuite ; grey, sprinkled whitish and
a few dark fuscous scales ; a somewhat bent narrow whitish
fascia before i sometimes faintly indicated, usually obsolete, some-
times followed by a spot of dark fuscous irroration on costa ;
second discal stigma represented by two transversely placed
obscure dark fuscous dots ; an indistinct spot of dark fuscous
irroration on costa at |, and one on tornus rather before it, some-
times connected by an obscure darker angulatcd subteiminal
shade ; cloudy dark grey dots round posterior part of costa and
termcn : cilia light grey, round apex sprinkled whitish. Hind-
wings grey ; cilia light grey.
PijRU, Lima, 500 feet, August (Parish) ; nineteen specimens. 1
include Floiophora Dietz, Ejylsfeiti^_JWalH., and Aynoea Wals. as |
synQ»fTus of BJastobasxs. ^ aj'/ \ .'^t
/^Xll— Blastobasis aphilodes, n. sp. ^*^^iy -^^t^^^
7*
J 5 . 13-15 mm. Head, thorax grey, slightly sprinkled
whitish. Palpi grey sprinkled dark grey and whitish, terminal
joint in both sexes f of second, pointed. Antennae S without
basal notch. Abdomen grej'. !Forewings elo"ngate, narrow, costa
anteriorly almost straight, posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 4 and 5 stalked ;
grey, slightly sprinkled Avhitish, sometimes irrorated dark grey ;
sometimes the white irroration tends to produce indistinct streaks
on fold and through middle of disc; sometimes a faint obtusely
angulated narrow whitish fascia before |, usually obsolete ; two
indistinct darker dots representing second discal stigma; cloudy
darker dots on posterior part of costa and termen sometimes per-
ceptible : cilia light grey, sprinkled whitish. Hindwings grey,
cilia light grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, . May (Parish)-, twenty-six
specimens.
/ Exinotis neozona, n. sp.
5. 10-11 mm. Head, thorax grey mixed whitish. Palpi dark
grey, apex of joints whitish. Abdomen grey. Forewings elon-
gate, narrow, costa anteriorly nearly straight, posteriorly gently
arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen extremely obliquely
rounded; dark grey, irregularly mixed white; a broad median
ochreous-brown fascia edged anteriorly by a slender white straight
fascia ; an irregular fascia of white suffusion about f, in which are
two small transversely ])laced blackish-grey spots representing
second discal stigma : cilia grey sprinkled whitish. Hindwings
rather dark grey, palor towards base ; cilia light grey.
British Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, February, March (Parish) :
two specimens. This very distinct species has the neural characters
of Exinotis, but does not show superficial resemblance to the single
Indian species.
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160 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
y Pigritia astuta, n. sp.
(S ?. 14-15 mm. Head, thorax brownish-grey sprinkled whitish.
Palpi S very short, palo greyish-ochreous, $ moderate, grey
sprinkled whitish. AiitennaD c5' without basal notch. Abdomen
light grey. Forowings elongate, narrow, costa faintly sinuate
towards middlo, gently arched posteriorly, apex obtuse, termeu
extremely obliquely rounded ; brownish-grey, more or less irrorated
or sometimes suffused whitish ; a slender cloudy angulated whitish
fascia at |, often nearly obsolete, seldom preceded by a large dorsal
blotch of dark grey suffusion, usually followed on costa by a distinct
cloudy dark grey spot, sometimes margined posteriorly towards
dorsum with dark grey suffusion ; a slender transverse cloudy dark
grey mark from costa at | and one from tornus slightly before it,
second discal stigma sometimes represented by two small trans-
versely placed dark fuscous dots tending to be connected with
these respectively, but often obsolete ; indistinct small cloudy dark
fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia pale
grey, sprinkled white. Hindwings rather dark grey, paler and
thinly scaled towards base ; cilia light grey.
Colombia, Call (500 feet), Caldas (44U0 feet), May (Parish);
forty-seven specimens. I regard Epigritia Dietz and Dryope
Chamb. as synonyms of Pigritia.
J
Auximobasis obstricta, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 8-11 mm. Head, thorax pale grey partially tinged
whitish. Palpi whitish sprinkled grey, terminal joint S nearly
as long us second, rather stout, acute, § rather shorter and
slenderer. Antennae S with subbasal notch. Abdomen whitish-
grey, anal tuft J whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa anteriorly nearly straight, posteriorly gently arched, apex
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; light grey, irregularly
sprinkled white, with scattered dark fuscous scales ; a nearly
straight suffused whitish fascia at |, posterior edge slightly
angulated above middle, followed by dark fuscous suffusion except
near angulation; first discal stigma blaokish, just beyond this,
second represented by two transversely placed moderate blackish
dots ; small cloudy dark fuscous spots on costa at | and tornus
slightly before it ; small indistinct dark fuscous dots round posterior
part of costa and termen : cilia palo grey, round apex sprinkled
whitish and fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
British Guiana, Bartica, January, February {Parish) ; four
specimens. I include Valentinia Wals. as a syjionym of Axiximo-
basis. *" — — - ■ -- ■ — ■ — —
Auximobasis normalis, n. sp.
J 2. 13-18 mm. Head whitish-grey-ochreous, $ sprinkled
grey. Palpi whitish irrorated dark fuscous except tips of joints.
Antennae c5' with basal notch. Thorax ochreous-grey more or less
sprinkled whitish, sometimes suffused dark fuscous anteriorly.
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Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, cosLa uiiteriorly
hardly, ])usteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termeii
extremely oblicjuely rounded ; fuscous, more or less irrorated
whitish, witli some scattered dark fuscous scales ; in one specimen
basal half of dorsum broadly dark fuscous ; triangular spots of
dark fuscous irroration on costa and dorsum at |, indicating
posterior margin of a hardly perceptible acutely angulated fascia ;
first discal stigma dark fuscous, just beyond this, second represented
by two transversely placed blackish dots; small marks of dark
fuscous irroration on costa at | and tornus slightly before it, and a
more or less developed acutely angulated dark grey subterminal
shade connecting these ; cloudy dark fuscous dots round posterior
part of costa and termon ; cilia light grey, round apex sprinkled
whitish. Hiiidwings grey, paler towards base ; cilia light grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, May ; Ecoador, Huigra,
4500 feet, June (Parish); thirty specimens.
Holcocera piigionaria, n. sp.
cJ . 15 mm. Head whitish-grey-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-
whitish irrorated dark fuscous, terminal joint ^ of second.
Aiitennse without basal notch. Thorax light grey, darkcr-S[)rinkled.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa faintly sinuate
towards middle, gently arched posteriorly, apex o])tu8e, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; grey, sprinkled darker, and
snffusedly mixed whitish ; a spot of dark grey suffusion on base of
costa ; a suffused dark grey slightly bent fascia at |, interrupted
above middle, and preceded by whitish suffusion ; first discal stigma
dark grey, just beyond this, second represented by two transversely
placed blackish dots ; small darker opposite spots on costa at | and
tornus ; dark grey marginal dots round posterior part of costa and
termen : cilia grey irrorated white. Hindwings rather dark grey,
paler and whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia light grey.
British Guiana, Bartica, February (Parish); one specimen.
Exceedingly similar to the following species, but appears to
be reliably distinguished by the very short terminal joint of palpi.
I have sunk ffyjxitopa Wals., Cijnotes Wals., Catacrypsis Wals.,
and Proso(Hca Wals. as synonyms of Holcocera.
Holcocera adjutrix, n. sp.
S ?. 15-16 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous, crown sprinkled
light grey. Palpi grey sprinkled dark grey and whitish, terminal
joint I of second. Antennae 6 without basal notch. Thorax pale
greyish-ochreous suffused grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa faintly sinuate towards middle, gently
arched posteriorly, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely
oldiquely rounded ; rather dark brownish-grey sufFusedly mixed
whitish; a suffused darker spot on base of costa; a hardly bent
suffused dark grey fascia at f, tending to be interrupted above
middle, i)receded by a suffused whitish fascia ; first discal stigma
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102 EXOTTO MICROT,KI'TI)OPTKKA.
dark fuscous, just beyond this, second represented by two
transversely ])laced blackish dots ; dark fuscous opposite spots on
costa at I and toriuis, united by a cloudy dark fuscous acutely
ang-ulatcd subterminal line; cloudy dark ruscous marginal dots
round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia grey irrorated
whitish, Hiiidwiiigs rather dark grey, paler towards base; cilia
light grey.
British Gdiana, Bartica, January, February (ParisJi) ; four
specimens.
J Holcocera limicola, u. sp.
c? 2 . 12-14 mm. Head, thorax light brownisli, sometimes
irrorated grey, or thorax anteriorly suffused dark fuscous. Palpi
whitish-ocliieous irroratud dai'k fuscous except tips of joints.
Antenna) d' without basal notch. Abdomen pale ochreous-grey.
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa anteriorly almost straight,
posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse, termen extremely obliquely
rounded ; brownish, more or less sprinkled or sometimes strongly
irrorated dark fuscous ; an obscure obtusely angulated darker
fascia at f, sometimes indistinctly edged whitish anteriorly on
lower half, often reduced to indistinct costal and dorsal spots ;
first discal stigma small, dark fuscous, second represented by two
transversely placed dark fuscous dots ; an obscure darker acutely
angulated subterminal sbade from | of cnsta to tornus, often
obsolete; cloudy dark grey dots round posterior part of costa and
termen : cilia grey, round apex sprinkled wliitish. Hindwings
rather dark gre}'', lighter anteriorly; cilia light grey.
EcTJADOB, Huigra, 4500 feet, June (Parish); twenty specimens,
M Holcocera sympasta, n. sp.
c? $. 12-13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey sprinkled white.
Abdomen pale grey, apex wbitisb. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa faintly sinuate towards middle, gently arched posteriorly,
apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; grey,
irregularly irrorated white, without defined markings; discal
stigmata obscurely darker : cilia pale grey sprinkled white. Hind-
wings i)ale grey; cilia grey-whitish.
Peru, Chosica, ^800 feet, July (Parish) ; three specinieus.
^ Holcocera cylindrota, n. sp.
$. 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey.
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa anteriorly slightly, posteriorly
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen extremely obliquely rounded ;
fuscous mixed dark fuscous; a broad ochreous-brownish fascia
extending from near base to |, posterior edge slightly convex and
whitish-tinged, followed by rather darker suffusion of ground-
colour ; two obscure darker transversely placed small spots
representing second discal stigma : cilia fuscous. Hindwings grey ;
cilia light grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 0600 feet. May (Parish); one specimen.
T0ETRICin.1\ 163
TORTRICIDiE.
CROTHAEMA Butl.
Antennae in S ciliated. Palpi moderate, obliquely ascending,
with appressed scales, terminal joint very short. Eorewings with
7 and 8 separate, 7 to termen. Hindwings with 3-5 widely and
nearly equally remote, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base.
Type sericea Butl., of which decorata Dist. is a synonym. This
genus is attributed by Butler to the Limacodicke, and was omitted
by me from the Tortricidce in the ' Genera Insectorum.' It is pro-
bably a development of EpicJiorista, of which species of very large
size occur in the Kilimanjaro region at very high altitudes.
Crothaema mystica, n. sp.
2 . 42 mm. Head whitish, face crimson-reddish. Basal joint
of palpi crimson (rest broken). Thorax whitish, extreme anterior
edge light crimson. Abdomen ocbreous-yellow, Forewings eub-
oblong, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa anteriorly rather strongly,
posteriorly slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly
sinuate, somewhat oblique ; pale yollow-ochreous, on dorsal half
faintly rosy-tinged, towards anterior | of costa suffused ochreous-
whitish, with some scattered blackish specks, especially on dorsal
half of wing posteriorly and on terminal area ; costal edge crimson
at base ; an elongate orange spot anteriorly suffused crimson on
costa before middle ; a crimson dot on upper angle of cell ; a few
scattered crimson scales between this and termen : cilia ochreous-
yellow, towards termen whitish, Hindwings and cilia ochreous-
yellow.
Natal, Weenen ; one specimen.
Epichorista sicca Meyr.
Described from a § ; the following from the same locality,
though diflering in some particulars, seems to be the other sex of
the same species.
d, 10 ram. Head, palpi, thorax white irrorated dark grey.
Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings elongate -oblong,
costa anteriorly gently, posteriorly slightly arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen faintly sinuate, oblique ; whitish suffusedly irrorated
grey and dark grey, tending to form small striguljE ; several irregu-
larly placed black dots and some scattered scales : cilia whitish
sprinkled grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia whitish, a grey
subbasal shade.
Capua metacentra, n. sp.
(S . 14-15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light greyish-ochreous.
Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa
moderately arched, without fold, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
sinuate, rather oblique ; grey-whitish or whitish-ochreous, trans-
u2
Kil EXOTIC MICROLKPIDOl'TKRA.
versely strigulated greyish-oclireous ; costal and dorsal edge
soniolinies dotted blackish ; basal patch little marked, edge
obtusely angulated in middle, seldom blackish-marked on angle;
central fascia n\oderate, obli(jue, grejish-ochreous, sometimes
suffused fuscous towards costa, anterior edge sinuate or nearly
straight, posterior edge suffused and indistinct exce^jt tovvards
costa; a small blackish dot in disc near beyond this ; costal patch
moderate, semiova), greyish-ochrcous or fuscous, darker-marked
on costa : cilia whitish-ochreous, a grey anteniedian line. Hind-
wings whitish-grey, suifusedly strigulated grey; cilia whitisli, a
grey subbasal line.
S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, Ootacamund, about 7000 feet,
September, October, March (Andreiues, Fletcher, Maxwell) • seven
specimens.
Cacoecia termias, n. sp,
(^ . 17 mm. Head, palpi fuscous. Thorax dark indigo-fuscous.
Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous. Forewings suboblong,
moderate, costa anteriorly moderately arched, posteriorly slightly
sinuate, with strong costal fold extending from base to middle,
apex obtuse, termen vertical, slightly sinuate beneath apex, rounded
beneath ; brown suffused rosy-purplish ; a suffused dark brown
oblique streak from dorsum towards base reaching half across
wing, area between this and costa to central fascia more or less
suffused dark indigo-blue ; central fascia very oblique, moderate,
dark brown, irregular in disc, very narrow towards costa, lighter
and indistinct towards dorsum ; costal patch elongate, narrow, dark
brown, posterior end almost confluent with a M^edgeshaped dark
brown fasciate streak running to below middle of termen ; a dark
brown or blackish mark on apical end of termen : cilia ochreous-
brown, more or less tinged rosy-purplish, lighter towards tornus,
near apex mixed dark bluish-fuscous. Hindwings grey, posterior
half suffused ochreous-yellowish from costa to vein 5 ; cilia pale
yellowish, two suffused hght grey shades.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, September, October (Fletcher) ; two
specimens. Very closely allied to epicyrta, but I believe truly
distinct ; shape of forewing different, costa more arched anteriorly,
so that at the crown of arch the wing is as broad as at posterior
extremity, whereas in epicyrta it is obviously narrower ; also the
yellow costal area of hindwing only extends to vein 5, whereas in
epicyrta it extends to 3 or even below ; the wedgeshaped streak
resting on termen has quite even regular edges, wliereas in epiciirta
they are irregular ; the costal patch is narrow and evenly rounded
l)eneath, whilst in ejncyrta it tends to become triangular and
prominent. I have seen epicyrta in abundance, but not any from
the Khasis.
Cacoecia compacta, n. sp.
cJ . 19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ferruginous-brown. Abdomen
light ochreous, apex suffused ferruginous. Forewings su})oblong,
4
ToKTRlCIDJi. 105
rafclicr broad, costa aiit(3iiorly moderatch' arched, with strong fold
from base to middle, posteriorly sliglitly sinuate, apex obtuse,
termeii vertical, .slightly sinuate beneath apex, rounded beneath ;
purplish-brown ; an oblique fasciate patch of dark brown sutt'usion
extending from basal portion of dorsum beneath costal fold to above
middle of central fascia; central fascia suffused ferruginous-brown
on margins, rather broad, very oblique, ill-defined, obsolete on
costa ; costal patch narrowly seinioval, deep ferruginous-brown,
connected beneath by a ferruginous-brown fascia witli termen above
tornus, some blackish scales on this above middle ; an irregular
ferruginous- brown spot along apical part of termen : cilia purple-
brownish, becoming lighter and more ochreous towards tornus,
tips suffused dark fuscous round apex. Hiudwings ochreous-
yellowish, dorsal area as far as cell and vein 2 grey ; cilia pale
yellowish,
2 . 19 mm. Forewings rather more elongate, costa anteriorly
strongly arched, posteriorly sinuate, apex rather more prominent ;
brownish-ochreous, basal and median areas purplish -tinged; central
fascia obsolete ; costal patch as in cJ , but without fascia beneath ;
cilia as in c? • Hiudwings light ochreous-orange, grey area as in
(^ ; costa posteriorly with thickened patch of pale cilia tinged grey
on tips.
Ukngal, I'usa, bred from larvte on Scdix, April (Fletcher) ; two
specimens. The abdomen of pupa is furnished with rather long
very tine scattered hairs.
Cacoecia philippa, n. sp.
J. 20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax l)rown. Abdomen light
ochreous-yellowish. Forewings suboblong, moderately broad, costa
anteriorly moderately arched, with moderate fold extending from
base nearly to middle, posteriorly hardly sinuate, apex obtuse,
termen nearly vertical, slightly sinuate beneath apex, rounded
bcneatli ; whitish-ochreous, tinged rosj'-purplish in disc, some
obscure brownish strigulae posteriorly; costal fold purplish-fuscous;
a slightly oblique dark reddish-brown fasciate spot from dorsum
at J, reaching half across wing, finely whitish-edged ; central fascia
broad, oblique, brown, obsolete on costa, anterior edge ratlier convex
and finely whitish-margined, posterior edge suffused ; costal patch
elongate, fuscous, suffused beneath: cilia wiiitish-oclireous, suffused
fuscous on upper half termen. Hiudwings ochreous-yellow, dorsal
area as far as cell and vein 2 tinged grey ; cilia pale yellowisli.
X.W. India, Abbottabad, bred from larva on Hedera, June
{Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Cacoecia liemixantha, n. sp.
J 24 mm., $ 28 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen brownish.
Forewings oblong, costa anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly
sinuate, in J with very slender fold from g to |, apex obtuse, in 5
prominent, termen nearly vortical, in cJ hardlj', in 5 distinctly
166 KXOTIC MICUOLEPIDOPTEKa.
sinuate beneath apex; brown, with scattered transverse blackish
strigula), veins more or less lined blackish; markings outlined
blackish, in $ more or less suffused dark brown, especially towards
costa and dorsum ; edge of basal patch straight, rather oblique ;
central fascia oblique, moderate on costa, broad on dorsum, anterior
edge slightlj" sinuate, posterior defined towards extremities, obsolete
in disc ; costal patch large, undefined beneath, anterior edge some-
times united by a dark striga with lower part of central fascia,
posterior edge extended as a striga to termen above tornus,
terminal area beyond this in $ mostly suffused dark brown : cilia
brownish, on upper part of termen sufiused dark fuscous. Hind-
wings orange with some fine grey strigula^, dorsal half rather dark
grey ; cilia light orange more or less suffused light grey, witli
darker grey subbasal line.
SiKHiM, Darjiling {Fletcher) ; three specimens.
Cacoecia symmetra, n. sp.
2. 26-27 mm. Head, thorax light brownish. Palpi pale
yellowish. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish. Forewings suboblong,
widest in middle, costa anteriorly strongly arched, faintly bent in
middle, thence almost straight, apex obtuse, termen vertical, faintly
sinuate, rounded beneath ; light brown, reticulated dark brown ;
upper half of central fascia obscurely darker, moderate, oblique;
costal patch small, narrow, indistinctly defined, obscurely darker :
cilia brownish, tips pale. Hindwings ochreous-yellow, termen
sometimes tinged fulvous ; cilia yellow-whitish, a fulvous subbasal
line.
Erench Congo, Ubangi ; two specimens.
Cacoecia ochrostoma, n. sp.
2 . 34 ram. Head, thorax fuscous. Palpi, abdomen yellow-
ochreous, Forewings suboblong, widest in middle, costa anteriorly
rather strongly arched, faintly bent beyond middle, thence straiglit,
a])ex obtuse, termen vertical, almost straight, rounded beneath ;
fuscous ; costal edge yellow-ochreous tinged ferruginous ; groups of
suft'used dark purple-grey striguloe on costa representing basal
patch, central fascia, and costal patch, with faint oblique streaks of
])urple-grey suffusion from ])osterior edge of each group, reaching
half across wing : cilia yellow-ochreous, obscurely spotted grey.
Hindwings light yellowish-grey, more yellowish-tinged basally and
along costa ; cilia light yellowish.
French Congo, Fort Crampel ; one specimen.
V/ PANDURISTA, n. g.
Palpi moderate, curved, ascending, Avitli appressed scales,
terminal joint short. Thorax without crest. Forewings with \)
from angle, 8 and 9 nearly approximated out of 7, 7 to termen.
Hindwings without pecteu ; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 somewhat
approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.
lORTKlClDiE. 107
Allied to Cacoecia ; structurally it is nearest I'eieliacma, difl'ering
in absence of thoracic crest and close approximation of 8 and 9 at
origin.
Pandurista stictocrossa, n. sp.
$. IG mm. Head, palpi, thorax lilac-brownish. Abdomen
g-rey. Forewings suboblong, posteriorly rather dilated, casta
anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly sinnato, apex obtuse-pointed,
prominent, teruien sinuate beneath apex, rounded-prominent
beneath; light ochreous-bruwnish, with strong rosy-lilac reflections;
rather oblique transverse red-brown strigaj at | and middle ; costal
patch triangular, red-brown marked blackish : cilia lilac-brownish,
base dotted blackish, above apex a small blackish spot. Hindwings
dark grey, towards apex suffused dull fulvous ; cilia dull fulvous,
towards torn us paler and greyish-tinged.
Nkav Guinea, Setekwa River, 2-3000 feet; Jobi I., May ; two
specimens.
Adoxophyes peritoma, n. sp.
(S . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax reddish-fuscous mixed whitish.
Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings suboblong, moderately
broad, eosta anteriorly moderately arclied, with moderate fold from
base to |, posteriorly straight, apex obtuse, termen vertical, slightly
sinuate, rounded beneath ; rosy-whitisli-brown ; markings defined
by dark red-brown lines edged externally white; basal patch mixed
dark red-brown and white, edge rather oblique, slightly convex;
central fascia oblique, somewhat suffused reldish-fuscous towards
extremities, upper half moderate, lower very broad, anterior edge
nearly straight, furcate on lower half, posterior edge sinuate ;
costal patch mixed dark red-brown and grey, large, semioval,
extending nearly to apex, posteriorly with a triangular projection
beneath reaching to near termen in middle; a terminal line to near
tornus : cilia whitish (imperfect). Hindwings very pale yellowish
cilia yellow-whitish.
Madagascar, Antananarivo, April ; one specimen.
Tortrix synastra, n. sp.
^ . 20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax purplish-fuscous. Abdomen
dark grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ;
reddish- fuscous strigulated grey ; basal patch gre3^-purplish, edge
strongly angulated in middle, angle tilled with a blackish spot
marked on edge with three white marks: central fascia represented
by a grey costal spot with two white blackish-edged dots on its
margins and an irregular elongate black spot in disc marked
anteriorly with a strong transverse white mark ; white dots on
dorsum at middle and |, several minute white dots in a rather
oblique transverse series running to tornus, a group of three or
four dots towards apex, and three or four (including a large one)
108 EXOTIC MICKOLKPlDOPTKltA.
towards termen in middle : cilia reddish-fuscous obscurely barred
grey, lliudwings dark grey : cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal shade,
Madagascar, Autananarivo ; one specimen.
Tortrix dinota, n. sp.
§. 23 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-brown. Palpi 13, dark
brown. Abdomen ochreous-t'uscous. Forewings oblong, costa
anteriorly moderately arched, |)o.sleriorly sinuate, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen sinuate, vertical ; ochreous-browii, strigulated
darker lilac-brown ; basal patch int'uscated, little marked, edge
oblique ; central fascia moderate, fuscous, rather strongly oblique,
somewhat wider on lower hall", edged pale strise, anterior straight,
posterior somewhat irregular ; costal patch seraioval, dark brown :
cilia brownish, on upper half of termen dark brown. Hindwings
dark grey, apex suffused pale ochreous and strigulated dark fuscous;
cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade,
Nyasaland, Namiwawa, bred from larva in spun shoots of
Gossypmm (Mason); one specimen. Type in British Museum.
Tortrix illiberalis, n. sp.
2 . 23 mm. Head, palpi, thorax greyish- ochreous. Abdomen
grey. Forewings oblong, costa anteriorly moderately arched,
posteriorly nearly straight, apex obtuse, termen rather sinuate,
somewhat oblique ; greyish-ochreous, sprinkled grey and brownish,
tending to form small indistinct strigulse; basal patch brownish,
edge oblique, obtusely angulated on fold, suffused grey dorsally ;
central fascia oblique, interrupted above middle, lower portion
moderate, ill-dofmed, brown, suffused grey dorsally, upper portion
narrower, forming a dark grey costal spot ; costal patch triangular,
dark grey, somewhat mixed brown and blackish ; a streak of grey
suffusion marked three or four darker grey and brown dots running
from near apex of this to termen above tornus : cilia pale ochreous,
a dark grey basal line. Hindwings grey; cilia ochreous-wliitish,
two grey shades.
SiKHiM, Darjiling (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Tortrix segnis, n. sp.
(5 2 • 14-16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale greyish-ochreous,
shoulders irrorated fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings sub-
oblong, in J rather short, costa anteriorly moderately aiched, in (5
with strong fold from base to middle, posteriorly nearly straight,
apex obtuse-pointed, termen nearly straight, rather obliijue ;
whitish-grey-ochreous, some scattered strigulaa of fuscous and dark
fuscous scales ; markings grey, somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous;
central fascia moderate, oblicjue, broader on dorsal half; costal
patch semioval ; some strigulation before middle of termen : cilia
ochreous-grey-whitish. Hindwings light grey ; cilia ochreous-
grey-whitish, a grey sabbasal shade.
SiKHiM, Darjiling (Fletcher); two specimens.
TORTiuciiKi;. 169
Tortrix liilaiantha, n. sp.
r? . 15 luui. Hciul, palpi, thorax ocbrcous-yellow, shoulders and
basal half of palpi irrorated daik S'"6y. Altdoiiieii pale oclireoiis-
grey. i'orewiiigs moderate, posttiriorly hardly dilated, costa gently
areluid, with narrow fold from near base to near middle, rather
enlarged with scales centrally, apex obtuse, lermen sinuate, ratlier
oblique ; ochreous-yellow ; markings shining grey, edges marked
with scattered strigulas of black scales ; basal ])atch represented by
a streak on costa, a dot beneath fold towards base, and a ratlier
oblique angulate-sinuate scries of four striguljB indicating edge;
central fascia moderate, irregular, rather oblique, angulafed out-
wards above middle and inwards beloAV middle, dorsally suffused
into groundcolour ; costal patch triangular, including a small yellow
costal spot; a spot before middle of terraen, and two faint smaller
ones between this and apex : cilia yellow. Hindwings and cilia
yellow-grey-whitish.
New Guinea, Setekwa River, 2-3U00 feet ; one specimen.
Homaleniis arystis, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen ochreous-whilish. Talpi
light greyish-ochreous, apical edge wliite. Eorewiugs elongate,
costa sliglitly arched, apex pointed, terraen faintly sinuate, very
oblique; whitisli, partially suffused jtale ochreous and sprinkled
pale grey, tending to form small indistinct strigulse, with small
scattered dots of black scales posteriorly ; a slender elongate
blackish-grey mark on middle of costa ; a trapezoidal blackish-grey
spot on dorsum before n)iddle; a series of blackish dots along
termen : cilia long, whitish. Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia long,
whitish.
Assam, Khasis, June ; one specimen.
Schoenoteiies exarthra, n. sp.
5 . 20 mm. Head, thorax whitish, shoulders sprinkled brownish.
ralj)i whitish, terminal joint and subapical band of second brownish.
Abdomen light grey. Forewings suboblong, posteriorly slij^htly
dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly
rounded, somewhat oblique; whitish strigulated light blown;
basal patch suffused light brown except towards dorsum, edge
marked by a somewhat irregular oblicjue blackish line from cost a
to below fold ; a light brown spot somewhat maiked black on
middle of costa ; an elongate-semioval brown blotch in disc beyond
middle, convex and blackish-cdged above ; a brownish streak with
some black marks extending from near posterior extremity of this
to tornus ; costal patch triangular, brownish, black-marked : a
transverse brownish spot before middle of ternien : cilia Avhitish
(imperfect). Hindwings and cilia light grey.
New Guinea, Setekwa liiver, 2-3000 I'eet; one specimen.
170 EXOTIC MICUOLKPIDOPTi;iiA.
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TERTHREUTIS, n. -.
Antennae J strongly ciliatod. Pulpi modcriitc, curved, ascending,
slender, loosely scaled, terminal joint very short. Thorax with
small posterior crest. Forewings with 2 from ^, 3 from angle,
curved, 7 and 8 very short-stalked, 7 to apex. Hindwings without
pecten ; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 nearly parallel, 6 and 7 stalked.
A curious genus of abnormal appearance, perhaps allied to
Cnnphasia.
Terthreutis sphaerocosnia, n. sj).
(5 $ . lQ-2'6 mm. Head whitish, crown somewhat mixed grey.
I'alpi whitish, sprinkled dark grey on lower half. Thorax whitish,
dorsally more or less mixed grey, crest dark Cuscous and orange.
Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings suboblong, moderate, costa
anteriorly moderately, posteriorly slightly arched, a])ex rounded,
terinen obliquely rounded; ochreous-whitish, somewhat strigulated
pale greyish-ochreous in disc and more or less dark grey on or
towards margins; a round purplish-leaden spot near base, sometimes
nearly reaching costa, and almost touching a subquadrate dark
brown blotch on dorsum near base, dorsal sciile-projection on this
orange; a variable purplish-leaden dorsal blotch bei'ore tornus ;
a large irregular purplish-leaden blotch in disc at |, including a
smaller posterior dark brown blotch; some variable purplish-leaden
spots towards apex and above tornus ; some small indistinct dark
grey spots along termen : cilia ochreous-w liitisli more or less mixed
grey. Hindwings light grey, base more whitish, some faint darker
strigulse towards apex ; cilia ochieous- whitish, a faint grey
subbasal line.
Sikdim; Bhotan (Dudgeon); Assam, Khasis; May, July, October,
six specimens.
Eboda celligera, n. sp.
c? . 13 mm. Head white, crown mixed light greJ^ Palpi
white, a dark grey lateral line. Thorax greenish-fuscous. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, costa near base strongly, then moderately
arched, faintly bent at |, apex obliquely rounded off, apparent apex
between 5 and 6 (indefinite), termen rounded, little oblique; rather
dark greenish-violet-fuscous ; a costal series of ochreous dots or
small spots ; an irreguUir whitish-grey sjjot towards costa at ^j,
centred with a black dot, a small similar spot beneath middle of
costa ; an irregular pale ochreous wliitish-edged fasciate median
blotch reaching from dorsum | across wing, incurved below middle,
containing a blackish dot above middle and a red-brown spot with
two transversely placed blackish dots below middle ; a subterminal
series of six small grey-whitish confluent spots centred with
blackish dots : cilia fuscous, towards tips pale greyish. Hindwings
grey ; cilia as in forewings.
Bengal, Pusa, March (/''/ei'^/tf}'); one specimen.
TOKTRICIDiE. — CIIIJIJANOTID.E. 171
Peronea siderota, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head, palpi grey sprinkled whitish. Thorax dark
gicy. Abdomen grey. Foi'ewings elongate, posteriorlj' somewhat
dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, terinen somewhat
siiiiiato, oblicjue ; feiruginous-brow n ; markings leaden-grey; a
basal patch of irregular suffusion, edged by a slightly curved
blackish stria at l~ ; irregular fascite before and beyond middle,
lighter and indistinct towards costa, a subdorsal tuft between them;
a dorsal spot before tornus, preceded and followed by small blackish
sjjots ; a narrow irregular fascia from | of costa to ternien above
tornus, preceded on costa by a small spot ; two sh^nder interrupted
fascia) between this and apex, i)receded and followed on termen l)y
son;e black scales : cilia leaden-grey sprinkled dark fuscous and
blackish. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Ceylon, Peradeniya, l)eceml)er, bred from larva mining in twigs
of Cinnamomum anu/Jiora (liutherford); one specimen. Inter-
mediate betw^een raj^>ax and halidoi'a. Type iu British Museum.
CHLIDANOTID^.
Archiinaga philomima, n. sp.
J $ . 13-14 mm. Head fuscous, sometimes tinged ferruginous.
Palpi white, terminal joint tinged blue. Antennsie ochreous-fuscous.
Thorax white, slioulders ferruginous-fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal
tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewdngs elongate, somewhat dilated
posteriorly, costa near l)ase moderately arched, thence faintly
sinuate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen abruptly concave beneath apex,
rather oblique, rounded beneath ; 3 and 4 stalked, 3 strongly
curved ; white or yellow-whitish ; dors.al area more or less tinged
grey, variably and irregularly barred transversely dark fuscous ;
terminal area more or less marbled pale grey and pale yellowish ;
live reddish-orange marks on costa between ^ and apex, first two
elongate, laterally blackish -edged, giving rise to very oblique pale
yellow strigfe, third and fourth triangular, fifth a1)ruptly angulated
and running into apex ; a yellow longitudinal mark beneath apex ;
a blackish prteterminal dot in middle : cilia pale yellowish, round
apex partly white and above apex with a dark grey subbasal shade.
Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; light grey or yellowish-grey, some-
times with darker terminal spots ; cilia whitish, a grey^ subbasal
line.
Assam, Khasis, September to November; ten specimens. Very
similar to pip-actis, but smaller; both this and the next species are
immediately distinguished from p>jractis by having veins 3 and 4
stalked in both wings.
Archimaga euplocamis, n. sp.
§ . 14 mm. Head white, forehead and sides of face dark
fuscous. Palpi white, second joint beneath with long projecting
172 KXOTIC MICKOIJOl'IDOl'l i;UA.
hairscales. Antennae light grey. Abdoiuen pale giey. Forewings
elongate, costa slightly arched, ])osteriorly faintly sinuate, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen abruptly concave beneath apex, rather
()bli(]ue, rounded beneath; '6 and 4 long-stalked; white; dorsal
area tinged grey, irregularly barred dark fuse )Us suffusion, especially
on two patches before and beyond middle ; tliree very small deep
orange marks on costa from before middle to i|, first two emitting
very oblifjue pale yollo\v striga) ; pale yellow lines on veins 5-7,
space between 4 and 6 suffused light giey ; two oblique wedge-
shaped deep orange spots on costa towards apex, second running
into apex ; a pale yellow black-edged longitudinal mark beneath
apex ; a blackish prasterminal dot in middle : cilia whitish,
beneath apex suffused grey towards tips, above apex two oblique
dee[) orange marks (imperfect"). Hind wings 3 and 4 stalked ; pale
grey ; cilia pale grey, round apex basally darker.
Ckylon, Patipola, March (Alston); one specimen.
GRAClLAKIADiE.
LithocoUetis ganodes, n, sp.
cJ . () mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Abdomen grey, anal
tuft whitish. Forewings lanceolate; golden-ochreous, markings
shining white; a broad pointed median streak from base to *, apex
edged two or three dark grey scales ; a narrow obtusely angnlated
median fascia, interrupted on angle, edged scattered dark grey
scales on both sides ; three transverse wedgeshaped maiks on costa
posteriorly, and a rather larger triangular dorsal spot opposite
first of these, all edged blackish-grey anteriorly ; a median longi-
tudinal line of scattered blackish-grey scales running between these
to apex: cilia whitish, a fine median blackish-grey line round apex,
base golden-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
N.W. India, Kurruiu, bred in October fiom larva mining leaf of
Pt/riis mains {Fletcher). Although belonging to the pomifoUella
group, this species is quite distinct from any of the European
apple-feeders.
LithocoUetis menaea, n. sp.
5. 6 ram. (Head defaced.) Palpi whitish. Thorax greyish-
ochreous. Abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings lanceolate ;
g<dden-ochreous suffused grey ; markings shining while : a moderate
sutt'used pointed median streak from base to g ; a narrow median
fascia edged both sides blackish-grey, obtusely angnlated and inter-
rupted above middle; three very small costal marks posteriorly,
and a triangular dorsal spot opposite first, all edged blackish-grey
anteriorly : cilia whitisli, a blackish median line round apex, base
golden-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
N.W. India, Abbottabad, June {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Doubtless allied to preceding, but apparently distinct by ditferent
colour of thorax and reduction of all costal markings.
GRACILAKIAD.K. 173
Litliocolletis iteina, n. sp.
J . 8 mm. Head white, tuft greyish-oehrcous. Palpi wliitc.
Tliorax light greyish-ochieous, suft'iised whitish on sides of hack,
patagia {errugiiious-ochreous. Al)d()iiieii grey, anal tuft whitish.
Forewiiigs elongate ; rather deep brown, with golden reflections ;
a suffused whitish line along told from base to beyond middle or
throughout; extreme costal edge blackish towards base; fine
oblique strigte of blacldsh irroration from middle of costa and
middle of dorsum, reaching ^ across wing, costal more or less edged
whitish suffusion posteriorly ; a similar oblique striga in disc
beyond middle, almost forming a continuation of dorsal one ; some
scattered blackish scales on dorsal edge before tornus ; an apical
elongate spot of black irroration : cilia light greyish, round apex
brown within a black median line. Hindwings and cilia grey,
Bengal, Pusa, bred in Marct from larvae mining blotches on
underside of leaves of Salix {Fletcher) ; two specimens. Probably
allied to corylifoliella.
Epicephala strepsiploca, n. sp.
S . 8 mm. Head, thorax white, a dark fuscous mark on
shoulder. (Pjiljji broken.) i\l)domen light grey. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; fuscous mixed dark fuscous ; a white
streak occupying dorsal area up to fold but tinged fuscous
posteriorly, ujjper edge excavated by irregular dark fuscous dots at
4 and | of wing and edged by a dark fuscous dash on fold beyond
middle ; a whitish subcostal line from 4 to |, thence very oblique to
disc at 4; an obscure cloudy whitish oblique mark in disc at 4 ; a
very oblique white striga from 4 of costa and one from tornus
op])osite, not meeting; a silvery-white dot on costa before apex:
cilia whitish, round afiex with two daik grey lines, within first
fuscous cut by a fine white bar on pra)apical dot, beneath tornus
greyish-tinged. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
EoMBAr, Delgaum, October {Maa.nvell) ; one specimen.
Epicephala ancylopa, n. sp.
S $. 12-13 mm. Head white. Palpi slender, light grey, tip
white. Thorax light fuscous mixed white. Abdomen grey-whitish.
Forewings narrow-elongate, shoit-pointed ; light fuscous, more or
less tinged whitish and sprinkled dark fuscous; irregular very
oblique white streaks from costa at -i- and |, reaching half across
wing, edged dark fuscous suffusion ; a narrow white dorsal streak
from base to tornus, somewhat expanded near base, giving rise to
obli()ue white streaks at middle and before tornus, not reachino-
half across wing; oblique white strigae from costa at | and tonins
opposite, more or less developed, sometimes meeting; a fine whitish
dark-edged transverse line towards apex ; a small round cloudy
blackish spot before apex beyond this, with a short white maik
above it and a more elongate one beneath ; cilia whitish-grey, round
174 EXOTIC MICROr-EPIDOPTEUA.
apex whitish with dark fuscous basal line, and dark fuscous median
shade above apex forming an apical hook. Hindwings grey; cilia
pale greyish.
Assam, Khasis, A])ril, ISfay ; five specimens.
Acrocercops loxias, n. sp.
c? 5 . 7 mm. Head white, crown grey. Palpi wliito, apical
band of second joint and median band of terminal blackish.
Thoi'ax grey. Abdomen greyish, sides obliquely streaked white
and dark fuscous. Forewings very narroAvly elongate-lanceolate;
grey; markings white edged black, especially anteriorly; oblique
transverse lines about | and beyond middle ; a dot or short mark
on costa at |^; a rather oblicjue mark from costa at ^: cilia greyish,
an apical white patch edged at base by a black mark, and two
white basal dots on termen. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia
light grey.
Uajputana, Jodhpur, bred in June from Eugenia jamholmia
(Myrtacece) {Beeson); five specimens.
Acrocercops selmatica, n. sp.
cJ. 9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate ; very pale yellow-ochreous ; four I'ather
oblique white fasciae with faint median striae of groundcolour,
first two suffusedly confluent and occupying basal third of wing,
third slightly before middle, fourth at | ; a slender rather oblique
transverse whitish streak at |-, lower | occupied by a group of
blackish specks ; a small indistinct white apical spot with some
blackish specks: cilia whitish, basal half very pale yellow-ochreous,
with two indistinct whitish bars on costa and two on termen.
Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish.
Assam, Khasis, September ; two specimens. Allied to hapalarga.
Acrocercops orthostacta, n. sp.
(S ? . 4-5 mm. Head white. Palpi white, apex of second
joint and median ring of terminal fuscous. Thorax white speckled
black. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, Forewings lanceolate; brownish-
ochreous ; markings white, edged black irroration ; a narrow
irregular subbasal fascia; a moderate oblique fascia at ^ ; a narrower
less obliijue fascia beyond middle, slightly broader towards costa ;
a subtriangular spot on costa at |, black-margined beneath (as well
as laterally) but touching a white tornal dot; a wedgeshaped spot
from costa before apex touching termen : cilia whitish-grey, at
apex whitish, within a blackish median line brownish-oclireous.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in August from larvae mining blotches in
leaves of 8vla conlifolia (Malvacece) (Fletcher); two specimens.
Nearest p^ aeospora.
GRACILARrAD.T:. 175
Acrocercops erioplaca, n. sp.
J. 7 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey-whitish. Abdomen grey.
Forcwiiigs narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, very acute;
grey irrorated dark grey; markings shining white ; a broad suffused
fascia towards base ; a modorately broad fascia slightly beyond
middle, expanded dorsally so that both margins are concave, con-
nected on dorsum with preceding and including a small seniioval
dorsal spot of groundcolour ; a narrow fascia of very irregular
marbling at 4, including a dark dot in disc; an apical white sjtot
including a dark fuscous apical dot: cilia light grey, a white apical
patch. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in August from larvae mining blotches in
leaves of Terminal ia catappa (Combi'etacece) (Fletcher); one
specimen.
Acrocercops prosacta, n. sp.
J. 7 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, apical i-ing of
second joint and median ring of terminal fuscous. .Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; brownish-fuscous ; markings shining
white, edged black scales ; a dot on costa near base, and an elongate
mark on base of dorsum ; moderate fasciae at ^ and beyond middle,
rather dilated towards dorsum, anterior edge of each straight,
posterior sinuate; a white dot on costa at |, whence a sinuate row
of black scales crosses wing; a triangular spot on costa towards
a])ex, almost touching termen ; an apical dot : cilia grey, round
apex light brownish. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Brngal, Pusa, bred in August from larva mining blotch in leaf
of l/iomoea batatas (Conrolvulacece) (Fletcher). Near caiheclraea .
Acrocercops supplex, n. sp.
S . 7 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, a subapical ring
of second joint blackish. Abdomen grey. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate ; brownish-ochreous ; markings white, partially
edged scattered black specks ; a slender almost basal fascia ; a
broad fascia about \, somewhat dilated dorsally; a spot on costa
at |, sprinkled blackish specks ; a moderate sliglilly oblique fascia
beyond middle, somewhat dilated dorsally ; a slender rather obli(jne
fascia at |, sprinkled fuscous and black in disc; a moderate fascia
just before apex, anteriorly edged by a slender black bar; cilia
light ochreous-grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light gi'ey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in August from larvae mining blotches in
leaves of TermhiaJia cata/>iia (Combretacece), in company with
A. erioplaca and undistinguished from them (Fletcher); the species
are however abundantly distinct. Two other species of Acrocercops
also feed similarly on the same tree, ierminaliae Staint., which 1
possess, and diffludla J)ev., which as yet is only known from Java,
and is verv different.
176 KXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTKRA.
Acrocercops eranista, n. sp.
5 . 7 nun. Head, thorax wliite Palpi white, apical ring of
second joint and median rinj^ of terminal dark fuscous. Ahdoraen
pale grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apex jiroduced,
very acute; light yellow-ochreous irrorated fuscous; markings
shining white, partially edged scattered blackish specks ; a
moderate basal fascia, edge obli(|Uo, broad dorsally and more or less
connected beneath fold with following; a moderately broad oblicpie
fascia at |L . a rather narrow er and less oblique fascia beyond
middle ; a narrow irregular fascia at |, cut in middle by an
aiigiilatod mark of blackish irroration ; a narrow fascia just Ijcfore
apex : cilia pale gi'ey, barred white on markings, a ])lack subbasal
dot at a])ex. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Assam, 81iillong, 500U feet, October {Fletcher); one specimen.
Acrocercops epiclina, n. sp.
5 . 7 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, ajiical ring of
second joint and median ring of terminal dark grey. Al)domen
light grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apex produced,
very acute; brownish-ochreous ; markings shining white, edged
black irroration ; a white streak along basal fourth of dorsum,
containing several dark fuscous specks ; a narrow very irregular-
edged oblicjue fascia at ^, somewhat incurved and constricted ])e]ow
middle ; a slender o!)li(|ue fascia beyond middle, somewhat expanded
on costa; a spot on costa at |, edged beneath by a small spot of
black irroration ; a slendin- transverse streak just before apex : cilia
pale gi'ey, a blackish postmedian line round apex and ui)per part of
termen, indistinct white bars within this on markings. Hindwings
and cilia liglit grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, October {Fletcher); one specimen.
Allied to preceding.
Acrocercops bifrenis, n. sp.
6 2 • ^~7 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining whitish-grey.
Abdomen light grey. Forewings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate,
apex produced, very acute; pale brownish-grey, becoming rather
dark grey on posterior third, darkest towards ajiex ; a narrow
cloudy white transverse fascia beyond | ; a white apical spot : cilia
grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
EoMiiAY, Khanapur, Belgaum, bred from larvae mining numerous
blotches in leaves of two unidentified plants, January, February ;
six specimens. Larva when young light red, tapering posteriorly,
when full-grown bright crimson and cylindrical; blotch irregular,
often confluent, each with an irregular roundish rent in the cuticle
whilst still occupied by the larva ; pupa outside the mine, in an
oval orange cocoon ; imago quivers on its legs like vanuhi {Maxtvell).
Closely allied to vanida ; as that species feeds on a Terminalia
{Combretacecr), it is not improbable that the foodplants of this are
of the same order.
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GRACir-ARIAnyT;. 177
Acrocercops phractopa, ii. sp,
J. 5 mm. Head, thorax wliitr. Pnljii slender, white. Fore-
wiiig's iiarrow-hiiiccolate ; white; a narrow direct transverse I iji^ht
fuscous fascia at :| ; a slender d;irker fuscous direct transverse line
l)C\ond ttiis ; a conspicuous jet-black round apical spot : cilia
whitish-grey, round apex white, a transverse rather dark fuscous
fine bar near beyond apical spot, and a slighter mark beyond this.
Hiiidwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey, opposite apex white.
Urngal, Pusa, bred in April from larvse mining blotches in
leaves of Ficiis infedoria (^Fletcher)-, two specimens. Allied to
ci/clopa.
Acrocercops cyanodeta, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head, thorax grey. Palpi very slender, light
grey. Abdomen grey, sides whitish witli oblique dark grey stripes.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; dark grey ; fine violet-
blue-metallic transverse lines at |- and 4, first slightly oblique,
edged jjosteriorly by a silver-metallic triangular costal spot white
on costal edge, second slightly excurved, edged anteriorly dark
fuscous, space between these light brownish, somewhat marked
whitish and sprinkled black, apical area beyond those light
brownish marked blackish on edges, a blue-black apical dot : cilia
pale gi'oy, round apex pale blue within a blackish subbasal line,
al)ovc apex a blacldsh shade forming a projecting apical hook.
Hiiidwings and cilia grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, May (Newcome) ; one specimen.
Acrocercops labyrinthica, n. sp.
J ? . 7-8 mm. Head on crown with long loosely raised pale
ochreous hairscales, face while. Palpi white, second joint blackish
except towards apex, with rather short tuft of loose rough hairs
beneath. Thorax pale ochreous, shoulders marked blackish.
Abdomen grey, sides white with ol)lique blackish stripes. Fore-
wings very narrow, parallel-sided, short-pointed; brownish-ochreous
or l)rown, very variably streaked or marked longitudinally blackish,
seldom costal area wholly suli'used blackish ; markings irregular
and variable, white, more or less edged finely black, viz. usually an
oblique streak from middle of dorsum reaching half across wing,
two shorter ones between this and base (sometimes other small
marks bet\veen them), a very oblique rather long streak from tornus,
some irregular marking in disc before middle, an oblique streak in
disc beyond middle, sometimes an oblique streak from near costa
above tornal streak, sometimes a slightly curved transverse silvery-
tinged line before apex, all these varying much, even on opposite
sides of same specimens, the mediodorsal and tornal streaks most
prominent and constant : cilia pale grey, round apex white with
two strong black lines. Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia pale
grey, in cJ longer and expansible towards bas<^ of costa.
VOL. II. — Sejitemher, 1918. n
178 EXOTIC MICROr.EPIDOPERA.
Bengal, Pusa, bred March and April from LirvaD mining blotches
in leaves of Trema 9,\). {Urticacea) (Fletcher); thirteen specimens.
The variability of the confused markings of this species would
have been ])uzzling, liad not a good series of bred specimens been
available,
Parectopa asynacta, n. sp.
c? . 7 mm. Head, ])alpi, thorax, abdomen glossy dark bronzy-
fuscous. Forewiiigs narrowly elongate, short-pointed ; veins all
separate; sliining dark bronzy-fuscous ; markings shining silvery-
white ; a slender straight transverse fascia at J- ; small transverse
spots on costa before middle and at |, and one on dorsum some-
what before second of these : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and
cilia dark fuscous.*
Assam, Cherrapunji (^Fletcher) ; one specimen. A singular species
of exceptional faoics.
Parectopa affirmata, n. sp.
(S 2 • ^'~7 mm. Head, thorax dark grey, face glossy whitish-
grey. Palj)i whitish, obscurely banded dark fuscous. Abdomen
dark grey, beneath banded whitish. Forevvings narrowly elongate-
lanceolate ; purplish-grey suffusedly irrorated dark fuscous; narrow
slightly irregular white transverse fasciae at 5 and beyoiul middle,
second sometimes reduced to two opposite spots ; a transverse
white spot on costa at -i, and a small obscure pra)tornal dot anterior
to it : cilia grey sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Peku, Lima, 500 feet, August (Parish); six specimens.
Gracilaria acidula Meyr. <
Mr. Fletcher informs me that the larva mines leaves of
Phyllanthus emhlica (Euphorhiacece), not of Alhizzia as originally
stated through a mistaken identification of a native name.
Gracilaria parasticta Meyr.
A second example ( J , 13 mm.) has first discal stigma obsolete,
but second well-marked, black ; Shillong, September (Fletcher).
Gracilaria recitata, n. sp.
(5 § . 13 mm. Head whitish, crown rather infuscated. Palpi
whitish, terminal joint with subapical ring of dark fuscous suffusion.
Thorax grey or grey-whitish. Abdomen grey. Forewings very
narrow, parallel-sided, short-pointed, in 5 less narrow ; ochreous-
brown, in 5 yellow-sufll'used ; an undefined patch of light
ochreous suffusion extending along costa from beyond | to near
apex and reaching about half across wing, in 5 yellower and
better marked, costal edge of this with several irregular black dots;
indistinct blackish dots in disc at J , middle, and | : cilia whitish-
GRACILAKIAl)^':. SESIAD-E. 1 79
grey, beneath apex with several lines of blackisli points. Hindwings
rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Assam, 8hillong, ^ei^iemher (FJetcJier) ; two specimens. Nearest
to prismaiica.
Gracilaria mastopis, n. sp.
S . 12 rara. Head, thorax fuscous, face brassy-yellowish.
Palpi whitish, apex of second joint and subraedian ring and supra-
median band of terminal dark fuscous. Forew'ings very narrowly
elongate, moderately pointed, acute ; all veins separate ; violet-
ochreous, reticulated dark purple-fuscous; a broad shining brassy-
yellow streak extending along costa from base to near apex,
occupying | of wing, with rounded prominences of groundcolour
projecting into its lower edge before ^ and beyond middle of wing,
its costal edge marked with a few scattered dark fuscous specks :
cilia grey, Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey.
Assam, Cherrapunji {Fletcher) ; one specimen,
Gracilaria zachrysa Meyr.
Recently bred in India from larvae making cones on leaves of
umAii {Pi/rits viaJus) [FletcJier). Hence I was led to discover that
nzalceUa Brants (= azaleae Busck), bred from Azalea indica
inipoited from Japan into Europe and North America, and probably
a native of Japan, is really quite distinct from zachrysa, and I was
mistaken in asserting the contrary : I much regret this error.
/ Gracilaria amphidelta, n, sp.
J . 10 mm. Head, thorax grey, face and forehead shining
brassy-whitish. Palpi white, apex dark grey. Abdomen grey,
anal tuft whitish. Forewings very narrowly elongate, moderately
pointed; 4 and 5 short-stalked; dark purple-fuscous; two shining
very i)ale yellowish triangular costal blotches, first before middle,
reaching nearly to dorsum, second about |, reaching half across
wing : cilia grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
Canada, Toronto, September (Parish) ; one specimen.
SESIAD^.
Sesia rhodothictis, n, sp.
2 . 24 ram. Head indigo-blackish, posterior margin of crown
yellowish, sides of face white. Palpi yellow. Antenna; blackish,
beneath suffused yellow except towards apex. Thorax indigo-
black, apex of patagia, three longitudinal lines, and posterior margin
of mesothorax ochreous -yellow. Abdomen indigo-black, all segments
with marginal ochreous-yellow rings widened on sides, anal tuft
suffused light rosy laterally. Posterior legs purple-black ringed
yellow, apex of tibia) suffused pale rosy, Forewings yellowish-
hyaline, with strong bright purple reflections ; veins black ; a dark
N 2
180 Exonn mtckot.epidoptrtia.
pur])le-fuscou.s costal streak, limited by cell anrl vein 9, containing
Hne yellow lines above 11 and 9; a ])lackisli bar on transverse vein,
edged yellowish ])osteriorly ; a dull orange yellowish terminal
fascia, neural lines thickened on this : cilia grey-yellowisb, greyer
tovpards base, a dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings hyaline, veins
blackish; terminal and jiosterior part of costal edge very slenderly
blackish ; cilia as in forewings.
Assam, Khasis, August ; one specimen.
Sesia pentazona, n. sp.
c? . 20-24 mm. Head purple-blackish, collar ])alo yellowish,
sides of face white. Palpi yellow, towards base white beneath.
Antennae black, beneath orange except towards apex. Thorax
purple-blackish, two oohreous-yellow longitudinal lines. Al)domen
blue-black, segments 3-7 with whitish marginal rings broadly
expanded beneath, anal tuft mixed orange-reddish on sides. Fore-
wings yellowish-hyaline, with strong blue reflections ; veins black;
a dark purple fuscous costal streak limited by cell and vein 9,
containing partially developed fine red lines above 11 and 9; a
black bar on transverse vein, margined red posteriorly; a slender
red streak along dorsum, and a suffused red fascia round apex and
termen : cilia grey-yellowish, a dark fuscous basal line, Hindwings
yellowish-hyaline, veins black, jjartly tinged red ; a slender red
border along termen ; cilia grey-yellowish, becoming dark grev
towards base, base scaled red.
Assam, Khasis, April ; two specimens.
Sesia anisozona, n. sp,
cJ . 16-17 mm. Head black, sides of face white, collar mixed
pale yellowi?h. Palpi pale ochreous-yellow, mixed l)lackon apical
half. Antennae black. Thorax black, apex of ])atagia and a
sometimes interrupted stripe on each side light yellow. Abdomen
black, slender yellow rings on 2 and 7 and a broad one on 4, anal
tuft yellow, base and sides black. Forewings liyaline, towards
termen with purple reflections ; veins black ; a blackish costal streak
limited by cell and vein 9, containing a very flne yellowish line
above 11, and continued round apex and as a narrow blackish
terminal fascia to tornus ; dorsal edge black marked yellow near
base ; a blackish bar on end of cell joining these : cilia dark fuscous,
Hindwings liyaline; veins black; terminal edge very slenderly
blackish ; cilia dark fuscous.
Burma, Koni, August {ManJers)-^ two specimens.
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^ Sesia pyrosoma, n. sp.
5 . 18 mm. Head fuscous, mixed orange. Palpi orange,
towards ])ase whitish. Antenna} dark fuscous. Abdomen reddish-
orange, anal tuft dark bluish-fuscous. Forewings dark bluish-
fuscous; a reddish-orange basal blotch; a subtriangular hyaline
SKSIADJi. NIOPXICLTLID.E. 181
blotch ill Olid of cell ; a transverse hyaline spot beyond cell,
separated from pi'ecodiiig by a thick bar, and cut by four dark
fuscous veins: cilia dark fuscous, beneath tornus dull orange.
Hindwings hyaline, veins blackish ; a small thickened lilack mark
on transverse vein between 5 and 7 ; a very irregular-edged dark
fuscous terminal fascia, widest on cost a and including a suiVused
yellowish apical blotch ; dorsal edge reddish-orange ; cilia fuscous,
on dorsum reddish orange,
BiUTisii GiUAN'A, Bartica, Ai)ril [Parish) ; one specimen.
Melittia arrecta, n. sp,
2 . 'i^ mm. Head dark fuscous, posterior half of crown olivc-
oclireous, a ]iale yellowish bar on forehead, sides of face whitish-
yellowish. Palpi wliitish-yellowish with two lines of black
bristles. AiiteJina3 blackish, beneath reddish-fuscous. Thorax
fulvous, dorsal area centrally dark fuscous. Abdomen dark
jmrplish-fuscous, segmental margins very finely whitish-yellow,
iirst two segments mostly fulvous. Posterior tibia; orange-fulvous,
above with long erect pale yellow hairscales, on sides sprinkled
white in middle, beneath with dense rough black scales, tarsi
clothed with dense tuft of long rough black hairscales, with a pale
yellow patch on side in middle. Eorewings hyaline, veins black;
base suffused fulvous ; a dark fuscous costal streak limited by cell
ami vein 9, mixed fulvous anteriorly ; a rather thick irregular dark
fuscous bar on end of cell, tinged ferruginous on margins; a slender
f(!rrugi nous-brown strciik along lower margin of cell; a ferruginous-
brown streak along dorsum, l)econnng dark fuscous posteriorly ;
a dark fuscous terminal fascia, slightly tinged ferruginous and with
some scattered whitish specks, very broad towards costa, including
point of furcation of 7 and 8, and irregularly narrowed to tornus :
cilia fuscous. Hindwings hyaline, veins black; terminal edge
blackish ; cilia fuscous.
BuKJiA, Koni, September [Mdndcrs); one specimen.
MEPTICULID.^.
Nepticula liomophaea, n. sp.
$ . 4 mm. Head fulvcms, collar grey-whitish. Antenn;e grey,
eyecaps grey-whitish. Thorax grey. Abdomen whitish-grey.
Forewings lanceolate; uniform glossy grty : cilia pale grey, darker
towards bas3. Hindwings and cilia pale grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, February [Maxwell) ; one specimen.
Nepticula argyrodoxa, n. sp.
d 2- ^■o-3"5 mm. Head u hitish-ochreous. Antenna; dark
grey, eyecaps jiale silvery-ochreous. Thorax dark bronzy-grey.
Abdomen shining dark grey. Forewings lanceolate ; dark grej-
sprinkled black, hardly perceptibly purplish-tinged ; basal | of
182 EXOTIC MICKOI.EPIDOPTKU.V.
wing bronz3'-,silv(!r-metalHc ; a bright brassy-silver-metallic fascia
about |, rather broatllj^ dilated downwards, anterior edge direct:
cilia grey, round apex basal half sprinkled black, outer half silvery-
whitish. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Bkngal, Pusa, bred in November from larvae mining leaves of
Desmodium sp. {^Lejuminosce) {Fletcher) ; five sjtecimens. The
allied pohjdoxa from Ceylon has the fascia not dilated downwards,
its anterior edge rather oblique, besides other distinctions.
Nepticula neodora, n. sp.
$ . 3 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous-yellowish. Antennae
and eyecaps yellow-whitish. Abdomen pale grey. Forowings
lanceolate ; pale ochreous-yellow, dorsal half irrorated blackish-
grey ; a moderate blackish spot on middle of costa : a small apical
blackish spot : cilia grey-whitish, round apex sulfused grey towards
base. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, January {Maxwell) ; one specimen.
LYONETIADiE.
Phyllocnistis toparcha, n. sp.
S . 4 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining ochreous-whitish. Foie-
wings narrow-lanceolate ; apex somewhat produced, very acute ;
shining white ; a dorsal blotch of fuscous suffusion before middle ;
a fine fuscous median longitudinal line from base to middle ;
an elongate yellow spot beneath posterior part of this, terminated
by postmedian transverse line ; an oblique transverse yellow blotch
from middle of costa, finely edged anteriorly fuscous not reaching
costa, and posteriorly dark fuscous ; a fine dai'k fuscous postmedian
transverse line, slightly angulated in middle, lower half slightly
outwards-oblique from dorsum, upper direct ; apical area suftused
pale yellow, towards postmedian line tinged fuscous; a small round
jet-black apical spot edged white anteriorlj': cilia whitish, on costa
two rather oblique parallel fine dark grey bars pointing to before
apical spot, one direct above it, two beyond apex converging to it,
and one beneath apex forming a continuation of the direct costal
one, on termen basal half pale ochreous within a dark grey line.
Hindwings and cilia white.
8. India, Ooimbatore, bred in February from larvte mining leaves
of grape-vine {Vitis vinifera) {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Phyllocnistis oxyopa, n. sp,
S. 5 mm. Head,palpi, thorax shining ochreous-whitish. Fore-
wings narrow-lanceolate, apex caudate ; shining white ; two longi-
tudinal fuscous lines from base to middle, enclosed space suffused
pale brassy-yellow except towards base; a fine obli(iue fuscous
strigula from middle of costa, reaching half across wing ; a faintly
sinuate direct fuscous transverse line at 'i ; posterior area obscurely
LYONKTIAU^. 183
tinged dull yoUowisli ; a small triangular jet-black apical spot,
edged anteriorly white and then with a fine fuscous transverse
mark: cilia white, on cost a two rather oblique parallel fine dark
grey bars pointing to before a])ical sput, one less oblique running to
it, two (apparently) beyond apex coiiverging to it, one beneath
apex downward.s-oblique, on termen l)asal half within a grey line
pale fuscous. Hindwings and cilia white.
IJoMBAY, Belgaum, August {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Phyllocnistis synglypta, n. sp.
cf 5 . 4 mm. Head, thorax shining whitish-grey, face and palpi
white. A])doiuen grey. Eorewings lanceolate, apex caudate ;
sliining wliite; two tliick dark grey longitudinal lines from base to
beyond middle, enclosed space suffused yellow except towards base;
a thick obli(iuc dark grey striguhi from miildle of costa to extremity
of these ; a slightly excurved direct thick dark gre}' postmedian
transverse line ; a fulvous apical patch almost reaching to this, its
anterior edge sometimes partially suff'used grey ; a small I'ound jet-
black apical spot, anteriorly finely edged silvery : cilia white, on
cost a two rather oblique parallel dark grey bars pointing to before
apical spot, one direct running to it, one inwardly oblique beyond
it, one beneath it forming a continuation of the direct costal one,
on termen basal hulf grey within a darker line. Hindwings liglit
grey ; cilia pale grey, towards tips whitish.
Kanaka, Dharwar, bred in Februarys from light green larvae
mining galleries in leaves of a small unidentified shrub, pupa
internal in folded edge of leaf (Maxwell). Owing to the compara-
tive thickness of the dark grey markings, this species appears more
grey than white.
Lyonetia exarthrota, n. sp,
2 . 8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining white. Forewings
verj- narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; shining white ; markings light
yellowish-grey ; a small spot above dorsum at | ; an oblique streak
from dorsum before middle, reaching half across Aving ; a short
suffused streak along dorsum before tornus ; a dark fuscous dash
before teriuen above tornus ; a short fine oblique strigula from costa
at I ; a streak running along ajjical fourth of costa to apex : cilia
white, on costa two fine oblique dark fuscous bars, on termen a
curved blackish antemedian line. Hindwings whitish, a fine grey
streak along anterior half of costa ; cilia white, on costa light grey,
Assam, Shilloug, 5000 feet, October [Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Hierocrobyla sporodectis Meyr.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, May (Newcome). Described from
Queensland.
Bucculatrix tetanota, n, sp.
6 2 • 7~8 mm. Head white, tuft slightly mixed fuscous.
Thorax white. Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings lanceolate,
184 EXOTIC MK'l;ul,i;l'lli01'TKkA.
apex caudate; ochreous-white ; a narrow rather irregular fuscous
streak along costa from near base to near apex, edged before and
beyond middle by slight dashes of dark fuscous irroration ; a
blackish- fuscous dash above dorsum before tornus, and one on
upper part of termcn ruuniug into apex ; some scattered dark
fuscous specks towards a])ex : cilia wliitish-oclireous, round apex
some blackish specks. Hindwings pale oclireous-greyish ; cilia
whitish-ochreous, tinged grey.
S. India, Coimbatore {Fletcher); Kanaka, Dharwar (Maxwell);
in January, two specimens.
Bucculatrix crateracma, n. sp.
d" 2 . 7 nun. Head varying from white with a few dark fuscous
hairs to largely suffused witli dark fuscous. Tliorax white, slightly
speckled or densely irrorated blackish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous.
Forewings lanceolate; white, variably speckled or irrorated blackish ;
markings liglit brown irrorated blackisli specks ; a variable ))lotch
on dorsum about ^, sometimes large and extended as a fascia to
costa towards base ; an oblique median fascia, sometimes obsolete
towards dorsum ; a cloudy blotch on costa about ^ ; a subtriangular
blotch on tornus ; a blackish blotch occupyin^j; apex ; tufts of raised
scales above middle of dorsum and in disc at | : cilia whitish, some-
times partially suffused pale brownish, round apex irrorated blackish
specks. Hindwings and cilia liglit grey.
Ukngal, Pusa, bred in October and November from larvte mining
leaves of Bomhax (BoiH/iacacea') (Fletcher); three specimens.
Varies extremely in extent of dark irroration and development of
markings, but the species seems easily recognisable by the blackisli
apical blotch, which is constant. Pupa with five abdominal
segments free, in ribbed rosy-whitish cocoon attached to leaf.
If the mining habit of larva is really persistent, it is exceptional in
the genus.
Bucculatrix verax, u. sp.
(S . 6 mm. Head whitish, tuft mixed fuscous. Thorax whitish
speckled dark fuscous, patagia brownish. Abdomen light grey.
Forewings elongate, apex produced, verj' acute ; whitish, speckled
dark fuscous ; markings ochreous-brown ; a suffused elongate spot
on fold towards base ; oblique blotches from costa before and
beyond middle ; an elongate blotch above dorsum in middle of
wing, having a blackish dot on its anterior end ; a spot on tornus,
tending to connect with second costal blotch ; a blackish dot in
disc at ^ ; an irregular spot following this : cilia whitish-ochreous,
round apex sprinkhd dark fuscous within a dark fuscous line.
Hindwings and cilia pale grey.
BioNGAL, Pusa, bred in ilarch from larva feeding externally on
leaf of Ireivia nudijlora (Eu^ihorbiacecfi) (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
LYONKXlAD.l!;. 185
Bucculatrix mendax, n. yp.
J . 5 Dim. Head wliitish, tuft sufi'usod hrowiiisli. Tliorax
whitisli-ochrooiis s[)Ccklod fuscous. Abdomeu oolircous-whitisli.
Forewiiigs laiicoolato, apex produced, vei-y acute ; whitish speckled
fuscous ; markings deep yellow-ochreous w ith some hhtck scales ;
au elongate median spot from base ; oldicpie blotches from costa
before and beyond middle, second irroiated black towards costa;
an elongate blotch above dorsum in middle of wing (probably with
black dot as in preceding species); a small spot on tornus ; a
blackish dot above this, followed by an irregular spot ; some dark
fuscous sj)ecks tow ards apex, and an apical group of black specks :
cilia ochreous-whitish, round apex a black antemedian line. Hind-
wings and cilia ochreous-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in March from pupa in white ribbed elongate
cocoon on leaf of Didiiar/ia si't^-u iLi'(/in)iinosce) (Fletcher) ; one
specimen. Certainly veiy close to preceding, and the foodplant
cannot, be regarded as dehnitely asceitained, but I think the species
is 2)robably distinct.
Bucculatrix univoca, n. sp.
cS . 8 mm. Head whitish, tuft mixed fuscous. Thorax
ochreous-grey. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings
lanceolate, apex rather produced; deep greyish-ochroous irrorated
darker, towards costa posteriori} S[)eckled black : cilia whitish-
grey, round apex speckled black within a black median line.
Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grcj'.
Bengal, Pusa, February (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Opogona oxydesma, n. sp.
J . 7 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzj'-fuscous, face shining
whitish-bronze. Palpi whitish-grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings
lanceolate, long-pointed, acute; dark bronzy-fuscous ; a narrow
angulated pale yellow median fascia: cilia liglit jirey. Hindwings
grey ; cilia light grey.
Kanaka, Dharw^ar, January (Maxivell) ; one specimen.
Hieroxestis protomima, n. sp.
S 5 . 8-9 mm. Head dark fuscous, face and forehead wliitish.
I'alpi wdiitish, externally dark fuscous excejjt apex of joints.
Thorax dark fuscous, posterior extreuiity yellowish. Abdomen
grey. Forewings narrow-lanceolate, aprx ])roduced, acute; yellow;
a triangular dark fuscous spot on base of costa, apex just reaching
base of dorsum ; an irregular line of black scales slightly inwards-
oblique from costa to dorsum beyond middhs, a])ical area bevond
this wholly dark fuscous: cilia rather dark grey. Hindwings dark
grey; cilia rather dark grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, January, August (Mu,vwell)\ two specimens.
186
KXOTIC MlCliOLKPlDOrTKUA.
Hieroxestis clinomima, n. sp.
5 . 18-20. Head dark purplc-fuscoiis, face and iorchfad aliining
prismatic wliitisli. Palpi whitish, externally with a dark grey lino.
Thorax deep yellow. Abdomen whitish-ochreoiis. Furowings
narrow-hineeolate ; apex produced, acute ; deep yellow ; costa tinel}'
dark purple-fuscous towards base; apical half of wing fuscous-
pur])le, lighter towards apex, anterior edge outwardly oblique from
costa: cilia pale brownish. Hiiidwings grey ; cilia light brownish-
grey.
S. India, Nilgiris, Fernhill, September {Maxwell) ; two specimens.
This would be taken for the allied Opo(/ona isocUua, but apart from
the short rougli hairs behind the frontal fillet, tlie wholly yellow
thorax distinguishes it.
\/ DOLEROTHERA, n. g.
Head loosely haired ; ocelli small, ])osteriur ; tongue short.
AntenniE ^, basal joint short, hollowed beneath and expanded with
liap of scales anteriorly to form a small eyecaj). Labial palpi
moderate, porrected, with appre.^sed scales, second joint very short,
with two or three apical bristles externall}', terminal joint longer
than second, tolerably pointed. Maxillary i)al])i moderate, several-
jointed, folded, tilifovm. Posterior tibia) and basal joint of tarsi
clothed with very long tine hairs. Forewings with apex rather
bent up, 1 b short, simple, 2 from |, ',i from angle, 7 absent, 11 from
towards base. Hindwings |, lanceolate, cilia 2; cell ojien between
3 and 4, 5 and 6 stalked.
Apparentl)' a development of the ErecJithias group.
Dolerothera amphiplecta, n. s[).
5 . 12-13 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen whitish-
ochreous. Forevvings elongate-lanceolate ; whitish-ochreous ;
hardly defined rather broad faintly deeper ochreous-yellowish
fascite before and beyond middle and at | ; a fine irregular some-
what oblique dark grey streak from ^ of dorsum to fold ; a similar
somewhat oblique streak from costa at | ; a blackish apical dot :
cilia whitisli-ochreous, tinged ochrcous-yellowish towards base.
Hindwings ocbreous-whitish, suffused light grey at apex and along
terminal edge ; cilia ocbreous-whitish.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, March (Pole); two specimens.
Decadarchis tlirasymacha, n. sp.
§ . 20 mm. Head yellow-whitish. Palpi yellow-whitish,
towards base dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen rather
dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen routided, rather strongly oblique ; dark
fuscous ; markings yellows-whitish ; a transverse fascia at 5,
moderate on costa and gradually dilated to dorsum ; a semioval
blotch on costa beyond middle ; a semioval spot on dorsum before
LYONETr\D.i;. ItYPiiNOMIOUTIDJE. 187
tonius, opposite costal l)lotch ; small irrtigular nearly connected
spots on costa and terinen near apex: cilia grey mixed dark
fuscous, with yellow-vvhitisU patches above and below ajtex, and a
pale yellowish patch on toruus. Hindwings with 5 and (3 coincident;
grey ; cilia light grey.
New Guinea, Sctekwa River, 2-r300U feet ; one specimen. Allied
to discreUt, in one of ray examples of which 5 and (i of hindwings
are also coincident, in the other stalked as usual.
hyponomp:utid.e.
Argyresthia iopleura, n, sp.
cf . 7 nun. Head grey, face white. Palpi whitish, somewhat
dilated with scales towards apex, terminal joint with two fine
blackish rings. Thorax grey sprinkled white. Abdomen grey.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex
pointed, termen extremely obliijuely rounded ; ashy-grey, tips of
scales blackish ; a narrow white fascia slightly sprinkled dark gre}'
from beneath costa beyond middle rather obliquely inwards to
dorsum, preceded and followed by narrow fascia) of ferruginons-
brown suffusion; some white scales round margin towards apex:
cilia pale grey with some black specks, base mixed ferruginous-
brown on termen. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light grey.
KuMAON, Almora, 6000 feet, bred from twigs of Pinus loiwifulia
(^Beeson), probably feeding in the shoots ; one s])ecimen.
J Argyresthia melitaula, n. sp.
J $. 7-8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining white, patagia
purplish-grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings narrow-elongate, costa
gently arched, apex pointed, termen slightly sinuate, extremely
oblique; 7 and 8 stalked ; purple-fuscous irrorated darker; costal
edge sull'used yellow-ochreons, with scattered dark fuscous strigulte;
a white dorsal streak from base attenuated to tornus, edge irregular
and suffused ochreous-yellowish, with some scattered grey strigulae;
irregular dark fuscous dots on fold at ^ and middle of wing, one in
disc at f, and two placed between second plical and | of costa ;
some yellow-ochreous sufiusion along termen : cilia light grey,
round apex ochi'eous- whitish with two or three blackish lines.
Hindwings rather dark grey, lighter towards base; cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet. May (Parish) ; three specimens.
1/ Argyresthia chalcochrysa, n. s|).
cJ . 12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white, patagia pale golden.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate; 7 and 8 separate; shining white,
along costa strigulated and on posterior half of wing reticulated
shining golden ; a transverse shining golden spot from dorsum at -^,
confluent with a streak along fold from base, its upper edge emitting
several strigula); a shining coppery-golden direct transverse fasciate
188 ExoTrc miciu)Lkimi)()1ti;k,\.
spot from I of dorsum, reachiiij;; ratlicr more llian half acro.ss wing,
upper portion rather dilated ; a small golden s|t<)t on toriius : cilia
whitish, at apex with a grey patch, al)ove apex a grey bai'. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Canada, Parry Bound, July {/'(irisJi) ; one specimen. Some
resemblance to the European pii(i)imeeUii (Jvom whicli, liowever, it is
certainly distinct) raises a doubt wliether it may not have been
confused with that species, which is said to occur in North
America; Busck's figure and descri|)tion (I'roc. U 8. ^lus. x.xxii.
l;i, pi. iv. 8) are evidently true piiiimaeella and not this species,
but he does not ex[)licitly say that they were taken from American
specimens; several other European species of the genus have beeii
ideutitied as occurring in North America, but all erroneously.
Xyrosaris lichneiita, n. sp.
S ^. . 15-17 mm. Head wliite somewhat speckled grey. Palpi
whitish irrorated d-u'k grey. Thorax whitish more or less suffused
ochreous ai!d speckled dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish irrorated
grey. Forewings very narrowly elongate, costa slightly arclied,
apex tolerably pointed, termeu slightly sinuate, extremely oblique;
whitish, basal third more or less tinged and sprinkled with fuscous
and irregularly suffused ochreous-brown, remainder suffusedly
irrorated dark fuscous and in 2 also largely suffused brown ; an
obscurely indicated very oUlique darker streak from middle of
dorsum, and elongate spot on dorsum bpyoiid it: cilia whitish-grey,
round apex several fine dark grey lines. Hiiulwings light grey,
thinly scaled towards base ; cilia pale grey.
Assam, Khasis, May, October ; two specimens.
J
TANAOCTENOTA, n. g.
I propose this moditied name for Taiuioctetin Turn., which is so
nearly identical with the earlier 'I'dnaoctenia Warr., that it cannot
be em[)loyed without confusion. By the kindness of Dr. Turner i
have received an example of the typical species 2\ ooptilu Turn. ;
the genus is a good one, hut it belongs to the fJyj>oaoiiieatuIa', and
not to the Ghiplni^teryfiidtx as Dr. Turner refers it.
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CALAMOTIS, n. g.
Head roughly haired, face smooth ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
developed. Antenna3 J, in (^ moderately and evenly ciliated, basal
joint moderate, with anterior Hap of long scales. Labial palpi long,
curved, ascending, with a[)pressed scales, terminal joint as long as
second, pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, droo2)ing.
Posterior tibiaj clothed with long dense hairs above. Forewings
with 2 nearly from angle, 7 to costa, 7-10 approximated, 11 from
towards base. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 1 ; ^3 and 4
short-stalked, 5-7 near together, nearly parallel.
HYl'ONOMEUTIDyE. 189
Calamotis prophracta, n. sp.
c? . 1^^ nun. Head, thorax white. Palpi wiiite, second joint
with an ol)li(iue (huk iuscou.s strenk. Forewinj^s elongate, rallier
narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, ternien faintly
sinuate, extremely oblique ; white, with some scattered dark fuscous
strigulte, especially on costa and dorsum ; some light brownish
suffusion beneath anterior half of costa, and extending in disc from
middle to apex; a small dark fuscous mark in disc at i; a dark
fuscous streak from near co.«<ta before middle to near dorsum before
middle ; a suffused triangular dark fuscous blotch on dorsum before
lorims ; a dark fuscous dot above tornus; a slender very oblicpie
dark fuscous streak from costa at |, becoming suffused and curved
to costa before apex ; a dark fuscous apical dot : cilia white, with
dark fuscous subbasal line, costal cilia fuscous. Hindwings light
grey ; cilia whitish.
Kanaka, Sidalgundi, February (JJaxiveJl); one specimen.
Atteva sphaBrodoxa, n. sp.
c? . 31 mm. Head dark pur|)le-fuscous, a s})ot on crown, a
]»atch behind eye, forehead, and sides of face white. Palpi, antennae
dark fuscous. Thorax, abdomen bright orange, apical half of anal
twit grey. Forewings elongate, luirrow, posteriorly rather dilated,
costa slightly arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, hardly
oblii|ue ; deep luscous-purple, becoming bronzy towards ternien ;
a bright orange basal patch occupying nearly | of wing, edge
suffused and irregular, costal edge dark fuscous ; around while spot
on fold near base, and one above fold at | ; three white dots beneath
costa before middle, third largest ; a large roundish white spot in
disc before middle, and another about | ; three small white spots
longitudinally i)]aced above second of these : cilia dark l)ronzy-grev.
Hindwings dark fuscovis ; a bright orange basal patch occu])ying
nearly i of wing, edge suffused ; cilia dark grey.
New GuiNioA, Setekwa River, 2-3000 feet; one specimen.
Allied to heliodoxa and consjt'nud.
Ethmia pagiopa, n. sp.
5 . 2(5 mm. Head white, face suffused blackish. Palpi white,
second joint excejjt a])ex black sprinkled white. Thorax white,
with three pairs of black dots. Abdomen light ochreous-yellowish
towards base (remainder broken) Forewings elongate, costa
moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly roUnded, rather
oblique ; dark fuscous ; costal edge whitish except towards base";
a broad ochreous-white dorsal band occupying | of wing throughout,
edge straight but excavated by small oval blackish spots in middle
and at |, second preceded by a small white ])romiiience surmonnted
by a black dot, and marked with a small round black spot within
Tuargin at ^ ; a row of large irregular black dots along termen and
190 EXOTIC MICROr.EPIDOPTKRA,
apical part of costa : cilia white. Hindwings light grey, along
dorsum wliitish-ochreous ; cilia pale grey, round dorsinn whitish-
oclireous.
Kashmir, 0000 feet, May (Nurse) ; one specimen.
Aetherastis circulata, n. sp.
J. 18 mm. Head, palpi white. Thorax white, three black dots
anteriorly: Abdomen whitish, f orewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique; ;
white tinged blue, strewn with scattered black scales except
towards base ; black median and subdorsal dots very near base, and
three others in a slightly curved transverse series at i : cilia
white, basal half yellow- ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia white,
basal tliird yellow-oehreous.
Travancokb, Trivandrum, bred in May from larva on Eu<jenia
jamholana [Myrtaceoi) [Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Gymnogramma atmocycla, n. sp.
(S . 26-32 mm. Head white. Palpi dark grey, towards apex
and beneath white. Thorax white, dorsal area whitish-oclireous, a
grey spot on each side behind collar. Abdomen wliitish-ochreous.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched,
apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; 2 and 3
stalked ; snow-white ; costal edge grey on basal third, forming a
small greyish spot at base ; about ten roundish light greyish-
ochreous spots, viz. two rather large near base above middle and ou
dorsum, three smaller variably confluent towards costa at 5, one
rather large above dorsum at 4, one in disc before middle, one
towards costa in middle, one in disc beyond middle, and one larger
oblique resting on dorsum before tornus ; two faint pale greyish-
ochreous cloudy dots towards apex, and three near termen below
middle : cilia white. Hindwings and cilia white.
French Congo, Ubangi ; two specimens. Allied to nicemosa.
Lactura heliantha, n. sp.
J 5 . 33-36 mm. Head pale yellow, posterior edge and a
longitudinal stripe on crown orange-r(d, collar margined all round
orange-red. Antennce, palpi orange-red. Thorax i)ale yellow, a
median stripe furcate posteriorly and margins of patagia orange-red.
Abdomen reddish-orange, in S clothed with shaggy hairs, in $
with appressed scales. Forewings elongate, costa moderately
arched, apex rounded obtuse, termen rounded, oblique ; 7 and 8
separate; pale yellow, markings orange-red; a streak along dorsum,
series of interrupted longitudinal streaks in basal and dorsal areas,
an irregular loop running round outside of cell, a loop within
posterior part of cell, a series of streaks between veins 2-11 not
quite reaching margin, and short marks on extremities of veins;
an irregular streak crossing these markings from middle of costa to
HYPONOMRUTIB.T;. GrYPniPTKHYfJTH.I^ 191
i of dorsum, and a line ninnitig' midwaj' between cell and apex
from vein 9 to 6, thence sharply angulated to dorsum at | : cilia
yellow-whitish, an orange-red l)asnl sliade. Hindwings cT oraiit^e,
thinly scaled, ? deep reddisli-orange; cilia concolorous.
New Guinea, Yule I.; four specimens. Very similar to
erythractls, but certainly distinct by shairgy abdomen of S ; a" easy
distinction is found in markings of collar, posterior margin being
yellow centrally in er;/fh)-(trtls, red in heliantha. It does not seem
worth while to maintain Eriopi/rrJia as a distinct genus, otherwise
this species would be referable to it.
GLYPHIPTERYGID^.
J TYRIOMORPHA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales. Antennae |, in c? moderately
ciliated, basal joint moderately elongate, without pecten. Labial
palpi moderate, curved, ascending, second joint thickened with
appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate,
])ointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentar)'. Forewings with 2 from
towards angle, 3 from angle, 7 to terraen, se])arate, 8 to costa, 11
from middle. Hindwings 1, ovate, cilia ^; '■> and 4 connate, 5-7
parallel.
Type 2>^ioeiussa Butl.
Imma mylias Meyr.
An example received from Mr. Fletcher, said to have been " l»red
from tamarind liark." Pupa with four segments fixed.
Imma synconista, n. sp.
5 . 17 mm. Head whitisli-ocbreous, crown tinged fuscous.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, anterior longitudinal half fuscous. Tliorax
fuscous dorsally tinged whitish-ochreous. Abdomen light fuscous.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa slightly arched,
faintly bent beyond middle, apex obtuse, termen rounded, slightly
oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked ; fuscous, irregularly sprinkled dark
fuscous ; a streak of whitish-ochreous suffusion above basal third
of dorsum ; first discal stigma obscurelj' dark fuscous ; a very
irregular obscure pale greyish- ochreous streak from before middle
of costa to tornus ; angles of cell forming obscure small spots of
dark fuscous sufiusion on posterior edge of this; some whitish-
ochreous iri'oration towards termen: a terminal series of small
triangular cloudy dark fuscous spots separated with whitish-
ochreous : cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal line. Hindwings
pale fuscous, a broad suffused darker fuscous terminal band ; cilia
as in forewings.
Kanaka, Agsur, December (Maxtvell); one specimen.
192 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTERA.
Imma meianosphena, n. sp.
[ i)ioi)(Kse I his iiaino I'ur the species described by Dr. Turner
(I'roc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, xxxviii. 206) as atrosiffiiata Feld.,
which T consider to have l)een wrongly identified with Felder's
figure.
Simaethis euclista, n. sp.
cS 2- liJ-1'5 mm. Head ochreous-groy, somewhat sprinkled
black and white. Palpi clothed with wliorls of dark grey white-
tipped scales. Thorax iiilvous-ochreous somewliat mixed grej',
with five stripes of white and grey irroration. Abdomen dark grey,
scales of segmentnl margins finely tipped white. Forewings tri-
angular, (!Osta moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen bowed,
somewhat oblique ; dark fuscous ; a fulvous-ochreous basal ])atch,
bisected by a straight subbasal streak of white and grey irroration,
edge straight and followed by a thicker direct transverse streak of
white and grey irroration ; beyond this an obli(jue fulvous-ochreous
])atch on cosla, and a direct transverse fulvous-ochreous streak on
lower half of wing; between these an irregular ring of white
irroration in disc beyond middle; two lines of white irroration
starting from white dots near together on costa at |, first very
obliquely subsinuale outwards to opposite apex, then bent abruptly
down and again at rigiit angles inwards to beneath discal ring,
then twice very acutely dentate and running direct to dorsum
beyond middle, second parallel to first to opposite apex, thence
parallel to termen, limiting an evenly broad regular fulvous-
ochreous marginal streak running round apical part of costa and
termen to toriius : cilia grey with a blackish basal line, mixed with
white on a costal spot before apex and patches above and below
middle of termen. Hind wings dark grey ; an irregular more or
less developed suhteruiinal line of whitish irroration on lower lialf
of wing ; cilia grey with dark fuscous subbasal line, tips whitish
on termen.
Bprma, Fort Stedman (Manders); Assam, Khasis ; S. India,
Co'imbatore {Fletcher) ; CuyLON, Puttalara, Kegalle, Patipola (Alston,
Pole); June, July, December to February, seven specimens. Closely
allied to orthof/oaa, with which I confused it for a time, but readily
separated by the terminal fulvous-ochreous streak, Avhich is quite
even in width and regular throughout, whilst in orthogona it is
thickest towards apex and the anterior edge is irregular througli-
out. The synonymy of orthogona as given by me is correct.
Brenthia harmonica, n. sp.
5.12 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi fuscous, obliquely banded
white. Thorax, abdomen rather dark fuscous. Forewings tri-
angular, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen some-
what rounded, little oblique ; rather dark fuscous ; a straight
transverse shade of white irroration about |, slightly inwards-
oblique from costa; a broad medinn band of irregular white
Vol. II. Pt. 7.] / [Pp- 193-224.
MIGROLEPIDOPTERA.
By
EDWARD MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S.
To be obtained from the Author:
' Thorn hanger,'
IMarlborough,
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Price Is, 6d, per part, post free.
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irroration, within which is a transverse-oval spot in disc outlined
with whitish suffusion ; a somewhat hisimiate transverse lino of
white irroration ahout i ; two blackish blotches extending from
this to ternien above and boJow middle; eiglit violet-metallic
marginal dots round apex and termen, second, fifth, and seventh
large, others minute, first tiirec irregnlarly surrounded bhick, fourth
to sixth in upper blotch, seventh and eiglith in lower : cilia grey,
a blackish subt)asal line, white patches at apex and above tornus.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; a large oval white spot in disc before
middle ; a short inwards-obli(iue violer-nietallic mark from costa
at I : a transverse violet-metallic streak before apex ; a transverse
white subterminal streak on median third ; cilia grey with darker
subbasal shade, and three obli(jue white patches.
PnrLipPiNES {Mounsey) ; one specimen,
Brenthia trilampas, n. sp.
cT . 11 tnm. Head fuscous. Palpi fuscous, banded white
(imperfect). Thorax daik fuscous. Forewings triangular, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, ternien rounded, somewhat
ot)li(|ue ; dark fuscous ; a straight transverse shade of white
irroration about ^, slightly inwards-ol)lique from costa ; a broad
irregular median transverse band of white irroration, within which
is a transverse-oval ■ ' opot in disc, upper half of anterior edge
of band marked with a fasciate streak of violet-metallic suffusion ;
a little-marked fine sinuate line of whitish irroration at i, its
costal extremity surrounded by a group of violet-metallic scales;
space beyond this forming a blackish terminal fascia, ai)ical portion
separated by a fuscous bar from remainder; violet-metallic marginal
dots at ai)ex, middle of ternien, and al)(ive tornus, median largest :
cilia luscous, a dark fuscous subbasal line, a white apical jiatch.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; a large oval white spot in disc before
middle ; a light fuscous transverse shade at |, marked on costa
witli violet-metallic, and in middle witli a white dot; a whitish-
fuscous subterminal fascia, narrowed u])wards, broadest and ceasing
abruptly near tornus; a slender transverse violet-metallic streak
before apex ; cilia fuscous with darker subbasal shade, and three
oblique white patches.
Phiuppines {Mounsey)-^ one specimen.
Brenthia salinata, n. sp.
2 . 8 ram. Head fuscous, sides of face mixed whitish. Palpi
with three acutely jn-ojecting whoi-ls of black white-tipped scales,
apical remainder white lined black. Thorax fuscous, five fine
whitish lines. Abdomen fuscous, towards apex segmental margins
finely mixed white. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewliat
oblique ; rather dark fuscous; a slight transverse streak of whitish
irroration very near base ; a straight transverse shade of wliite
irroration at \, and a second similar shade near and parallel to
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194 EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPTERA.
termeu rising from a white costal dot, space between these whoU}-
marbled irregularly with white irrorution ; a terminal series of
eij^ht small rather elongate black spots each centred with a silvery-
metallic dot, interspaces slightly brownish : cilia grey with dark
grey basal line finely edged whitish externally, somewhat whitish-
mixed at apex and below middle of termcn. Hindwings rather
dark fuscous ; an obliqiie-oval whitish spot in disc before middle ;
some irregular whitish irroration in disc beyond this; a curved sub-
terminal streak of whitish irroration rising from a whitish costal
mark and becoming nearly obsolete on dorsal half ; a fine violet-
metallic marginal line running round apex and upper | of termen,
apical edge marked with two indistinct blackish dots ; cilia grey, a
dark fuscous basal shade, three oblique whitish patches.
!S. India, Coimbatore, February {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Brenthia coronigera, u, sp.
J . 8 mm. Head, thorax fuscous irrorated whitish. Antennal
ciliations somewhat over 1. Palpi with appressed scales, white,
second aud terminal joints eacli with basal and supramedian dark
fuscous rings. Abdomen dark giey, a few white specks on segmental
margins. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, costa gently
ai'ched, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique; dark fuscous,
with violet gloss ; a basal patch of irregular whitish suffusion, edge
nearly straight, direct; an indistinct irregular transverse line of
blue-whitish irroration about |, and a curved subterminal shade
of whitish irroration parallel to termen, space between these
irregularly marbled with blue-whitish irroration except on costa
and dorsum ; terminal space beyond this crossed by seven oblong
black spots each centred with a pale violet-golden-metallic dot,
third and fourth united into a quadrate blotch, a black dot al)ove
first, interspaces ochreous-grey : cilia grey, a dark grey basal shade,
Hindwings dark grey, some undefined irroration of whitish specks
in disc posteriorly and on a subterminal shade ; a violet-metallic
marginal line round apex and upper | of termen ; cilia grey, a dark
grey basal shade, tiiree oblique whitish patches.
JiENGAL, Pusa, bred in February from a larva feeding on leaves of
Cordia myxa (Boraginacio') {FUtcher) ; one specimen.
Glyphipteryx xyridota, n. sp.
cJ . 8 ram. Head, thorax, abdomen dark fuscous. Palpi with
four whorls of dark fuscous white-tipjied scales. Forew'ings
elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa moderately arclied, apex obtuse,
termen slightly rounded, oblique : glossy dai'k fuscous, sliglitly
bronzy-tinged posteriorly ; a nearly e\enly broad slightly curved
somewhat oblique shining white fasciate streak from middle of
dorsum, reaching rather more than half across wing ; six somew bat
oblique fine silvery-white streaks fiom costi, first from before
middle, short, others tipped violet-metallic, second reaching half
across M'ing, third rather shorter, others short ; a whitish dot
GLTPHIPTEBYGID^. 195
on dorsum before toriius, whence a fine violet-iuetailic transverse
streak runs half across wing, terrainating in a small spot; three
violet-metallic dots on termen : cilia grey with dark fuscous basal
shade, indented by a white subapical dot. Hindwings dark fuscous,
lighter towards base ; cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong. September (Fletcher): one specimen.
J G-lyphipteryx lanista, n. sp.
(5 . 7 mm. Head, thorax greyish-bronze. Palpi with four
whorls of dark fuscous white-tipped scales. Abdomen dark grey.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly oblique ;
greyish-bronze ; a rather broad serai-crescentic oblique white
l)lackish-edged streak from middle of dorsum reaching half across
wing to beneath first costal streak ; a rather oblicjue fine white
anteriorly black-edged streak from costa at f, terminated by a
silvery-metallic disca! dot ; three small wedgeshaped white
anteriorly black-edged spots on costa posteriorly, partially in cilia;
a silvery dot on dorsum before tornus, and one above tornus ;
a small silvery dot on termen beneath apex ; a black apical spot :
cilia pale grey, with dark fuscous apical hook, and median line
indented on subapical dot. Hindwings and cilia grey,
NoETH Carolixa, Southern Pines, May: one specimen. Probably
related to South American tetratoma.
Glyphipteryx cxycopis, n. sp.
5. 7 nun. Head deep shining bronze. Palpi with four
appressed whorls of blackish white-tipped scales. Thorax dark
bronzy-fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate beneath
aiiex, rounded, rather strongly oblique; dark bronzy-fuscous;
a strong curved oblique very acute wedgeshaped whitish streak
from middle of dorsum, reaching to middle of disc; five slender
whitish streaks from costa reaching about ^ across wing, first from
middle, rather oblique, others nearly direct, second connected by a
tine prisniatic-pur])le-metallic slightly bent line with a whitish dot
on dorsum before tornus ; two prismatic-purple-metallic dots on
lower ])art of termen ; a black apical dot : cilia greyish, within a
blackish median line dark bronzy-fuscous, indented beneath apex,
above a[)ex wnth a slight blackish hook. Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Assam, Cherrapunji {Fletclier) ; one specimen.
Glyphipteryx semisparsa, n. sp.
f^ . 8 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-grey. Palpi with four whorls
of blackish white-tip])ed scales. Abdomen grey. Forewings
elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen faintly sinuate beneath apex, rounded, rather
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196
EXOTIC MICKOLBPIDOPTERA.
strongly oblique ; broiizy-grey ; a rather oblique grey -whitish
streak from costa at r^, rciiching half across wing ; two nearly
strniglit parallel transverse leaden-whitish streaks before and
beyond middle, space between them forming a streak of light
bron/j'-ochreous suffusion witli grey margins; three short grey-
wliitish liardly obli(jue marks from costa between this and apex,
third connected by a leaden-metallic mark with termen beneath
apex ; an irregular black streak along lower half of termen
containing three golden-metallic dots, margined above by an
ill-dehiied triangular patch of whitish-ochreous irroration containing
two or three black lines ; a leaden dot on upper edge of this : cilia
grey, basal half bronzy-tinged within a tine dark grey line indented
beneath apex. Hindwings pointed, dark grey ; cilia grey.
8. India, Ootacamund, 7000 feet, October {Maxwell) ; two
specimens.
XYLORYCTID^.
Aeolanthes diacritica, n. sp.
S. 19 mm. Head whitish, mostly suffused brown. Palpi
white externall)' suffused fuscous (terminal joint broken). Thorax
dark brown suffusedly mixed whitish, lateral edge ferruginous.
Abdomen brownish. Forewings oblong, moderate, costa anteriorly
moderately arched, posteriorly straight, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
straight, rather oblique : 9 out of 7 ; shining Avhite ; costa tinged
ochreous anteriorly; an irregular feriuginous-orange basal spot
reacliing costa but not dorsum, sending a short streak along fold;
dorsal area up to cell suffused brown, dorsal edge towards base
whitish, otherwise dark fuscous terminating j)Osteriorly in a blotch
of dark fuscous sufl'usion limited by vein 2 ; lower and posterior
margins of cell dark brown, veins H-6 marked by dark brown lines,
7-9 by fine orange lines ; a ferrugiuous-orange streak along costa
from middle, posteriorly slightly diverging and sprinkled dark
fuscous, not reaching apex ; a dark fuscous terminal line : cilia
white, slightly tinged orange (imperfect). Hindwings pale grey;
cilia pale grey-yellowish, tips whitish.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, September (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Aeolanthes meniscias, n. sp.
2 . 25 mm. Head pale brownish. Palpi whitish, second joint
suffused light ochreous and with brown subapical band, terminal
joint with median brown band. Thorax light brownish, dorsally
suffusedly mixed darker brown. Abdomen pale yellow-ochreous.
Forewings elongate-oblong, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
rather obliquely rounded ; 9 basally appressed to 7 ; palo ochreous-
yellowish, whitish-tinged towards costa in middle ; base mixed
ferruginous in middle and towards costa ; some ferruginous scales
forming a very oblique series from costa before ^ ; a lilac-brownish
band occupying dorsal area as far as cell to tornus, streaked darker
XYLORTCTID^. 197
ochreous-browii on margins of cell, fold, and dorsum, dorsal stre;ik
thicker and 'jnlarged before tornu.s into a triangular prominence
suffused ferruginous ; a curved dark ferruginous- brown streak
crossing en<l of cell and prolonged towards apex, enclosing a fine
whitish lunulc on transverse vein, and followed by an ovate pale
j-ellow spot indistinetly edged pos) erioily ferruginous-brown ; veins
between these markings and termen marked w^ith fine dark brown
lines ; a line dark brown terminal line : cilia pale ochreous-
yellowish, tips tinged ferruginous, Hindwings light yellowish,
basal third suffused light greyish ; cilia pale yellowish.
BuKMA, Koni, October {^Ianders); one specimen. This is the
example alluded to under siphonias as probably a form of that
species ; I am now clear that it is distinct.
Xylorycta atelactis, n. sp.
J. 3'S mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second joint
rather dark fuscous except apex. Antennal ciliations 2. Abdomen
ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen straight, rather oblique ; 7 to
termen ; shining white, with scattered dark fuscous scales ; costal
edge dark fuscous towards base ; irregular dark fuscous streaks
along anterior half of upper margin of cell, and posterior half of
lower margin ; irregular lines of dark fuscous suffusion along all
veins rising from cell, but not continued to margin ; an irregular
elongate dark fuscous patch extending along dorsum from I to near
tornus, connected in middle with anterior extremity of streak on
lower margin of cell ; some dark fuscous scales on costa towards
apex : cilia white, spotted pale fuscous on outer half on termen and
on costa before apex. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish.
l^EW Guinea, Setekwa River, 2-3000 feet ; one specimen.
O&ites atonopa, n. sp.
c? . 20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second
joint ochreous-tinged except apex. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax
whitish-ochreous. Abdomen pale grey. Forewings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen strongly rounded, rather
oblique ; whitish-ochreous, towards dorsum faintly greyish-tinged ;
extreme costal edge ochreous-yellowish, near base grey ; second
discal stigma cloudy, light groy : cilia whitish-ochreous, Hindwings
light grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
N.W, India, Abbottabad, June (Fletcher); one specimen,
Agriophara parilis, n. sp.
J. 18 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half of second
joint dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax white sprinkled
pale grey. Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rather obliquely
rounded; white s])rinkled pale grey, with scattered dark fuscous
198 EXOTIC MICROLIOPlDOPTJiKA.
specks ; an oblique series of three black marks from base of costa
reaching half across wing ; small black spots on costa at | and
middle, whence oblioiue interrupted irregular grey lines cross wing,
first marked with blackish first discal stigma, second shortly curved
outwartls above middle and marked beneath this with two
transversely placed small black dots representing second discal
stigma, thickened on lower portion, running into subterminal lino
before dorsum ; a curved grey subterminal line from 4 of costa to
dorsum before tornus ; a fine terminal line of grey irroration, on
apical part of costa forming three or four cloudj- dark grey dots :
cilia white, basal third indistinctly barred grey irroration. Hind-
wings whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
New Guinea., betekwa lliver, 2-i300U feet ; one specimen. Very
like neoxanta, but certainly distinct by much shorter antennal
ciliations.
I Antaeotricha superciliosa, n. sp.
S . 23 mm. Head whitish-fuscous, face white. Palpi white,
second joint with a short dark fuscous lateral mark at base.
Thorax pale fuscous. Abdomen whitish. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa near base strongly, then slightly arched, apex
rounded, termcn rounded, rather oblique; all veins separate;
ochreous-whitish or pale whitish-ochreous, a broad dorsal baud of
irregular greyish or light fuscous suffusion occupying nearly half
wing ; costa narrowly palo ochreous ; an elongate patch of roughly
raised hairscales extending in disc from near base to near middle,
between this and costal streak several irregularly placed blackish-
grey dashes ; obscure streaks of fuscous and dark fuscous scales
between veins on posterior half of wing, terminating in dark fuscous
dots round apex and termeii : cilia ochreous-whitish (imperfect).
Hindwings whitish ; costal area expanded and fringed with rough
scales on basal half and with a patch of projecting scales at |, both
these areas sufi'used dark grey beneath, above with a long ochreous-
whitish subcostal hairpencil from base reaching to | ; cilia whitish.
Fkench Guiana, R. Maroni ; two sjiecimens. Differs from all
others known to mo by the peculiar patch of rough scales in disc of
forewings.
A Antaeotricha annixa, n. sp.
J :31 muj., 9 2^-27 mm. Head white, crown suffused
brownish. Palpi white, second joint J suffused pale brownish-
ochreous laterally, $ with dark fuscous short basal mark and
subapical ring, terminal joint in both sexes with broad fuscous
band, 5 darker. Thorax whity-brownish. Abdomen whitish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, widest at ^, costa
anteriorly c{ moderately, $ rather strongly arched, then nearly
straight, apex rounded, termeii obliquely rounded ; all veins
separate ; ochreous-white ; in d an irregular transverse light
brownish spot from costa before ^, with two black marks on its
anterior edge in disc, connected by a very oblique series of several
XTLOETCTID^. 199
liglit browiiisli marks with a triangular dark brown .^pot on dorsum
towards tornus, v/ithiii this line dorsal area sliyhtl}- tinged browni.-li
and dorsal edge expanded with rough projecting scales, in $ a very
oblique fuscous fascia from base of costa, below middle broadly
dilated and extending on dorsum from before middle to near tornus,
suffiisedly marbled dark puiple-fuscous on dorsal portion, basal area
within this slightlj- brownish-tinged; an indistinct whitish spot on
end of cell, preceded and followed by portions of faint oblique
irregular cloudy pale brownish lines in disc; a curved subterminal
line of fuscous dots on lower | of wing; a faint pale brownish
cloud before apex : cilia white. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-
whitish ; in (S costal area expanded from base to beyond middle
and edge clothed with long dense projecting whitish-fuscous
hairscales, with ochreoiis-whitish subcostal hairpencil from base
reaching middle, and a streak of pale ochreous hairs running from
lower margin of cell towards base to upper angle of cell.
Brazil, 8ao Paulo, Novo Priburgo ; three specimens. Apparently
allied to tibialis.
Antaeotricha clivosa, n. sp.
2 . 22 mm. Head, thorax grey partially tinged whitish. Palpi
grey, white posteriorly towards apex. Abdomen w^hitish-grey.
Forewings elongate-oblong, costa anteriorly rather strongly arched,
posteriorly straight, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique ;
all veins separate ; snow-white ; a broad grey irregular-edged fascia
extending on costa from near base to | and on dorsum fi'om ^ to 4,
suffused towards dorsum rather dark fuscous, basal area within
this whitish with cloudy grey spots ; a pale ochreous-yellowish
cloud resting on middle of posterior edge of fascia ; a cloudy grey
ring beyond this below middle ; two transverse light grey shades
between this and termen on lower | of wing, tending to be
interrupted into spot, first enlarged at each extremity into a rather
large spot : cilia white, obscurely barred light grey on termen.
Hindwiugs and cilia pale grey, apical cilia white.
FiiENCH Guiana. R. Maroni ; one specimen.
^ Antaeotricha capsulata, n. sp.
(5 . 18 mm. Head pearly-white, crown tinged or mixed pale
yellowish. Palpi white, a short dark fuscous streak above at base.
Antennae with very short scattered ciliations. Thorax ])a]e
ochreous-yellowish. Abdomen whitish. Forewings elongate, widest
before middle, costa anteriorly moderately arched, then nearly
straiglit, apex rounded, termen rounded, hardly oblique ; all veins
separate; pale ochreous-yellowish, costal edge whitish; faint pale
greyish clouding indicating a short oblique streak from costa at 4-,
an oblit^ue fasciate streak from costa before middle expanded into a
roundish patch in disc, and a curved oblique fasciate streak near
apical part of costa and upper part of teimen ; a transverse irregular
suffused rather dark grey shade on dorsal half of wing at ^, nearly
200 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEKA.
preceded by a roundish pale grey cloud ; a somewhat ocellate patch
from dorsum before toruus reaching rather more than half across
wing, edged anteriorly by an irregular rather dark grey line and
posteriorly by a cloudy lighter grey shade dilated downwards ;
a cloudy grey somewhat dotted marginal line on lower part of
ternien : cilia light ochreous-vellowish, towards tips more whitish.
Hindwings with 3 and 4 coincident; grey-whitish; costal area
ratlier expanded on basal ^, a whitish-grey-ochreous subcostal hair-
pencil from base to |, lying in a shallow ochreous-grey streak-like
groove ; cilia whitish.
French Guiana, li. Maroni ; two specimens.
Antaeotricha sarcinata, n. sp.
c? . 17 mm. Head white, crown mixed grey. Palpi white,
second joint with a dark grey lateral streak not reaching apex,
terminal joint slightly sprinkled grey. Thorax grey, shoulders
suffused whitish. Abdomen whitish-grey, anal tuft whitish.
Forewings elongate-oblong, rathei- narrow, costa gently arched near
base, then straight, apex rounded, tcrmen rounded, little oblique ;
veins all separate ; white slightly sprinkled grey except towards
costa ; markings dark grey : a short very oblique mark from base
of costa ; three oblong or subquadrate blotclies separated by narrow
irregular cloudy interspaces occupying dorsal half of wing, first
narrower, hardly reaching base, third broadest, nearly reaching
termen, convex posteriorly ; a very oblique line from disc at 3-
running to upper anterior angle of second ; a short oblique line
from costa at | ; an irregular spot of cloudy grey suffusion in disc
above middle ; oblique lines from costa at middle and i limiting
third blotch, and connected above middle by an irregular streak ;
six black terminal dots : cilia white, a grey median shade becoming
obsolete towards torn us. Hindwings light grey, base whitish-
suffused ; costa expanded on anterior half, a light grey subcostal
hairpencil extending from base to |, costa beyond this and apex
narrowly suft'used whitish, two dark grey dots on apical edge ; cilia
white, a grey median line at a])es, and a grey subbasal line on
lower half of termen.
French Guiana, E. Maroni; one specimen. Allied to immota.
4 Antaeotricha substricta, n. sp.
J . 15 mm. Head white, crown centrally tinged grey. Palpi
white, second joint with oblique dark grey supramedian ring
extended as a posterior streak to base, base of terminal joint and a
short supramedian streak grey. Thorax pale grey, patagia except
an interior spot white. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft ochreous-
whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
towards middle nearly straight, apex rounded, termen rounded,
rather obliqne ; white, slightly tinged grey, especially towards
dorsum ; markings dark fuscous : a very oblique streak from base
of costa, liecomiiig longitudinal and rcacliiug \ ; a mark on base of
XTLORYCTIDJE. 201
dorsum ; an irregular suffused streak from 4 of costa to dorsum
bevond middle, sharply deiitate-aii<?ulated outwards in middle
(angle indicating tirst discal stigma), and with a smaller dentation
below middle, enlarged into a spot on dorsuni ; some fuscous
suffusion towards dorsum beyond this ; an irregular line from
middle of costa to a subtriangular spot on tornus, second discal
stigma forming a dot attached to its jtosterior edge ; a straight
cloudy line from costa at | to middle of termen, on costa forming a
wedgeshaped dilation ; six cloudy blackish terminal dots : cilia
white (imperlect). Hindwings whitish-grey ; costa somewhat
expanded on anterior half, a pale whitish-ochreous subcostal
hairpencil extending from base to |, costa beyond this whitish-
suffused ; cilia whitish-grey, becoming white round apex.
Fkench Gtjiana, K. Maroni ; one specimen.
J Cerconota ptilosema, u. sp.
^ . 18 mm. Head, thorax pale brownish, faintly pinkish-tinged,
face whitish-tinged. Palpi fuscous. Abdomen light grey. Fore-
wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse,
termen slightly rounded, vortical; light brown, faintly pinkish-
tinged; irregularly curved transverse series of small cloudy dark
fuscous dots from small cloudy wedgeshaped grey marks on costa
at 5 and |, a similar costal mark in middle ; stigmata small, cloudy,
dark fuscous, first discal preceding first transverse line, plical equi-
distant between first and second discal ; dorsal scale-projection at -^
orange tipped whitish ; a terminal series of small dark fuscous dots:
cilia light bronzy-brownish, faintly pinkish-tinged. Hindwings
rather light grey ; cilia pale grey.
French Guiana, R. Maroni; one specimen.
yj Stenoma acridula, n. sp.
c? 11 mm., 2 1*^ '"n^- Head glossy whitish. Palpi white,
second joint with subapical ring and a posterior streak from base to
this dark fuscous. Thorax whitish, a dark fuscous stripe on inner
side of patagia. Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft whitish. Fore-
wings elongate, costa near base gently arched, then nearly straight,
apex rounded-obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, little obliijue ;
glossy whitish ; a very oblique blackish streak from base of costa to
disc at i; a very oblique blackish streak from i of costa reaching
half across wing, with a projection on its posterior edge, lower
portion surrounded with some yellow-ochreous suffusion ; some
brownish suffusion and blackish irroration on dorsal area from base
to about middle, scale-projection at | suffused with yellow-ochreous,
a blotch of blackish irroration on dorsum beyond middle ; three
irregular blackish spots forming an oblique series from middle of
cosia reaching half across wing, two lower sometimes surrounded
with yt'Uow-ochrcous suffusion ; a blackish spot on costa at 4 ; some
octitfous or !)r()\vnisli sutfu'^ion mixed with l)lackisli irroration
towards upper part of termen; four marginal dots of blackish irro-
202 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
ration on upper ])att of termen : cilia whitish, on teimen tinged
ochrooas. Hindwings with 4 absent,)} and 5 connate; wliitish-
grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
French Guiana, R. Maroni ; three specimens.
Stenoma infrenata, n. sp.
J 17 mm., 2 -'J ^^- Head, thorax light grey, face whitish.
Anteniial ciliations 6 1|- Paljji gre} -whitish, second joint with
basal ;| and a subapical ring grey, base of terminal joint grey.
Abdomen light grey, anal tuft grey-wliitish. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched towards extremities, otherwise
nearly straight, apex rounded, termen rounded, rather oblique ;
glossy light grey ; costal edge whitish ; three rather irregular
oblique sliglitly curved dark fuscous transverse lines, first from 1
of costa to middle of dorsum, second from middle of costa to | of
dorsum, third from 4 of costa to tornus ; a marginal series of dark
fuscous marks or dots round apical part of costa and termen ; in 5
some dark grey suffusion towards basal portion of dorsum and
following dorsal portions of first two lines : cilia grey-whitish,
greyer towards tornus, on termen with indications of obscure greyish
bars on basal half. Hindwings with 3 and 4 short-stalked ; grey ;
cilia light grey, round apical area whitish, with greyer subbasal
shade.
French Guiana, R. Maroni; two specimens.
J Stenoma bilinguis, n. sp.
S . 17 mm. Head white, centre of crown infuscated. Palpi
whitish, second joint with dark fuscous streak above on basal half,
base of terminal joint dark fuscous. Thorax dark grey, shoulders
ochreous-whitish. Abdomen white, segments 2, 3 pale ocbreous
dorsally. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched
towards extremities, otherwise nearly straight, apex rounded,
termen rounded, little oblique ; shining ochreons-white ; a dark
fuscous dash from near base above middle ; a dark fuscous dash
along basal portion of dorsum, with some fuscous suffusion above it
extending to first blotch ; two oblong dark fuscous dorsal blotches
reaching half across wing, first slightly antemedian, with a
backwards-oblique projection from upper anterior angle, second
occupying tornal third, some light fuscous dorsal suffusion between
these; a dark fuscous mark above middle of disc, another between
this and upper anterior angle of second l)lotch, and a nearly straight
line from 4 of costa running to its upper posterior angle ; a terminal
series of six dark fuscous dots: cilia ochreous-whitish, a fuscous
subbasal shade on lower part of termen. Hindwings 4 absent, 5
closely approximated ; ochreous-whitish; a pale whitisli-ochreous
expansible hairpencil from base concealed within a dorsal folded
lobe ; a grey hairj)encil from lower margin of cell before middle
lying along submedian fold and nearly reaching termen; cilia
ochreous-whitish.
French Guiana, K. Maroni ; one specimen.
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J Stenoma desecta, n. sp.
cT 2 . 17-16 mm. Head white, crown light grey. Palpi white,
second joint suffused grey laterally except towards apex, terminal
joint suffused grey anteriorly. Thorax light grey, shoulders
whitish-tinged. Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently jirchod, apex I'oundcd, termcn rounded,
somewhat oblique; shining white, dorsal half whitisli-fuscous ; a
fine dark tuscous dash near base above middle ; a subquadrate dark
fuscous blotch on middle of dorsum reaching anteriorly halt across
wing, its upper anterior angle somewhat produced and preceded in
disc by a small dark fuscous mark ; a quadrate dark fuscous blotch
on dorsum before tornus not reaching half across wing, upper
anterior angle connected with a dark fuscous transverse mark in
disc from which an indistinct fuscous line runs tow^ards middle of
costa, not reaching it ; a nearly straight slightly irregular rather
dark fuscous line from | of costa to tornus, lower extremity tri-
angularly enlarged; six or seven blackish marginal dots or marks
round apex and termen : cilia white, on termen greyish on outer
half, on tornus wholly grey. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; light
grey ; cilia whitish-grey, round apex white.
Feekch Guiana, K. Maroui ; five specimens.
Stenoma pseudacma, n. sp.
c^ . 28 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, face more whitish-tinged.
Palpi whitish, second joint suffused light fuscous externally,
ochreous anteriorly except towards apex, terminal joint ochreous-
tinged anteriorly. Antennal ciliations 1 . Thorax light ochreous,
posterior half tinged fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous mixed light
grey. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa
moderately arched, apex rounded, termen rather rounded-prominent
below middle; light bronzy-brownish, posteriorly brassy-tinged;
costal edge purple- fuscous, beneath this several slight cloudy purple-
whitish marks from | to near apex ; some obscure irregular grey
marking on basal area, and indicating two faint irregular-dentate
lines angulated near costa, running from ^ and beyond middle of
costa to f and | of dorsum respectively ; a zigzag series of six small
black dots from i of costa to a small blackish i)r8etornal spot ; cilia
pale yellow-ochreous, towards tips whitish, with traces of grey bars
(iiui)crfe('t). Hindwings prolonged so as to equal forewings, costal
area widened and obtusely i)rominent on 8, thence suddenly oblique
to apex ; 3-5 closely appi'oximated at base ; light grey, apical edge
suffused pale ochreous ; cilia grey-whitish. Forewings beneath
with large ochreous- whitish submedian hairpencil extending from
near base to beneath end of cell, with some grey hairs beneath its
apex, concealed beneath costa of hindwings.
FuENcn CiuiANA, It. Maroni ; one specimen.
204 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTKRA.
J Steiioma cymbalista, n. sp.
5. 'Ji mm. Head white. Palpi wliite, second joint grey except
apex, extreme base of terminal joint grey. Thorax, abdomen grey-
whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa
slightly arched, apex obtuse, tcrmeii nearly straight, little oblique ;
grey-whitish, very faintly violet-tinged ; extreme costal edge wiiite ;
markings dark grey ; first discal stigma forming a large round spot,
others dot-like, plical very obli(juely beyond first discal ; a triangular
spot on middle of costa, whence a strongly excurved shade of irro-
ration runs to a cloudy patch on middle of dorsum ; a large
triangular spot on costa at i, whence a curved series of dots runs
to dorsum before tornus ; a marginal series of ten elongate dots
round apex and termen : cilia grey-whitish. Hindwings 3 and 4
connate ; ochreous-whitish, apical edge greyish-tinged ; cilia yellow-
whitish.
French Guiana, R. Maroni ; one specimen. Very similar to
ijahermUd (of which I have now both sexes), but that species is
easily distinguished by the black tip of palpi and additional costal
spot at \.
,,; Stenoma crepitans, n. sp.
(S . 17 mm. Head white, crown faintly tinged fuscous. Palpi
white, second joint infuscated except apex, base and apex of
terminal joint fuscous. Antennal ciliations 24. Thorax whitish-
grey. Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly
dilated, costa slightly arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded,
little oblique ; grey-whitish, very faintly violet-tinged ; extreme
costal edge white ; markings dark fuscous ; a small spot on base of
costa; an irregular blotch beneath fold towards base, and an
elongate mark beyond this near dorsum ; discal stigma both repre-
sented by large spots, first irregular-oval, with a smaller spot above
and nearly confluent with it, second roundish, plical dot-like,
obliquely beyond first discal; a spot on middle of costa, whence a
strongly excurved cloudy somewhat interrupted line runs round
second discal stigma to dorsum at | ; a posteriorly sutfused spot on
costa at 4, whence a curved series of dots runs to dorsum before
tornus ; a marginal series of ten dots round apex and termen : cilia
white (imperfect). Hindwings 3 and 4 con/iate; brassy-whitish;
cilia white.
Febnch Guiana, 8t. Jean, It. Maroni, July; one specimen.
^ Stenoma figularis, n. sp.
cJ . 17 mm. Head white, face and back of crown tinged pale
brownish. Palpi with second joint fuscous, anteriorly ochreous-
brown, tip white, terminal joint white, base and subapical ring
dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 1. Thorax pinkish-brown,
shoulders white. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly
somewhat dilated, co.^ta slightly arched, apux obtuse, terujen nearly
straight, vertical, rounded beneath ; grey-whitisli ; extreme costal
XYLORYCTIDiE.
205
edge white; three irregular oblique dark fuscous marks from costa
between base and middle ; triangular dark fuscous spots on costa
at middle and 4, becoming brownish beneath ; a large irregular-
edged pinkish-brown patch extending on dorsum from base to
beyond middle and reaching more than half across wing, with a
broad quadrate lobe almost reaching median costal spot, a small
round whitish spot in middle of dorsal edge of this ; second discal
stigma dai k fuscous ; an irregular curved light pinkish-brown hne
from median costal spot to dorsum at |, enlarged in disc into an
irregular blotch; a curved line of cloudy light brown dots from
posterior costal spot to dorsum before tornus ; a terminal series of
ten blackish dots : cilia brownish-grey, dark grey on apex, grey-
whitish on tornus. Hindwings 3 and 4 connate ; rather dark grey ;
cilia pale grey, a darker subbasal shade.
French Gdiana, E. Maroni ; one specimen.
y Stenoma sequestra, n. sp.
c^ § . 22 mm. Head pale grey, face whitish except sides. Palpi
white, second joint irrorated fuscous, terminal joint with dark
fuscous anterior and external lines. Antennal ciliations 2|. Tliorax
light grey suffusedly irrorated dark brownish. Abdomen whitish,
obscurely irrorated' grey, Forewings elongate, costa anteriorly
gently arched, then straight, apex rounded-obtuse, termen nearly
straight, vertical, rounded beneath; whitish-grey, very faintly
violet-tinged; costal edge white; a large basal patch of dark
brownish irroration, edge running from beyond ^ of costa to -i of
dorsum, somewhat convex; an oblique dark fuscous mark on costa
at i; second discal stigma forming a dark fuscous transverse
mark; a blackish elongate mark on costa beyond middle, whence
an oblique irregular brownisli line runs to a brownish ring beyond
second discal stigma ; a flattened-triangular blackish s])ot on costa
at 4, whence a rattier strongly curved brown-grey line runs to
dorsum before tornus; a terminal series of black dots or marks:
cilia light grey, base whitish. Hindwings 3 and 4 connate;
ochreous-grey-whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
French Guiana, Godebert, R. Maroni; two specimens.
J Stenoma plebicola, n. sp.
J 5 . 2G-28 mm. Head whitish-grey-ochreous, face more
whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint dark grey except tctwards
apex, terminal joint anteriorly greyish-tinged. Antennal ciliations
J 2. Thorax light greyish-ochreous. Abdomen light grey, anal
tuft J whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, moderate, rather
dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, termen
rounded, hardly oblicjue; light greyish-ochreous, very faintly pinkish-
tinged ; plical and second discal stigmata small, blackish-grey ; a
line of indistinct cloudy grey dots from costa at | to dorsum at 4,
curved outwards from | to | of its length; a marginal series of
blackish dots round apex and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous.
206 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
faintly pinkish-tinged, more whitish towards tips. Hindwings
3 and 4 connate ; grey ; cilia f^rey-whilish, a greyer subbasal shade.
FuKNCii (jtDiana, K. Maroni ; British Guiana, Bartica, J.muary
Parish): five specimens.
Stenoma eminens, n. sp.
r{ . 20 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey, faintly violet-tinged,
face whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint grey except towards
apex, extreme base of terminal joint dark grey. Antenual ciliations
2i. Abdomen ochreoiis-whitish sprinkled pale grey, anal tuft more
ochrcous-tingeil. Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly some-
what dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen straight,
hardly oblique; whitish-grey slightly tinged violet; costal edge
white ; stigmata dark grey, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; a
verv obscure cloudy somewhat dotted grey line from 4 of costa to
dorsum before tornus, curved outwards from i to -i of its length; a
terminal series of eight small blackish dots: cilia ochreous-grey-
whitish. Hindwings 3 and 4 connate ; pale grey; cilia grej^-whitish,
a greyer subbasal line.
French Guiana, 11. Maroni; one specimen. Although very
similar to several species of the sororia group, it appears to be
distinguished from all these ])y the different form of forewings, of
which the apex is not rounded.
J Stenoma dryocosma, n. sp.
5 . 19-20 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides of crown brown,
face whitish. Palpi whitisli, second joint brownish-ochreous except
apex, with suffused fuscous subapical ring, terminal joint suffused
fuscous anteriorly. Thorax brown or ochreous-brown. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa anteriorly moderately
arched, sinuate beyond middle, rather strongly arched towards apex,
apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique; ochreous-
brown, more or less suft'usedly and irregularly mixed fuscous
anteriorly; a triangular dark brown or dark fuscous ])OStmedian
costal blotch reaching somewhat more than half across wing,
including an irregular dentate transverse brownish-ochreous streak,
blotch edged posteriorly with white suffusion in disc; terminal area
beyond this forming a broad grey band irregularly sprinkled
blackish-grey and whitish ; small dark grey marginal spots round
posterior part of costa and termen: cilia greyish, a darker subbasal
shade. Hindwings ','> and 4 connate ; grey irrorated dark fuscous;
cilia pale greyish, a darker subbasal shade.
Frexgh Guiana, li. Maroni ; two specimens. Allied to mo'hilaia
and trnncatnhi ; it might possibly be the other sex of the former of
these species, but the differences are very considerable.
\j Stenoma seducta, u. sp.
J §. 17 mm. Head groy-whitish. Palpi white, second joint
grey except towards apex, terminal joint somewhat sprinkled grey
lYLOEYCTIDiE. 207
anteriorly. Thorax whitish mixed light grey. Abdomen whitish-
grey. Forewings elongate, costa anteriorly gently, then slightly
arched, apex obtuse, terinen hardly rounded, little oblique ; fuscous-
whitish or whitish-t'uscous, soraewliat .sprinkled fuscous irregularly ;
three cloudy fuscous transverse lines, somewhat thickened on costa,
obscurely white-edged anteriorly, first at 5, straigiit, almost direct,
second from middle of costa, straight, rather oljliijue, second discal
stigma forming a small darker mark on it, third from ^ of costa,
indented beneath costa, thence curved to dorsum before tornus ; a
marginal series of blackish dots round apical part of costa and
termen, surrounded with white sufhision : cilia whitish-fuscous.
Hindwings 3 and 4 connate; light grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Fkench Guiana, R. Maroni ; two specimens.
>/ Stenoma pardalodes, n. sp.
5.16 mm. Head white, sides and back of crown light brown.
Palpi white, second joint with fuscous posterior streak on basal
half and a subapical ring, terminal joint with base and a supra-
median band fuscous. 'I'horax white, a broad fuscous transverse
postmediau band. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, teniieii rounded, some-
what oblique ; 3 absent ; brownish, irrorated dark brown ; costal
edge white; about fifteen irregular white spots, of which some of
the largest are three on costa at ^, before middle, and i, and two
at apex and tornus, the rest irregularly arrange d in disc : cilia
white, within a brownish subbasal line ochreous-whitisli. Hind-
wings 8 and 4 stalked ; whitish, posteriorly ochieuus-tinged ; cilia
white.
French Guiana, K. Maroni ; one specimen.
Stenoma paramochla, u. sp.
5.19 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second joint
with a dark fuscous lateral streak on basal half. Forewings
elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, ccsta slightly arched, faintlv
sinuate in middle, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique;
snow-white; markings brownish-grey; coslal edge dark grey
towards base; a fascia at i narrowly interrupted to form three
sjiots, uppermost not quite reaching costa ; a veiy irreguliir tians-
verse sticak at -| ; a small spot representing second discal stigma ;
an irregular fasciate streak from costa at 3 reaching half across
wing to just beyond this, touching it; a streak from costa at :*
reaching l across wing ; a marginal series of fuscous marks lound
apex and termen : cilia light brownish-grey, on costa and beneath
tornus white. Hindwings 3 and 4 connate ; whitish, ])osteiiorly
suffused pale grey; cilia pale grey, becoming whitisli towards
dorsum.
Feench Guiana, R. ^Maroni ; one specimen. Allied to cretifera.
208 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Stenoma chilosema, n. sp.
J. 19-20 mm. Head white, crown suffused light greyish-
ochivoiis. Paljii white, second joint with dark fuscous lateral
streak on basal halt and obli(ine snbapical ring, terminal joint with
])iisal, median, and subapieal blackish rings. Thorax, abdomen
light greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa anteriorly gently,
then slightly arched, apex rounded, terme!i rounded, somewhat
oi)li(jue ; 2 from §, anastomosing with \ c, 6 to apparent costa;
light bronzy-greyish-oclireous, sometimes wbitish-ochreous towards
costa anteriorly ; costal edge whitish, marked on posterior half with
three extremely oblique daik fuscous strigulae and two sufi'used
wedgeshaped marks, between veins 7 and 8 a small blackish spot
indicating true (not apparent) apex; an irregular dentate wliite
streak beneath posterior part of costa, sometimes nearly obsolete ;
terminal edge white, with dark fuscous dots or marks between
veins : cilia glossy grey-whitish witli faint grey lines, subbasal dark
fuscous round apex, beneath apex some white suffusion. Hindwings
3 and -f short-stalked ; grey, jjaler and thinly scaled towards base,
veins dark fuscous, some white apical suffusion between veins 6-8 ;
cilia grey-whitish, a grey subbasal shade.
French Guiana, Oodebert, R. Maroni ; two specimens.
J Stenoma assignata, n. sp,
cJ . 18 mm. Head brownish-ochreous, violet-tinged, face
whilisli-ochreous. (Palpi broken.) Thorax light greyish-ochreous.
Abdomen whitish-ochreons. Forewings elongate, costa strongly
and evenly arched, apex rounded oflF, terraen rounded, rather
oblique; pale greyish-ochreous; markings violet-fuscous; a sub-
triangular Idotch extending along basal fifth of costa; a similar
blotch along second fourth of costa ; a subdorsal dot at i, and two
faint cloudy spots between this and second costal blotch : a small
spot on costa beyond middle, whence a faint line runs to dorsum
before tornus, on lower portion obscurely whitish-edged anteriorly,
second discal stigma forming an obscurely whitish-edged dot: on this
line; a narrow marginal fascia running round posterior part of
costa and upper part of terraen, narrowed to extremities, mixed
with grey-whitish suffusion, edge marked with darker dots: cilia
whitish-grey-ochreouB. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; ochreous-
whitish ; cilia concolorous.
Fkench (liuiANA, St. Jep.u, li. Maroni, July; one specimen.
Perhaps allied to ahio&tu
V Stenoma aphrophanes, n. sp.
(S $ . 27-31 mm. Head, thorax light olive-brownish, face
whitish-mixed. Pnlpi brown, irrorated whitish except on basal
half of second joint. Abdomen brownish, anal tuft of S yellovv-
ochreous. Forewings suboblong, costa moderately arched, apex
rounded, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; olive-brown, paler
XYLORTCXID-aB. 209
and with whitish reflections except along costa and terraen and on
a triangular patch in disc ahout i ; in J a broad streak of whitish
suffusion beneath costa, interrupted in middle, curved round before
apex parallel to terraen and running to dorsum before tonius, from
extremity of anterior portion an irregular line runs to second discal
stigma, these markings in $ hardly indicated ; plical stigma dark
fuscous, second discal forming a transverse fuscous mark, partially
edged whitish ; a whitish streak along termen, in $ slenderer and
interrupted : cilia light brownish, base more or less mixed whitish.
Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
liKAZiL, Sao Paulo; two specimens. Allied to bri/opJianes.
Stenoma scapularis, n. sp.
^ . '.i'2 mm. Head light grey, sides of face whitish. Palpi
whitish, second joint with a grey lateral streak on basal half and
ochreous-tinged anteriorly except at ii\)ex, base of terminal joint
grey. Thorax light grey, shoulders witli a yellow-ochreous mark.
Abdomen grey, apex j^ale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate,
costa strongly and evenly arched, apex rounded off, termen rounded,
somewhat oblique; glossy light leaden-grey; costa towards base
narrowly yellow-ochreous, thence costal edge finely white to near
apex ; a spot of blackish-grey suffusion above middle of dorsum,
another above and slightly anterior to this, and a third more
obscure beneath lower angle of cell : cilia pale grey. Hindwings
''- and 4 connate ; grey ; cilia light grey.
Frkncu (tuiana, Pt. Maroni; one specimen. Nearly allied to
ijJa phiirodea (which should have been described as having forewings
grey when fresh, not greyish-ochreous), but easily known by yellow
base of costa and shoulder-marks, and apex of patagia not yellow.
J Stenoma sacra, n. sp.
5 . 3.5 mm. Head white, crown orange except on sides. Palpi
white, second joint with blackish lateral streak on basal half,
terminal joint with strong blackish lateral lines. Thorax white,
tinged orange in middle anteriorly. Abdomen orange, basal joint
white. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat
oblique ; snow-white : cilia white. Hindwings 3 and 4 closely
approximated at base ; white ; cilia white.
French Ctuiana, R. Maroni ; one specimen.
^ Promenesta isotrocha, n. sp.
9 . 16 mm. Head, thorax light oohreous-yellow, face whitish-
yellow. Palpi white, second joint light yellowish except tip.
Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa rather
strongly and evenly arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, little
obli(iue ; light yellow' ; second discal stigma small, grey : cilia light
yellow. Hindwings jjale ochrcous-yellowish; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Argentina, Santiago del Estero ; one specimen.
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210 EXOTIC MICROLBPIDOPTEEA.
/ HARPAGANDRA, n. ^.-QA^foU^^^Jf^;^
Head smooth, sidetufts slightly raised; ocelli small, posterior ;'H/:?2-o
tongue developed. Antennae |, in c? simple, with subbasal
thickening and deep iiotch, basal joint verj- long, without pecten.
Labial palpi very long, recurved, considerably thickened throughout
with tolerubl)' appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second,
pointed. Maxillary palpi verj' short, loosely scaled, appressed to
tongue. Posterior tibiae shortly rough-scaled above. Forewings
1 h furcate, 2^and 3 stalked from angle, 7 abseiit, 1 1 from middle.
Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia j; 3 and 4 connate, 5
parallel, 6 and 7 stalked.
' Harpagandra cryphiodes, n. sp.
(5 . 13 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, sides of crown yellow-
ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, slightly sprinkled jjale ochreous
hairscalcs, tips of joints pale ochreous. Abdomen dark fuscous,
anal tuft pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique; dark fuscous, faintly
purplish-tinged : cilia concolorous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
grey.
BiUTisH Gpiana, Bartica, January (Parish) ; one specimen.
J Ptilogenes lencoptila, n. sp.
5 . 21 mm. Head light brown, face suffused whitish. Palpi
whitish, basal half of second joint, and basal and subapical bands
of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-whitish, with faint
antemedian band of pale brownish suffusion, crest mixed blackish.
Abdomen grey. Forewings moderate, posteriori}' rather dilated,
costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblirjue ;
pale brown, faintly rosy-tinged, a few scattered black specks; small
grey spots on costa at |, before middle, and at J|, from third a
strongly curved faint grey line marked with several black dots runs
to dorsum before tornus ; stigmata represented b^- white tufts,
plical obliquely beyond first discal ; a grey blotch extending on
dorsum from | to i and reaching to fold, mixed blackish anteriorly ;
a blackish 8j>ot adjoining ])Osterior line just below middle, beneath
this a spot of whitish suffusion edged posteriorly by a black dot,
and some whitish suffusion above tornus : cilia brownish-grey, basal
half obscurely barred darker. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light
grey, a darker subbasal shade.
French Guiama, St. Jean, R. Maroni, July; two specimens.
■"' Ptilogenes deflua, n. sp.
(S 5. 16-18 mm. Head, thorax white sprinkled grey. Palpi
white sprinkled grey, basal half of second joint and subapical ring
of terminal dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish irrorated or
in $ suffused fuscous, basal segment clear ochreous-whitish, second
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suffused dark fuscous, sharply contrasted. Forewings moderate,
posteriorly rather dilated, costa moderately arched, apex rounded,
termen rounded, somewhat obli(]ue ; wliite sprinkled grey ; markings
formed of light ochreous-grey sutt'usioii irrorated dark grey ; a spot
on base of costa ; tlireo irregular indistinct oblique transverse lines
rising- from small blackish spots on costa, preceded by series of
raised tufts white anteriorly, tirst nearly straight, second rather
curved in disc, marked witii several blackisli dots, third rather
strongly excurved on median third ; two blackish dots transversely
placed on end of cell within second line, and a small very oblique
blackish mark preceding lower of these ; a similar irregular line
near and parallel to termon, enlarged into a spot below middle ; a
terminal row of dots : cilia whitish-ochreous, on basal third barred
dark grey irroration and whitish, with fine grey median and subapical
lines, lliudwings grey ; cilia pale grey, a darker subbasal shade.
French: Guiana, R. Maroni; three specimens.
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Ptilogenes crateroptila, n, sp,
S . 14 mm. Head white. Palpi ochreous-white, basal half of
second joint and subapical ring of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax
ochreous-white, shoulders sprinkled grey. Abdomen fuscous, base
suffused ochrcous-whitish, anal tuft whitish. Forewings rather
elongate, costa sliglitly arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded,
somewhat oblique; white, slightly and very minutely speckled
ochreous-grey ; a grey spot on base of costa ; a dark grey spot on
costa at g, Avhence some grey suffusion extends towards base ;
a larger spot on costa beyond middle, upper half dark grey,
lower greyish-ochreous ; strong transverse whitish ridge-tufts
iibove and below middle at ^ • two transversely placed confluent
dots of grey irroration indicating first discal stigma, extended
by a grey shade to dorsum ; second discal stigma dot-like,
blackish, a transverse blotch of pale greyish-ochreous suffusion
between this and first ; a faint blotch of pale grey suffusion
beyond this, and another on dorsum beneath it; a hardly
sinuate direct fine grey line from | of costa to dorsum
before tornus ; terminal area beyond this suffused grey, in disc
irregularly sprinkled blackish ; cilia white, sprinkled grey except
towards base. Hindwings grey, anteriorly sufFu'sed whitish ; cilia
whitish, a grey subbasal shade.
French Guiana, St. Jean, R. Maroni, July ; one specimen.
1 Ptilogenes metacystis, n. sp.
(S 2' 14-17 mm. Head whitish, crown tinged brownish
posteriorly. Palpi whitish, basal half of second joint and basal and
subapical rings of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax whitish, more or
less speckled fuscous. Ah 1 omen ochreous- whitish, sometimes
tinged grey. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex
rounded, termen rounded, little oblique ; whitish, more or less
speckled fuscous ; stigmata small, raised, black, plical obliquely
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beyond first discal ; indistinct small grey spots on costa at | and
before middle, and on dorsum beyond middle ; an oval brown blotcb,
anteriorly suffused dark brown and sprinkled black, extending over
tcrmen Irom above apex to near tornus : cilia brOAvn, towards
torn us whitish. Hindwings cT ochreous-whitisli, posteriorly tinged
grey, $ grey ; cilia whitish, in $ a grey subbasal shade.
French Guiana, li. Maroni ; three specimens. Appears to differ
essentially from cystiodes only in the colour of abdomen and hind-
wnngs, but this distinction is so marked that I am obliged to regard
tlie two forms as probably distinct at present; I have six examples
of cifitiodes.
Ptilogenes cbloroloba Meyr.
French Guiana, R. Maroni ; seven specimens. In all of these
the hindwings are wholly ochreous-white ; in every other respect,
including the peculiar J cliaracteristics, they agree exactly with
the original type from Peru, which has the hindwings greyish-tinged
posteriorly, and must be regarded as identical.
(ECOPHORID^.
Macrobathra nomaea Meyr.
Bred from refuse lodged in fork of Tamariiidus indica {Leguminosce)
{Fletcher) ; no doubt the larva fed on the leaves as usual in the
genus, which is wholly confined to the Ler/nyninosiP.
Macrobathra gentilis, n. sp.
c? § . U-IO mm. Head, thorax blackish. Palpi blackish finely
lined whitish. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft cf whitish on sides
and beneath, anal segment $ blackish. Forewings elong.Tte-
lunceolate ; blackish ; markings ochreous-white, sometimes more
ochreous-tinged towards dorsum ; a rather narrow direct transverse
fascia at | ; a transverse spot on middle of costa, a triangular spot
on costa at 4, and a triangular spot on dorsum midway between
these: cilia grey. Hindwings grey, i)aler towards base, darker
towards apex ; in cj" an ex])ansible tuft of long fine yellow-whitish
hairs from near base of costa, lying in a large subhyaline ochreous-
whitish patch concealed beneath forewings ; cilia grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, January to March {Maxwell); six specimens.
Extremely like petalitis, but certainly distinct by the expansible tuft
of hindwings in cJ , as, petalitis has no such structure ; the fascia is
broader dorsally in petaliti>i than in any of the examples of this
species, there is a distinct white line on each side of face, and the
anal tuft of S is wholly whitish ; I do not know the $ of petalitis.
Promalactis bathroclina, n. sp.
(S . 9 mm. Head shining white, sides of face shining bronze,
back of crown dark bronzy-grey. Pal])! bronzy, terminal joint
white irrorated blackish except towards base. Antennse white
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ringed dark grey, eiliations U. Thorax deep l)roiiz('. Abdumeii
grey. Forewin^s elongate-lanceolate ; sliiniiig light oran-e, costal
edge and ba?al third tinged grey, markings shining white, edged
with scattered blackish scales; a fine straight streak from base of
costa to I of dorsum ; a slender straight oblitiiie streak from i of
costa to beyond middle of dorsum; a subtriangular somewhat
inwards-oblique spot from costa at .^, its apex confiucnt with
that of a similar somewhat outwards-oblit[ue grey si)ot from dorsum
rather anterior to it ; a violet-grey apical spot sprinkled blackish :
cilia light orange-yellowish, towards tornus and above apex grey.
Hindwings light grey, towards base whitish ; cilia pale grey.
Ceylon, probably low levels ; one specimen. Nearest syncUna.
Promalactis cornigera, n, Bp.
$.12 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-orange, shoulders infuscated.
Palpi ochreous-yellowish, terminal joint yellow-whitish, with
subapical ring and incomplete internal line blackish. Antennae
black ringed white.. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, widest before middle, costa gently arched, apex tolerably
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; deep orange ; basal
third of costa more or less sixifused fuscous ; an elongate-trapezoidal
blotch of black scales with white bases extending on dorsum from i
to beyond middle and reaching i across wing, upper angles produced
in somewhat diverging strigae edged externally with white to
beyond middle of wing; a transverse spot of similar scales on costa
before |, and a small spot on tornus opposite, connected by one or
two irregular lines ; some black scales round apical margin : cilia
light orange, deeper towards base. Hindwings lanceolate, rather
dark grey ; 6 present ; cilia light grey.
KuMAON, Almora, 6000 feet, bred in August from Pinus longifoha
(?bark or wood) {Beeson); three specimens.
Borkhausenia practicodes, u. sp.
S $. 17-18 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen ochreous-whitish.
Palpi ochreous-whitish, anteriorly mixed grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arclied, apex pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded; pale whitish-ochreous, with a few scattered
dark fuscous specks, sometimes partially tinged grey between veins,
especially towards costa; discal stigmata black, remote, an
additional dot between and rather above these, rather nearer tirst ;
a marginal series of black dots round posterior part of costa and
termen: cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings pale ochreous-
grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous.
Madagascar, Antananarivo ; four specimens. Allied to S. African
galactaea.
Borkhausenia gypsopleura Turn.
This species (of which 1 have an example kindly communicated
by Dr. Turner) has the whole faco enlarged into a strong rounded
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pi'omiiii'iiLt! ■with roughly pajjillate suiiaco ; tliis curious and
abnormal structure is not noticed by Dr. Turner in his description.
I do not think, however, that the species need at present be generically
separated from BorJchansenia on that account.
ARCHISOPHA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
developed. Antennae |, in c? serrulate, moderately ciliated, basal
joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved,
smooth-scaled, teiminal joint as long as second, slender, acute.
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior
tibia) clothed with hairs above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from
near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind-
wings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia i : 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked,
5-7 parallel, a hyaline patch beneath cell towards base.
Allied to Allota/anta , to which it may be ancestral.
Archisopha foliosa, n. sp.
J 2 ' 15-17 mm. Head, palpi light ochreous. Thorax light
ochreous, with large dark fuscous anterior blotch. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen
very obliquely rounded ; light ochreous ; markings dark fuscous ;
a very irregular fascia near base ; small spots on costa and fold
near beyond this ; small spots repi'esenting stigmata, plical slightly
beyond first discal, second discal transverse, more or less irregular
clouding in disc between and around these, tending to obscure
them, costal and dorsal median areas more or less suffused dark
fuscous, especially in (S , ^ large very irregular patclr occupying
most of postei'ior area, involving second discal stigma, but leaving
a sutfused streak of groundcolour round apex and upper part of
termen : cilia pale ochreous, base more or less spotted grey, a grey
toriial patch. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grej\
Ceylon, Hambantota, December [Pole); two specimens.
Eulechria typicantlia, n. sp.
(5. 22 mm. Head fuscous, sidetufts (and face?) ochreous-
yellowish. (Palpi missing.) Antennal ciliations 2|. Thorax dark
purplish-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, with deeji yellow
antemedian band. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly
slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded ; dark fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged ; a yellow inwards-
obli(pie transverse spot from costa at | ; a triangular yellow blotch
on dorsum beyond middle, reaching half across wing : cilia dark
fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ; a broad yellow fascia from
middle of costa to middle of dorsum, on dorsum occupying about ^
but on costa about half of wing ; cilia dark fuscous, on dorsal end
of fascia yellow.
New Guinea, Setekwa River, 2-3000 feet; one specimen. This
has mucli the general faoies of a Grocanthes.
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PARACHARACTIS, n. g.
Head loosely haired, sidetut'ts roughly spreading ; ocelli small,
posterior ; tongue develoj^ed. Aatenn;e g, in S strongly ciliated,
basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately
long, recurved, second joint reaching base of antenna?, thickened
with aj^pressed scales, slightl}' rough towards apex beneath,
terminal joint somewhat shorter than second, moderate, acute.
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior
tibiae clothed with rough hairs above. Porewings 1 b furcate, 2
and 3 stalked from angle, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from
middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 3 ; 3 and 4 connate,
5 curved, rather approximated to 4, 6 and 7 parallel.
Type mitoseina Turn. I ana indebted to Dr. Turner for two
examples of this species, which he described as a Machimia, having
failed to notice the peculiar neuration ; it is also very different
from Machimia superficially, but is notwithstanding truly related
to it.
J Eomichla xystidota, n. sp.
S . 2b mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi white, somewhat
sprinkled fuscous, basal third of second joint fuscous, terminal
joint rather shorter tlian second. Thorax ochreous-white, anterior
half blackisli somew'hat mixed brown. Abdomen blackish, with
coppery dorsal patch on each segment, anal tuft whitish. Porewings
elongate, narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa almost
straight, faintly sinuate, gently arched towards apex, apex obtuse,
termen rounded, rather strongly oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 9 and 10
stalked ; white ; markings light fuscous irrorated dark fuscous ;
a transverse spot on base of costa ; an oblong patch extending
along costa from just beyond this to near middle, containing
two small round white spots ; a semioval blotch on dorsum before
middle, connected above with costal patch ; a roundish blotch on
dorsum beyond middle, confluent in disc with costal and posterior
patches ; a large round patch extending across wing from | of costa
to tornus, including a longitudinal streak of pale yellowish suft'usion
in disc, anterior margin formed on upper half by a thick darker
inw'ards-oblique streak from costa followed by some white suffusion ;
a straight streak from costal extremity of this to apex : cilia white.
Hindwings prismatic subhyaline whitish-fuscous ; cilia white.
French Gdiana, R. Maroni; one specimen. Allied to nummulata.
Machimia trifurcata, n. sp.
S . 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, back of crown grey marked
laterally crimson. Palpi pale crimson, anteriorly whitish-grey,
second and terminal joints pale yellow towards tips. Antennae
grey, towards base crimson, ciliations 24. Thorax pale ochreous-
yellow reticulated crimson, shoulders grey. Abdomen whitish-
yellowish. Porewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa sliglitly
arched, apex obtuse, termen slightl} rounded, little oblique;
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9 appieused to 6 at base ; p;ilc oclircous- yellow ; a rather thick
o-lossy grey streak round costa and termen throughout, extreme
costal edge whitish ; a grey streak t roui base of costa to dorsum at
t|, crimson-edged beneath but leaving a slender dorsal streak of
groundcolour, tlieuce continued narrowly along dorsum to | ; a grey
fascia from middle of dorsum, furcate in disc, anterior fork running
to costa at 1^, posterior fork again furcate above middle and
reaching costa on each side of |; all these markings edged inwardly
crimson, antemedian area irregularly marked crimson ; posterior
area divided by a curved crimson transverse line, veins preceding
this lined crimson : cilia crimson on basal half, outer half pale
yellow on termen, elsewhere grey. Hind wings 3 and 4 separate,
rather approximated at base; whitish-yellownsh, apex and upper
part of termen faintly rosy-tinged; cilia whitish -yellowish.
Fkench GtUiana, ll. Maroni ; one specimen. The structure of 3
and 4 of hindwings is exceptional, but in all other respects the
species is a normal Machimia, and there is no need to separate it.
V Machimia pagidotis, n. sp.
J . 17 nira. Head whitish-ochreous, sides of face tinged
crimson. Palpi whitiah-yellovvish, second joint posteriorly crimson
edged externally grey, ba^al third of terminal joint crimson,
anteriorly grey. Antennae grey, towards base crimson, ciliations 3.
Tborax pale yellowisli, suffused irregularly grey and crimson except
on margins. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate,
posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen
slightly rounded, little oblique; light yellow, irregularly and
interruptedly reticulated crimson ; a thick dark grey costal streak
from base to near apex, leaving costal edge whitish, edged beneath
crimson, continued as a slender streak round apex and termen ;
first discal stigma forming a small dark grey spot, connected
by crimson with costal streak ; a thick irregular dark grey streak
from costal streak at | to middle of dorsum, where it is expanded :
cilia grey, beneath tornus ochreous-whitish, towards median area of
termen wliitish-yellow on outer half. Hindwings yellow-whitish,
towards apex and upper part of termen faintly rosy-tinged ; cilia
whitish-yellow.
French Guiana, Godebert, R. Maroni ; two specimens. Allied
to preceding, but neuration normal.
j Machimia plectanota, n. sp.
$ . 23 mm. Head, thorax brownish-ochreous slightly sprinkled
grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish sju'inkled dark fuscous, basal half of
second joint dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings
elongate, moderate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ;
brow'nish-ochreous, very faintly pinkish-tinged, sprinkled grey ;
costal edge grey towards base, with a blackish basal dot ; stigmata
dark grey, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; a strongly excurved
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transverse series of dark grey dots from | of costa, broken inwards
on fold and terminating on dorsum beneath second discal stigma:
cilia whitish-ochreous. base obscnrely spotted grey. Hindwings
])ale whitish-ochreous, more wliitish anteriorly ; cilia pale whitish-
ochreous.
Bkitisii Guiana. Bartica, February (Parish); one specimen.
' Machimia canoanodes, n. sp.
d . 20 mm. Head, thorax brownish. Palpi whitish sprinkled
dark fuscous, basal half of second joint grey, terminal joint faintly
rosy-tinged, blackish-mixed. Antennal ciliations 2^. Abdomen
dark grey. Forewings elongate, hardly dilated, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; brownish, faintly
pinkish-tinged: a dark fuscous dot on base of costa; stigmata
dark fuscous, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; a faintly indicated
excurved slightly darker line from | of costa to | of dorsum : cilia
pale pinkish-grey, base pale dull pinkish. Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia grey, darker towards base.
FuENCH Guiana, 8t. Jean, R. Maroni, Juno ; one specimen. Much
like satiira (of which I have now a series), but forewings obviously
less broad posteriorly, colour ratlier different, and posterior line,
though very faint (in satura more distinct) is differently placed,
being nearly midway between second discal stigma and termen (in
satura nearer termen).
^ TYROMANTIS, n. g.
Head with loosely apjiressed hairs, sidetufts raised ; ocelli small,
posterior; tongue developed. Antennae |, in d strongly ciliated,
basal joint moderate, rather stout, without pecten. Labial palpi
extremely long, recurved, second joint more than twice length of
face, with rough projecting scales above and beneath, terminal
joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short,
filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae with rough hair-
scales above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 absent,
11 from middle. Hindwings 1, oblong-ovate, cilia |; 3 and 4
connate, 5-7 parallel.
In the absence of vein 7 the true affinity is doubtful, but perhaps
near Oymnohathra.
Tyromantis metaxantha, n. sp.
S . 19 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, second joint sprinkled brown. Antennal ciliations 3.
Abdomen yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly
dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather
oblique ; light ochreous, suffusedly mixed brownish : stigmata
cloudy, dark brown, plical somewhat beyond first discal : cilia light
ochreous. Hindwings orange-yellow ; cilia light yellowish,
Madagascar, Antananarivo ; two specimens. These exami)k'8
are not in good order, but the genus and species are very distinct.
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Coesyra melancholica, n. sp.
(5 . i3 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi ochreous-w hitish,
second joint dark fuscous except apex. Antcnnal ciliations 1.
Thorax dark purplish-grey. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, ajiex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; dark purple-grey; discal stigmata
obscure, dark fuscous : cilia purplish-grty. Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Assam, Cherrapunji (Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Mesolecta chimerina Meyr.
Dr. Turner has stated that this is identical with angustella
Walk., and that variabilis Turn, is also a synonym of an(/nstella.
The latter statement is obviously correct, but cJiimerina is easily
distinguished from aiujustella, being a much more obscure insect,
with the groundcolour of forewings always grey, whilst in angustella
it is ochreous-whitish ; probably Dr. Turner is not familiar with
the true chimerina, which is only known to occur in the Sydney
district; I have a series in fine condition, and it is constant and
never assumes the well-marked forms of angustella. Dr. Turner
is, however, correct in indicating its generic identity ; the genus
Talantis was formed by me for chimerina on the supposition that
the termination of vein 7 of forewings is apical, but I now admit
that it should more properly be regarded as terminal, and that the
species is truly allied to the other forms of Mesolecta.
J] TANYZANCLA, n. g.
Head Avith more or less appressed scales, sidetufts raised ; ocelli
posterior; tongue developed. Antennae |, in d moderately or
strongly ciliated, basal joint elongate, with pecten. Labial palpi
very long, recurved, second joint twice length of face, smooth-
scaled, slender or seldom thickened, terminal joint as long as second
or nearly, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform,
appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs above.
Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to
termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-ovate or
elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel.
Type marionella Newm. I have hitherto confused this with
Harpella, which is distinguished by absence of antennal jJecten
and moderately stout terminal joint of palpi.
Tanyzancla crocanthopa, n. sp.
S . 17 mm. Head, palpi dark fuscous mixed light yellowish.
Antennal ciliations H. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen dark
fuscous, basal half yellow. Forewings elongate, rather dilated
posteriorly, costa gentl}' arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly
rounded, rather oblique ; dark fuscous : a moderate irregular
slightly sinuate deep yellow fascia from | of costa to g of dorsum :
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cilia dark fuscous. Hindwiags yellow ; extreme base mixed dark
fuscous; abroad dark purplish- fuscous terminal baud; cilia dark
fuscous.
New Guinea, Setekwa River, 2-3uOU feet ; one specimen. This
species also seems superficially to imitate a Crocanthes.
Heterozyga gyrospila, u. sp.
$ . 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale greyish-ochrtous irrorated
light grey, thorax sutfusedly mixed blackish-grey. Abdomen
ochreous-grey-whitish, a bronzy dorsal patch on each segment.
Forewiiigs elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale greyish-ochreous
irrorated light grey, some scattered dark grey scales ; base of costa
dark grey ; stigmata blackish-grey, plieal rather oblicjuely before
first discal, an additional dot above and beyond first discal, another
between and above discal, rather nearer second, and one just
beneath second discal and partly confluent with it : cilia pale
greyish-ochreous sprinkled pale grey. Hindwiugs light grey ; cilia
pale greyish-ochreous.
Capk Colony, Capetown, August (Leigh); one specimen.
Euphiltra tricensa, n. sp,
cJ . 14 mm. Head white, lateral edge of crown dark fuscous.
Palpi white, base of second joint dark fuscous. Thorax blackish,
posterior half white. Abdomen pale ochreous-yellowish, base grey.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse-pointed, termen obliquely rounded; white, basal area
tinged ochreous-yellow : a small wedgeshaped blackish spot on base
of costa, nearly reaching dorsum ; a moderate slightly curved dark
browu transverse fascia slightly before middle, rather dilated
towards dorsum, anterior edge somewhat blackish-mixed ; a nearly
equally broad dark brown fascia from | of costa to dorsum before
tornus, edged anteriorly with some light brown suffusion with lilac-
purple reflections nearly reaching to preceding fascia except on
costa; an iri'egular dark brown blotch occupying apical area and
nearly reaching second fascia except on costa : cilia light brown
suft'used lilac-grey except towards base. Hindwings rather dark
grey, suffused whitish-yellowish towards base ; cilia pale yellowish.
New South Wales, Murrurundi, October {Rai/nor) ; one
specimen. Closely related to eroticelTa, but quite distinct.
Delonoma pyrrhoplecta, n. sp.
J . 18 mm. Head whitish, sides of face reddish. Paliji whitish,
second joint suffused dull crimson mixed dark fuscous except tip,
terminal joint with two crimson bands mixed dark fuscous.
Antenual ciliations 4. Thorax whitish marked red (partly defaced).
Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 3 and 4 separate;
whitish-yellowish, coarsely reticulated orange-red ; a dark brown
220 BXOTIC MIOROLEPIDOPTERA,
streak from base of costa to | of dorsum, thence continued along
dorsum to tornus and as an attenuated terminal line to apex, edged
red internally ; a short inwardly oblique dark brown J^treak on red
from costa at i ; a red line mixed dark fuscous along costa from
this to apex ; a dark brown mark on transverse vein ; a V-shaped
(lark brown mark resting on costa eacli side of 4-, sufi'used red, with
a straight red line from its apex to tornus; these markings form
part of the red reticulation : cilia pinkish-ochreous mixed dark
grey on basal half, outer half on termen light yellow. Hindwings
and cilia whitish-yellowish.
New Guinea, 8etekwa River, 2-3000 feet ; one specimen.
Meleonoma implexa, n. sp.
J . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen whitish-ochreous,
base of palpi bi'own. Antennae grey-whitish ringed black. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed,
termen extremely obliquely rounded ; greyish-ochreous ; obscure
fasciae of pale grey suffusion near base and beyond middle ; a rather
broad transverse ochreous-wiiite fascia at ^, including a narrow
suffused fascia of groundcolour and suffused pale grey in disc on
each side of this, on costa margined dark grey suffusion ; disoal
stigmata rather large, dark fuscous, rather approximated, a trans-
verse ochreous-white shade at |, expanded towards costa, tinged
grey in disc ; apical area beyond this grey irrorated dark grey :
cilia ochreous-whitish tinged grey. Hindwings ochreous-whitish
irrorated light grey except towards base; cilia ochreous-whitish.
8. India, Kodumur, August {Fletcher) ; one specimen. This
species is so similar in character to the Proceleustis group, that it
would seem that Meleonoma is probably a development of this
group.
Scalideutis ulocoma, u. sp.
cJ 2 • ^~9 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi white, second
joint (lark grey exce[)t apex. Thorax dark ashy-fuscous. Abdomen
(5 whitish-ochreous, $ whitish-grey. Forewings elongate, narrow^,
costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely
rounded; ashy-grey irrorated dark fuscous ; stigmata rather large,
blackish, edged ochreous-white laterally, plical obliquely before
first discal ; similar dots, or ochreous-white scales indicating their
margins, on costa at |, on dorsum midway between discal stigmata,
and near termen in middle : cilia light ashy-grey, sprinkled darker
grey towards base. Hindwings rather light grey ; cilia pale ashy-
grey.
Kanaka, Dharwar, January to March (Ma.vwell); six specimens.
\ LEPTOCOPA, n. g.
Head smooth, sidetufts somewhat raised; ocelli small, posterior;
tongue developed (?). Antennse |, in (^ serrulate, simple, basal
joint moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, slender,
(ECOPHORID^. 221
smooth, terminal joint as long as second, acute. Maxillary palpi
rudimentary. Posterior tibias loosely scaled above. Forewiiigs 2
from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termeii, 1 1 from middle.
Hindwiiigs under 1, laiiceolute, cilia 2h ; 3 absent (coincident
with 4), 5-7 parallel.
Leptocopa notoplecta, n. sp.
cJ . 7 mm. Head ochreous-wliite. Palpi white, slightly
sprinkled blackish on second joint and beneath apex of terminal.
Thorax ochreous-white, a transverse central anterior blackish blotch.
Abdomen whitish-ochreous tinged grey. Forewings elongate,
narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded; ochreous-white; markings dark grey irrorated
black ; two confluent elongate spots extending over basal third of
costa ; a small round sjiot in disc at ? ; an elongate spot along costa
from before middle to |, narrowed anteriorly ; two small groups of
black scales in disc before and beyond | ; a streak along dorsum
from I to tornus ; some black irroration towards costa before apex :
cilia ochreous-white, sprinkled minute black specks. Hindwings
light grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Queensland, Cairns, October (Dodd) ; one specimen.
Periacma turbinea, n. sp,
2 . 11 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish-ochreous-yellow.
Abdomen pale grey, anal tult yellow-whitish. Forewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ;
ochreous-yellow ; a small grey spot on base of costa ; a larger
suffused grey spot on base of dorsum; a strong dark grey streak
along fold Irom near base to near tornus, a longitudinal mark above
middle of disc, and two or three undefined longitudinal lines of grey
irroration between and beneath these ; a grey fascia irrorated dark
fuscous from i of costa to tornus, slenderly constricted in middle
and triangularly dilated towards extremities ; some irregular dark
fuscous irroration lound apex : cilia ochreous-yellow, on costa
a fuscous subbasal line. Hindwings light grey ; cilia ochreous-
whitish.
LoAVER Burma, Minbu, August {Fletclwr) ; one specimen.
Mesothyrsa docilis, n. sp.
5 . 14 mm. Head light ochreous. Palpi, thorax light oclireous
sprinkled fuscous. Abdomen light greyish-ochreons. Forewings
elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly
sinuate, oblique; light ochreous s])rinkled fuscous; siigniata rather
large, dark fuscous, plieal rather obliquely beyond fiist discal ; a
spot of fuscous sufl'usion on costa at |, and a narrow fascia along
termen expanded into a blotch on tornus : cilia pale ochreous, on
termen with two indistinct interrupted fuscous shades. Hindwings
light grey ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous.
CooRG, PoUibetta, May {Fletclier); one specimen.
222 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTKRA.
Cryptolechia perversa, n. sp.
(^ . 13 mm. Head, thorax dark broiizy-fuscous. Palpi -whitish,
■suffusedly inorated dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous.
Forowiiif^s elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen hardly sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; fuscous irrorated
dark fuscous ; stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, edged whitish
posteriorly, jilical rather obliqiiely beyond first discal ; och.reous-
whitish spots on costa ))efore middle and at 4: cilia bronzy-grey.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale ocliroous-grey.
S. India, Ootacamund, October (Fletcher); one specimen.
Cryptolechia ichnitis, n. sp.
d . 20 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous, faintly tinged
fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitisb, basal half and subapical ring of
second joint grey, terminal joint grey at base and beneath apex
anteriorly. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Eorewings elongate,
posteriorly somewliat dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oldique ; pale whitish-ochreous ;
costa towards base tinged fuscous, a small blackish triangular basal
spot, a small blackish mark beneath and beyond this ; stigmata
blackish, plical obliquely beyond first discal, second discal larger,
preceded by a small spot confluent with it ; a blackish subcostal dot
above first discal stigma ; some faint fuscous suffusion on costa
before and beyond middle, and above dorsum at |^ ; two posterior
parallel transverse series of undefined cloudy spots of faint fuscous
suft'usion, strongly excurved on upper |; a marginal series of cloudy
dark fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia
ochreous-whitish. Hindwings and cilia whitish.
French Guiana, li Maroni ; one specimen.
PHILARGA, n. g.
Head smooth, sidetufts slightly raised; ocelli small, posterior;
tongue developed. Antenna? |, in cT serrulate, minutely ciliated,
basal joint moderate, without pccten. Labial palpi long, recurved,
second joint thickened with appressed scales, somewhat rough
towards apex beneath, terminal joint as long as second, moderate,
acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue.
Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 and 3 stalked from angle, 8 and 9 out of 7,
7 to just below apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal,
apex obtuse, termen sligbtlj^ sinuate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate,
5 nearly parallel, much nearer 4 than (>, 6 and 7 separate, rather
approximated towards base.
Of somewhat uncertain affinity, but apparently best placed near
Cry^doIecJiia.
Philarga autochlora, n. sp.
(5' . 13 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen ochi'eous-
whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly
(ECOPHOKID^. 223
dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat
rounded, oblique ; ocbreous-whitish : cilia coiicolorous. Hindwings
and cilia ochreous-wliitish.
Kanaka, Dharwar, January {Jfd.rwell) ; one specimen.
/
Depressaria endryopa, n. sp.
J . 25 mm. Head, thorax dark t'uscous tinged reddisli, margins
of collar and thorax sprinkled whitish. Palpi dark grey tinged
reddish, second joint very shortly rough-scaled beneath, terminal
joint half second, grey-whitish, with two or three dark fuscous
scales in middle. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft tinged brownish.
Porewings elongate, rather narrow towards base, posteriorly rather
dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; rosy-brown, veins sufFiisedly irrorated
grey towards dorsum and on posterior half of wing ; costal edge
dark grey strigulated with rosy-whitish irroration ; a white dot
representing second discal stigma : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia
grey.
Colorado, 7000 feet, August ; one specimen.
^ Depressaria nymphidia, n. sp.
(S . 22 mm. Head grey-whitish tinged rosy. Palpi whitisli
mixed pale rosy and fuscous, second joint with rather long rough
scales beneath, basal third fuscous, terminal joint | of second, with
dark fuscous supramedian band. Thorax rosy-wliitish, patagia dark
brown tinged crimson. Abdomen pale ochreous. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow towards base, dilated posteiiorly, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ;
2 and '3 remote ; brownish-rosy, suffusedly tinged or mixed grey,
tending to form faint streaks on veins posteriorly ; discal stigmata
small, white, irregular ; strongly curved transverse series of
irregularly scattered whitish scales at | and before termen ;
a marginal series of cloudy fuscous dots round posterior part of
costa and termen : cilia grey-whitish tinged rosj^ an interrupted
grey median shade, and obscure bars of grey irroration round
apical area. Hindwiugs light grey ; cilia whitisli-grey.
Colorado, 7000 feet, August ; one specimen. Keniarkably like
the preceding species in general aspect, tliough abundantly ditieriug
in detail, and belonging to the other section of tlie genus.
y Depressaria symmochlota, u. sp.
cJ $ . 20-23 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, some-
what mixed fuscous, second joint with moderate rough scales
beneath, terminal joint | of second, with blackish supramedian
baud leaving only extreme tip whitish. Thorax whitish, a fuscous
spot on shoulders. Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate,
posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded,
termen rounded, somcAvhat oblique; 2 and 3 remote; greyish-
224 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
ochreous or liglit fuscous, a broad costal streak from base to |
suffusi'dly mixed white; base of dorsal edge white, edged above
with l)lackish suffusion ; discal stigiujita white, first forming an
oblique mark, second dot-like, both more or less edged blackish and
connected by an elongate blackish spot; blackish streaks between
veins 2-12, uppermost terminating in a blackish spot on middle of
costa, next three strong, interrupted by a sharply angulated whitish
sliade running from beyond middle of costa to j; of dorsum, others
slenderer, not continued beyond this shade or only by some scattered
scales; a marginal series of irregular Idackish dots round posterior
])art of costa and ternien : cilia grey-whitish, basal half sufiusedly
spotted light grey. Ilindwings whitish, slightly sprinkled ])ale
grej' postrriorls' ; cilia whitish, a faint pale grey subbasal shade.
Canada, Parry Sound, August (/'err/.s^) : four specimens. Allied
to macidatella, which was also obtained from the same locality.
Plocamosaris pandora Meyr.
After completing a careful revision of the Xi/loryctufce I now
perceive this genus to be an CEcophorid, allied to (Jrijj^dolecliia and
ScoUoampha; the absence of tlie critical vein 7 of forewings and 5
of hindwings led to misinterpretation. The following are the
characters proving that the species is not referable to the group of
Steaoma, where I had placed it and to which its superficial
appearance is sufficiently conformable, viz. (1) the long slender
anterior tarsi, which in Stenoma and its allies are peculiarly short
and stout, usually not longer than the very short tibial ; (2) the
peculiar and characteristic palpi, quite unlike any in the
Xi/loryctidce, but very similar to Scolingraplia and other forms of
(EcophorldiP ; (3) the characteristic short and uneven ciliation of
the (S antennae, and slender elongate basal joint. Ocelli are small,
posterior; in the hindwings the transverse vein is outwardly
oblique from 3 to 0, and (proliahly in S only) there is a groove
between veins 6 and 7 extending into cell, and it is i)erhaps the
distortion due to this which accounts for the very unusual absence
of vein 5.
PLUTELLID.^.
Paraphyllis aulophora, n. sp.
S. 3 5-1 (5 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, externally
irrorated grey except tip Antennae stout towai'ds base. Thorax
dark purplish fuscous. Abdomen fuscous, segmental margins
suifusedly mixed whitisli. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
costa moderately arclied, apex pointed, termen very oblitjuely
rounded ; dark purplish-brown ; a line of white suffusion just
l)eneath costa nearly throughout ; a whitish streak above middle
from base to a])ex ; a narrow streak of whitish suffusion on fold
posteriorly, and one on l)asal portion of dorsum : cilia fuscous,
beneath tornus mixed whitish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
base whitish.
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PLTTTELLID^. 225
North Australia, Port Darwin (Dodd) ; three specimens. A
second species of this curious genus, in all respects congeneric
with the first, but apparently offering no help towards the deter-
mination of its true affinity, which remains (]uite uncertain.
1/ PARAXENISTIS, n. g.
Head with dense appressed scales, on face forming a more
or less developed wedgeshaped projecting tuft ; ocelli posterior ;
tongue developed. Antenna? |, in J simple, basal joint moderate,
with anterior projection of scales from base. Labial palpi long or
very long, straight, porrected, much thickened with dense loosely
appressed hairscales, attenuated anteriorly, terminal joint concealed
in long scales of second. Maxillar}^ palpi short, filiform, porrected.
Posterior tibias smooth-scaled. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from
angle, 2 5 rather approximated, 7 to termen, 11 from before
middle. Hindwings |, narrowly trapezoidal-ovate, cilia It ; 2 very
short, 2-4 remote, parallel, 5 and 6 nearly approximated towards
base, 7 tolerably parallel.
Type rnacrostomd Meyr. Nearly allied to Plutella, from which
it differs by the peculiar palpi. To this genus is also referable
2->entanIa Meyr., described as a Plutella owing to injury of the palpi
of the original examples; I have since obtained further material,
I judge the antennte in repose to be porrected as in Plutella.
Paraxenistis macrostoma, n. sp.
cJ . 11 ram. Head, palpi, thorax greyish-ochreous, two minute
blackish dots behind eyes and one in front ; palpi 5, a minute
))lackish dot at base and four or five towards middle, tip dark grey.
Antenna) whitish-grey, apical third blackish with two wiiitish rings.
Abdomen light grey, Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched,
slightly bent in middle, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ;
whitish-grey, with some scattered dark fuscous scales on basal area,
greyer and violet-tinged in disc posteriorly ; a grey spot marked
with several minute black dots on costa at | ; a dark grey transverse
triangular spot from middle of dorsum reaching half across wing,
outlined with whitish and within this partially edged blackish ;
a round brownish-tinged spot marked on edge with several small
blackish dots and outlined anteriorly with white near termen
beneath apex ; some brownish tinge above this, and some white
irroration along termen : cilia light grey sprinkled Avhitish, with
two brownish shades, outer sprinkled black, Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
S. India, Coimbatore, February (FlefcJier) • one specimen,
Paraxenistis sphenospila, n, sp.
cJ § . 8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white slightly sprinkled light
brownish, palpi 3. Antenna? grey with indistinct whitish rings at
middle and |, Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently
VOL. II. — August, 1919, q
226 EXOTIC MTCROLtlPlDOPTEEA.
arched, apex obtuse, termcn slightlj' rounded, oblique ; white
irrorated brownish, appearing finely striated transversely, with
scattered dark fuscons scales ; opposite triangular fuscous spots
sprinkled dark fuscous from cobia and dorsum before middle, almost
meeting, enclosed by streaks of i)ale brassj'-ocbreous suffusion
uniting them into a fascia; apical third of wing suffused light
vellow-ochreous, including two smtill spots of blackish irroration
on costa and a central roundish blotch of black irroratio)i mixed
white: cilia whitish, with two grey shades including rows of black
points. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light grey.
S. Inbia, Coimbatore, July {Fletcher)-, two specimens,
; Acrolepia marmaropis, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 12-13 mm. Head ochroous-yellowish. Palpi very long,
slender, smooth, acute, Avhitish irrorated blackish. Thorax
brownish suffused whitish anteriorly, patagia mostly daik fuscous.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched,
apex tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; silvery-
whitish, strigulated and reticulated dark fuscous posteriorly;
markings dark bronzy-fuscous ; a moderate basal patch, outer edge
oblique ; a large triangular patch extending over costa from \ to |,
and reaching nearly to dorsum, containing a central blotch of
whitish mottling on costa ; a spot towards dorsum beyond this ; an
irregular fascia from | of costa to tornus ; some apical mottling :
cilia whitish, on termen with dark fuscous subbasal shade, round
costa and apex broadly barred dark fuscous. Hindwings grey,
paler and thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia whitish-grey, at apex a
whitish spot.
Colombia, La Crurabre, G600 feet, May (Parish) ; two specimens.
\'
Acrolepia elaphrodes, n. sp.
J 5 • 12-13 mm. Head \a hitish more or less suffused grey,
sides of face dark fuscous. Palpi with moderate rough tuft towards
apex of second joint beneath, terminal joint rather thickened with
appressed scales, whitish banded dark fuscous irroration,. Thorax
whitish sprinkled grey, a dark grey spot on shoulder. Abdomen
light grey, Forewings elongate, narroAv, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen straight, oblique ; white irregularly irrorated
grey ; markings dark grey with some black scales ; costal edge
strigulated blackish ; a basal patch of irregular marbling, edge
oblique, forming a tolerably acute angle on fold, followed on dorsum
by a more or less defined white spot ; several cloudy darker spots on
posterior half of costa ; a small white spot on dorsum at |, sur-
rounded by more or less dark suffusion ; an irregular narrow fascia
from ^ of costa to tornus, suffused with dark fuscous in disc : cilia
grey with dark grey antemedian shade, suffused whitish exteriorly
towards middle of termen, Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish
grey.
Peku, Matucaua, 7780 feet, July (Parish) ; three specimens.
J
PIUTELLIDJE. 227
Acrolepia jaspidata, n. sp.
(S . 11-12 mm. Head, thorax ■wliitish, more or less suffused
grey, slioulders grey. Palpi with moderate rough tuft towards
apex of second joint heneath, terminal joint rather thickened with
oppressed scales, whitish banded dark fuscous irroration. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen almost straiglit, oblique ; white irregularly
irrorated bronzy-grey ; costal edge strigulated blackish ; markings
purplish-grey, with some black scales ; a basal patch of irregular
marbling, edge oblifiue, forming an obtuse angle on fold, followed
by a white spot on dorsum ; four blackish marks on posterior half
of costa, edged by some white scales posteriorly ; a whitisli-ochreous
dot in disc at | ; a small w hite spot on dorsum at |, edged by some
dark suffusion ; posterior area mostly suffused purplish- grey : cilia
grey mixed whitisli, with dark fuscous anteniedian shade, within
this tinged brownish-ochreous, Hindwings light groy, darker pos-
teriorly ; cilia whitish-grey.
Peru, Lima, 500 feet, August (Pansh) ; two specimens. Very
similar to elaplirodes, but distinguished by (1) angulation of basal
patch obtuse, not acute, so that loAver portion is nearly direct, not
oblique as in ela/Jirodes, (2) absence of subterminal fascia, of which
central portion in elcqilirodes forms a well-marked oblique dark bar,
this area being instead uniformly suffused to median area of
termen,
Acrolepia poliopis, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head, thorax whitish-gre}-, a few blackish specks.
Palpi with short rough tuft of scales at apex of second joint
beneath, terminal joint roughened with scales anteriorly towards
base, acute, whitish, slightly sprinkled grey. Abdomen grey-
whitiah. .Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex
pointed, termen very obliciuely rounded ; grey-whitish, irregularly
suffused pale grey in disc and towards base, and sprinkled blackish :
some strigulas of dark irroration beneath anterior half of costa ;
undefined spots of dark suffusion on dorsum before middle, on
costa at |, and on toruus : cilia grey-whitish sprinkled blackish.
Hindwings grey- whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Peru, Huancayo, 10,650 feet, July {Parish) ; one specimen,
^ Acrolepia bythodes, n. sp,
c?, 14 ram. Head, thorax light grey. Palpi with rough
projecting tuft of scales towards apex of second joint beneath,
terminal joint slender, acute. Forewings elongate, ratlicr narrow,
costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen rather sinuate, oblique ;
grey irregularly irrorated darker; anterior area darker-suffused,
limited by a streak of dark suffusion from middle of costa to dorsum
before tornus : cilia grey, a dark purplish-grey aiitemedian shade.
Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia whitish.
q2
228 EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPXERA.
Peru, Matucana, 7780 feet, July (Parish) ; one s])ecimen. Xot
in good condition, but easily distinguislied from all others by
sinuate termen of forewings,
Acrolepia syrphacopis, n. sp.
(5 2 • 11-13 mm. Head ochreous-wbitisli, face more or less
speckled fuscous. Palpi tliickened with loose rather rough scales
throughout, ochreous-whitish banded dark fuscous irroration.
Thorax ochreous-whitish, more or less irrorated or sometimes
Avholly suffused fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish sprinkled
grey. Toi-ewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; ochreous-
whitish, suffusedly and irregularly mixed, marbled, or irrorated
gre3ish-ochreous or grey, in one specimen mostly suffused fuscous-
grey ; a darker basal patch with oblique edge sometimes indicated
but more often obsolete, sometimes followed by a small irregular
inconspicuous white spot on middle of dorsum ; some indistinct
darker spots of irroration along costa, especially one in middle;
often some darker clouding towards dorsum beyond middle; all
these markings ill-detined and variable : cilia ochreous-whitish,
basal half suffused ochreous-brownish, sometimes sprinkled dark
grey, outer half with three rows of blackish-grey points. Hind-
wings light grey, sometimes darker towards apex; cilia pale grey.
Peru, Lima (500 feet), Chosica (2800 feet), Matucana (7780
feet), July, August (Parish); forty-four specimens.
\I Cerostoma hydraea, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 14-18 mm. Head grey-whitish, seldom tinged brownish,
a more or less marked dark fuscovis central line. Palpi whitish,
sprinkled grey, a broad oblique grejish or fuscous band across
second joint. Thorax whitish-grey sprinkled darker, sometimes
with white lines, sometimes a dark fuscous central line, patagia
seldom blackish. Abdomen whitish-grey. Porewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen somewhat
sinuate, very oblicjue ; grey, partially mixed or suffused whitish,
especially on dorsal half, and sprinkled blackish ; sometimes veins
marked with whitish lines; sometimes a median series of indistinct
blackish dots, or obscure darker streak from base to apex ; often a
blackish attenuated streak along dorsum, sometimes I'eplaced by
a row of strigula) or dots ; in one specimen (the largest) a strong-
black streak beneath cell : cilia grey-whitish si)rinkled with
blackish points, sometimes forming distinct lines. Hindwings
rather light grey ; cilia pale grey or whitish-grcT.
Peru. Oroya, 12,200 feet (Parish)-^ two specimens. A varial)le
species, allied to the European caudeUa,
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PUOTOTHEORID.E.
' METATHEORA, n. g.
Head sliortly rough-liaircd, posteriorly witli loug rough hairs, face
short; ocelli small, posterior; tongue rudimentary. Antennae in
(S under l, about 25-jointed, rather stout, tapering, slightly
tUxttened, moderately and evenly pubescent-ciliated over whole
surface. Labial palpi long, porreeted, wholly clothed with long
rougli spreading hairscales diminishing to apex, joints concealed.
Maxillary palpi short, filiform, 3-jointed, porreeted. Thorax
roughly haired, with posterior crest. Abdomen rather slender, in
(J with rather thick anal tuft. Legs rather long, slender, anterior
tibiti) and tarsi with a fringe of rough projecting hairscales beneath,
middle tibiae with long hairs above and two short ajncal spurs,
])Osterior tibiic with median and apical pairs of moderate spurs.
Forewings formed as in Proiotheora, with membranous jugum;
neuration essentially as in Frototheora, 7 and 8 short-stalked,
9 and 10 long-stalked, 9 to apex, an additional branch (13) from
middle of 12. Hindwings nearly 1, oblong-ovate, cilia ?; neuration
as in Prototlieora.
Distinguishable by the fringe of hairscales on anterior tarsi and
tibia). Mr. 11. J. Tillyard, in New tSouth Wales, being interested
by my notice of this family, was at pains to obtain some material
from South Africa for dissection, and I am indebted to him for the
communication of the following information, viz. (1) that theie
were two species probably confused under my description of
Frototheora petvosema ; I had myself suspected this, and have since
received further material representing four species in all, of which
the descriptions will appear presently in the Annals of the South
African Museum ; (2) that mandibles were present in both species,
minute and difficult of detection in petrosema proper, but in the
other species as large as in Micropteryx and very similar ; and
(3) that I had overlooked the presence of maxillary palpi concealed
between the hairs of the labial palpi, which I find to be correct.
It may be assumed, therefore, that mandibles are present in
Metatheora also, but I cannot ascertain this without the removal of
a palpus, which is not permissible in the case of a unique specimen
not belonging to me.
Metatheora parachlora, u. sp.
S . 16 ram. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous finely sprinkled
whitish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous mixed fuscous. Forewings
elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded ; light fuscous, some scattered dark fuscous scales, towards
dorsum and termen some scattered whitish scales; a rather narrow
somewhat paler band along dorsum and termen, terminal portion
attenuated to apex and edged anteriorly by a straight line of darker
230 EXOTIC MICROLEPIBOPTERA.
fuscous scales: cilia -whitish -fuscous. Ilindwings pale fuscous;
cilia grc\-whitish.
Natal, Karkloof, January (Janse); one specimen. Type in
Coll. Janse.
HEPIALID.E.
Hepialus ptiloscelis, n. sp.
c? . 22 mm. Head, thorax thinly clothed light fuscous hairs,
eyes large, approximated anteriorly. Palpi extremely small,
surrounded \vitli lung fuscous hairs. Antenntc ^, simple, moderate,
somewhat flattened, attenuated to apex, minutely puhescent.
Ahdomen pale fuscous, with dense long hairs on basal half.
Posterior legs reduced, aborted, consisting mainly of a spreading
tuft of very long pale fuscous hairs. Forewings rather elongate-
triangular, costa nearly straight, apex obtuse, termen bowed,
rather oblique ; thinly clothed with fuscous hairscales : cilia
whitish, basal half fuscous. Hindwings thinly scaled, light
ochreous-grey ; cilia as in forewings.
Cape Colony, Albany District, bred from " erect tubular
structure"; one example. Type in Albany Museum, communi-
cated by Mr. A. J. T. Janso. The tubular structure mentioned is
doubtless the terminal of a subterranean gallery, in which the
larva feeds on roots ; a similar structure is found with certain
species of Melasina.
GRACILARIAD.E.
LithocoUetis pentadesma, n. sp.
S $ . 4-5 mm. Head ochreous-brownish, face white. Thorax
reddish-ochreous-brown, with transverse bar of black irroration.
Abdomen grey. Forewings lanceolate; reddish- ochrcous-brown;
a fine angnlated basal fascia of black irroration ; three slender
fascia? of black irroration, rather inwards-oblique from costa,
curved-angulated above middle, slightly edged with white pos-
teriorly, more strongly towards costa, an oblique bar of scattered
black scales from angle of third beyond its white margin to costa ;
a slender streak of black irroration along termen, preceded on
costa by a white mark : cilia whitish-grey tinged reddish-ochreous,
three lines of black points. Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-grey.
Java, Buitenzorg, bred from flat roundish blotch-mines on under-
surface of leaves of Pterocarpus indieus (^Legumiiwsie), sometimes
30 or 40 larva) in a leaf, mines coalescing (Dr. W. lioeplce) ; nine
specimens. Type in British Museum.
Acrocercops angelica, n. sp.
S . 8 mm. Head shining brassy-metallic, with long flat erectile
scales from back of crown. Labial palpi very slender, whitish-
GUACILARIAD^. 231
ochreous. Maxillary palpi whitish, terminal joint gre}'. Thorax
pale shining metallic bronze. Forewings very narrow, long-
l)ointed, acute ; shining pale metallic coppery bronze ; a somioval
bronzy spot on costa from near base to | enclosed by a slender
curved blackish streak ; a longer semioval orange blotch on costa
from I to beyond middle enclosed by a similar blackish streak
centrally obsolescent ; between these a shining brassy fascia from
costa, becoming dilated and orange towards dorsum, anterior edge
inwards-oblique from costa, posterior direct ; beyond second costal
blotch a transverse orange fascia, of which anterior portion on
costa is formed by a small silvery-w^hito spot separated from
posterior part by a small dark grey mark ; in some lights a pale
longitudinal streak in apical area : cilia light bronzy-grey. Hind-
wings and cilia rather dark grey.
Seychelles, Praslin, bred from larva mining in leaf of Calo-
2^Jil/Uum inophyllum (Gidtifera') • " eggs deposited on up])cr surface
of leaf ; since sometimes as many as 50 eggs are laid on one leaf,
the tree is soon defoliated and doomed " [Dujponi) ; one specimen.
Type in British Museum. This interesting and beautiful form
appears to be related to the clirysocosma group, hitherto only
known from South America and the West Indies.
Acrocercops phaeomorpha, n. sp.
$ . 6 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen shining whitish.
Forewings very narrow, moderately pointed; shining silvery-
whitish ; an indistinct grey transverse strigula at | ; close Ijeyond
this a light oclireous-yellowish fascia, marked posteriorly wnth
two similar grey strigulfc and narrowly separated by white from a
deep black subtriangular apical spot : cilia whitish, beneath apex
a patch of greyish suffusion. Hindwings light grey ; cilia grey-
whitish.
EojiTiAY, Kaira, March {Maxwell) ; one specimen. Perhaps
nearest sawojya or desiccata, but very distinct.
Acrocercops helicopa, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining wliitish, patagia
ochreous-tinged. Abdomen pale greyish. ForcAvings very narrow,
long-pointed, acute ; light grcyish-ochreous, towards apex suffused
grey ; extreme costal edge whitish except towards base ; ex-
treme dorsal edge whitish, small elongate cloudy whitish s])ots
at middle and towards tornus ; two small cloudy wliite spots on
termen, and one at apex : cilia light grey, base mixed white.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
KoMAON, Bhim Tal, 5U00 feet, bred in June but foodplant not
stated {Ma.vwell) ; one specimen. Perhaps allied to ochronej^hela.
Acrocercops leucophaea, n. sp.
cJ . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining white, patagia light
greyish-ochreous. Abdomen grej-. Forewings very narrow, long-
232 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTIORA.
pointed, acute ; pale grcyish-oclireous ; an irregular elongate white
bloteli margined dark fuscous scales along anterior half of dorsum,
posteriorly with an inwardly oblique projection preceded by a
narrow indentation ; a spot of fuscous suffusion above this towards
base ; an oblique fuscous fascia from costa at f , not quite reaching
dorsum ; a narrow oblique white fascia edged dark fuscous scales
from middle of costa, slenderly constricted or almost interrupted
in middle ; an oblique fuscous blotch from costa at |, reaching
about half across wing ; apical area suffusedly irrorated dark
fuscous, with irregular white dots along margins : cilia fuscous,
round apex whitish on outer half, towards tcrmen greyish. Hind-
wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
KuMAON, Bhim Tal, 5000-6000 feet, May (MaxmU) ; one
specimen.
Acrocercops polyclasta, n. sp.
S . 7 mm. Head white. Palpi white, apical half of second
joint and median ring of terminal dark fuscous, these areas loosely
scaled anteriorly. Thorax, abdomen grey. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate, long-pointed ; rather dark grey ; four slender
irregular oblique interrupted white transverse streaks, edged
externally dark fuscous, first from costa at }, interrupted in middle,
dorsal portion connected with a sufiused white dorsal streak from
base, second from costa before middle, interrupted below middle,
third from costa at |, widely interrupted in disc, fourth near apex,
short, indistinct, obscurely interrupted : cilia grey, mixed darker
round apex, an indistinct whitish apical spot beyond an obscure
cloudy dark apical hook. Hindwitigs and cilia grey.
KuuAON, Bhim Tal, 5000-0000 feet, May {Maxivell); one
specimen. Apparently allied to loxias. -
COSMOPTERYGID.E.
Cosmopteryx chrysocrates, n. sp.
(S . 8 mm. Head and thorax blackish with three fine silvery-
white lines above, face pale silveiy-grey. Palpi white lined dark
fuscous. Antenniie dark grey, two single Avhite rings at about
I (apex apparently missing), (Abdomen missing.) Forewings
narrow-lanceolate, apex caudate ; black ; dorsal edge silver3--white
towards base ; a somewhat oblique transverse series of three short
tine violet-silvery dashes about |, subcostal somewhat oblicpie and
rather extended towards base, median shortest; a broad orange
postmedian transverse baud, edged on both sides by violet-golden-
metallic entire fasciae somewhat converging dorsally, second finely
black-edged anteriorly ; a silvery-white linear dot on middle of
termen, and line from near beyond this to apex : cilia dark gre\-,
beyond second fascia a suffused white mark in costal cilia. Hind-
wings and cilia dark grey.
COSMOrTKRYGIB.T:. 233
Fiji, Natova, May (Veitch); ono specimen. Type in British
Museum. Apparently nearest holojihracta, from which it (lifters
by the very short median subbasal dash.
Cosmopteryx dulcivora, n. sp.
d 2 ' 11-12 mm. Head bronzy, white central and lateral lines
on crown. Palpi white lined dark fuscous. Antenna? wliite, basal
half lined blackish, terminal half ringed dark fuscous, three apical
joints wholly white, next four dark fuscous. Thorax bronzy, white
central and lateral lines. Abdomen ])a]e bronzy, sides and
segmental margins silvery-whitish. Forcwiugs very narrow-
lanceolate, apex very long-caudate ; iridescent-bronzy ; an ob]i(]ue
white subcostal line from base to ^, a median line from base nearly
reaching band, a sliort subdorsal lino beneath posterior portion of
this, and a fine dorsal line from base to near band, posterior
extremities of these four nearly in a transverse line ; costal edge
shortly white before band ; an ochreous-yellow postmedian trans-
verse band, slightly narrowed dorsally, anteriorly edged by a silvery-
metallic direct fascia followed by a blackish dot above middle,
))Osteriorly by opposite subtriangular silvery-metallic costal and
dorsal spots, an ochreous-yelloAv elongate patch extending from
baud between these to |, whence a shining white streak runs along
termen to apex : cilia light grey or whitish-grej-, on costa whitish,
at apex with a wliite bar edged above with dark grey. Hindwings
grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Fiji, Natova, bred in November from larvtc mining in leaves of
sugarcane (Veitch); two specimens. Type in British Museum.
^ APOTHETODES, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae |,
basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved,
second joint with scales slightly roughened beneath, terminal joint
about as long as second, slender, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudi-
mentary. Posterior tibine rough-haired above. Forewings with
2 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind-
wings g, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-4 separate, 5 absent, G and 7
nearly parallel.
Probably allied to Limnoecia.
Apothetodes dialectica, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head oclireous-whitish speckled grey. Paljji white,
second joint dark grey except apex. Thorax ratlier dark fuscous.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; fuscous irrorated
dark fuscous ; stigmata blackish, jdical obliquely before first discal :
cilia fuscous, base sprinkled dark fuscous. HindAvings grej- ; cilia
pale fuscous.
Bombay, Dharwar, January {Maxwell) ; ono specimen.
234 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDuPrEEA.
Limnoecia tyriarcha, n. sp.
$. Ilium. Head Hhiuiug brassy-nietallic. ral[)i oratige-
ocliroous, anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Aiileiina3
blackish, apical third white. Thorax deep bronzy - pnrple.
Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex
produced, acute ; bright deep purple, with blue and coppery
reflections ; a triangular ochreous-yellow spot on dorsum before
middle, reaching half across wing, surmounted by a w^hite dot ; a
small white (ransverso mark from middle of costa, becoming pale
ochreous beneath : cilia coppery-purple, towards tornus dark
fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscoun.
KuMAON, Bhiin Tal, 5000-6000 feet, :May (JlcuviveU) ; one
specimen.
y
HYPONOMEUTID.E.
Argyresthia nympliocoma, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head, thorax white. AntenuLe white ringed fuscous,
basal joint considerably expanded with scales. Forewings elongate,
narrow, costa gently arched, a])ex tolerably pointed, ternien very
obliquely rounded ; 4 apparently absent, 7 and 8 separate ; shining
white, with faint purplish tinge; markings shining golden-bronze ;
a narrow slightly oblique fascia at |, extended along costa to base;
a Y-shaped slightly postmedian fascia ; a fine striga runiiing from
posterior edge of this above middle to dorsum before tornus ; a
Y-shaped striga beyond this, followed by rather inwards-oblique
opposite striguhe from margins before apex, each marked in middle
with a small dot of black scales; a small fine curvilinear black
apical mark: cilia pale grey, base mixed Avhite. Hindwings and
cilia light grey.
Ontario, Muskoka Lake, August (Parish); one specimen. Most
like anncttdla.
Prays endocarpa, n. sp.
S . 9 mm. Head, palpi greyish-ochreous. Thorax greyish-
ochreous sprinkled fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, terracn obliquely rounded ; light
greyish-ochreous, more or less irrorated fuscous : cilia light greyish-
ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Java, bred from Citrus fruits in January (Dr. K. W. Dammcr-
maii); two specimens. Type in British Museum. Examples in
indifferetit condition, but broader-winged and more uuiformly
coloured than allied species.
GELECHIAD^.
Phthorimaea axenopis, n. sp.
I propose this name for the North American artemisielJa Kearf.,
described as a (! aorimosclwma (Journ. N. York Ent. Soc. xi. 160),
but referable to P/ithorimaa, and preoccupied in the genus by the
European artemisiella Tr.
GELECniAD.lJ. 235
Acompsia vinolenta, n. sp.
J. 8 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second and terminal
joints each with two rings of dark fuscous irroration. Thorax
whitish, shoulders with a grey spot. Abdomen pale grcj'ish.
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen extremely obliquely rounded ; pale yellowish ; markings
grey, or rosy-purplish suftusedly irrorated grey ; an irregular fascia
from base of costa to ^ of dorsum, connected by a bar with base of
dorsum, a black dot on its posterior edge near costa ; a somewhat
broader fascia from ^ of costa to tornus, plical stigma forming a
black dot on its anterior edge, first discal rather obliquely beyond
plical on its posterior edge, a small blackish dot on anterior edge
towards costa ; a subtriangular patch extending along costa from
before middle to | ; a narrow irregular almost terminal fascia from
tornal end of preceding fascia to costa just before apex ; some
scattered black scales on termen towards apex : cilia grey- whitish,
several very faint fine greyish lines. Hindwings somewhat
under 1, parallel-sided, nearly four times as long as broad, cilia 2 ;
grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish ; 3-5 closely approximated
at base.
EoMBAY, Khandesh, November, December {Maxwell) ; two speci-
mens. Extremely similar to the South African eodri/as, but
smaller, distinguished by whitish head and thorax, and different
form of hindwings, which in eoJri/as are only three times as long
as broad, margins less straight, cilia not much over 1.
Atasthalistis hieropla, n. sp.
c? . 19 mm. Head, thorax blackish, a yellow- whitish blotch on
shoulder. Palpi blackish, terminal joint whitish towards apex.
Antennal ciliations 1. Abdomen blackish-grey, anal tuft pale
reddish-grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently
arched, faintly sinuate towards middle, apex obtuse, termen hardly
rounded, somewhat oblique ; purple-blackish ; a rather broad
whitish-yellow streak just below costa from base, somewhat
sinuate away from costa beyond middle, and terminating on costa
at I ; beyond this a white niarginal line running round costa and
termen to tornus, twice interrupted on costa : cilia orange, tips
light ochreous-yellow, a tine black basal line. Hindwings bright
deep orange : cilia orange, apical half light yellow.
Fur, Natova, xipril (VeitcJi); one specimen. Ty[)e in British
Museum. Intermediate in character between ptjrocosma and
tricolor, but quite distinct.
Dichonieris leucothicta, n. sp.
S . 20 mm. Head light pinkish-grey, upper orbital scales
whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, tuft of second joint moderate,
triangular, apical edge white, terminal joint longer, rosy-whitisli,
anterior edge with some blackish scales. Thorax rosy-brownish.
236 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPXERA.
Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale oclircous. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched,
apex obtuse-angled, termen hardly siniiate, somewhat oblicpie ;
rosy-brown ; costal edge ochreou.s-yellow, at base blackish ;
stigmata small, blackish, edged ])osteriorly and second discal also
anteriorly white, plical beneath tirst discal : cilia light rosy-
brownish. Hind wings grey ; cilia pale grey, a darker subbasal
line.
Bomhay, Dharwar, May {Maxwell) ; one specimen. Neai-est
ampUatd, but rather smaller, and distinguished by white edging of
stigmata and blackish base of costa.
Timyra rliizophora, n, sp.
J . 15 mm. Head light ochrcous-ycUowish, crown shining
prismatic-brown. Talpi, antennaj pale ochreous-yellowish. Thorax
yellow, shoulders dark brown. Abdomen whitish-ochreous.
(Posterior legs broken.) Porewings elongate, narrow, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; ochreoiis-
brown ; basal area irrorated dark brown ; two cloudy whitish dots
at base and three connected with extensions of following fascia ; a
moderate slightly oblique yellow fascia at ^, anterior edge very
irregular, posterior margined whitish; a triangular whitish blotch
posteriorly suffused light yellow on costa about |, reaching half
across wing ; a small irregular whitish spot above tornus ; apical
and terminal edge slenderly suffused yellow : cilia yellow, towards
tornus whity-brownish. Hindwings whitish-ochreous, some longi-
tudinal grey irroration in disc; submcdian groove forming a deep
furrow lined pale yellowish hairs ; cilia whitish-yellow.
Madkas, Dindigul, September (Alaxivdl) ; one specimen. Nearest
hi_p2^asfis.
Lecithocera acolasta, n. sp.
(5 . 10 mm. Head yellow-whitisli. Antennae whitish-yellow,
two dark grey bands just below apex. Palpi dark fuscous, tip
whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitish. Abdomen pale greyish, anal
tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
slightly arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen rounded, rather
strongly obliijue ; 2 running into 1 o, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ;
ochreous-whitish, tinged grey towards termen ; discal stigmata
black, conspicuous, a small spot of black irroration rather obliquely
before second towards dorsum ; four or five scattered black specks
towards apex : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings 4 absent,
5 separate; light grej', paler and thinly-scaled anteriorly; cilia
pale greyish.
Bombay, Dharwar, January (Ma.viueU); one specimen.
Lecithocera praeses, n, sp.
2 . 25 mm. Head, thorax light fuscous, sides of crowu and
antenna3 light ochreous-yellowish. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second
GELECHIAD55. — CFCOPHORID^. 237
joint infuscated. Abdomen palo fuscous. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, posteriorly sliglitly dilated, costa sliglitly arched,
apex ot)tnse, tenneii slightly rounded, somewhat oblique; 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to a])ex ; fuscous ; first discal stigma o])scurely indicated,
second forming a cloudy dark fuscous traiisverse mark : cilia pale
fnscous, towards ti])S irrorated fuscous-Avhitish, an ochrcous-whitish
basal line, Hindwings grey ; cilia as in forewings.
KuMAON, Bhim I'al, 5000-0000 feet. May {Maxwell); one
specimen.
(ECOPHORlD.i:.
Promalactis ruficolor, n. sp.
5, 16 mm. Head, thorax yellow, shoulders ferruginous. Palpi
light yellowish, base ferruginous, towards apex two or three dark
fuscous scales. Antennee white ringed dark fuscous. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; deep yellow ; streaks
of ferruginous suffusion along costa and dorsum on anterior half ;
a streak of blackish irroration from beneath costa at ^ to middle of
dorsum ; at | of dorsum a semicircular yelloAV spot partly edged
white and preceded by some Idack irroration, connected with costa
beyond middle by a rather broad ferruginous fascia, confluent
beneath with a ferruginous terminal fascia : cilia yellow tinged
ferruginous. Hindwings grey; cilia pale bronzy-grey.
Madras, Ootacamund, October {Maxwell) ; one specimen.
Schiffermuelleria rostrigera, n. sp.
$. 17 mm. Head whitish-yellow. Palpi dark grey. Thorax
dark fuscous, a w^hitish-yellow line on each side of back. Abdomen
dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked almost
to extremity : dark fuscous ; a slender whitish-yellow streak along
dorsum from base to beyond middle, its extremity forming an
oblique wedgeshaped spot whose apex extends to lower angle of
cell: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
OxTAKio, Muskoka Lake, July {Parish); one specimen. JS'earest
coloradella.
V BATHE AULA, n. g.
Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antcimje
in c? rather shortly ciliated. Labial palpi rather long, curved,
ascending, Avith aj)pressed scales, terminal joint as long as second,
acute. Maxillary pal[)i rudimentary. Forewings witli 1 h furcate,
2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from before
middle. Hindwangs 1, elongate-ovate, cilia | ; cell extremely
short, hardly over \ of wing, 2 and 3 stalked ( S ) from glandular
margin of cell near base, 4 and 5 aj^proximated from angle, G and
7 parallel.
238 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTEUA.
. Type simulatdla "Walk. (Cat. xxix. 747, = niveosella ib. 747)
from Borneo. Probably related to Allotalanta.
Periacma plumbea, n. sp.
S $ . 12-14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax oolireous-orango, patagia
dark leaden-inetallic. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft ochreous-
yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arclied, apex obtuse,
termeii obliquely rounded ; ochrcous-orango or deep ochreous-
yellow ; markings dark fuscous overlaid with bright leaden-metallic ;
thick costal, median, and dorsal streaks from base to about g of
wing ; similar streaks in median area of disc above and below
middle, resting posteriorly on a moderatelj' broad fascia from 4 of
costa to tornus ; a sufPused apical blotch : cilia dark leaden-gre}-,
a suffused yellow apical spot. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
IvujiAON, Bhim Tal, 5000-GOOO feet, June, July {Maxwell)-^ two
specimens.
AUoclita delozona, n. sp.
cJ . 12 mm. Head fuscous, sides of face whitish-tinged. Palpi
whitish, basal joint dark fuscous, terminal joint with dark fuscous
subapical ring. Thorax fuscous, apex of patagia whitish-sufTused.
Abdomen ochreous- whitish, base of segments infuscated. Forc-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed,
termen extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish ; a broad
fuscous basal fascia, outer edge dark fuscous, angulated on fold ; a
broad fuscous postmedian fascia, edged on both sides dark fuscous,
anterior edge emarginate above fold, posterior slightly and irregu-
larly concave ; a fuscous apical blotch, anterior edge irregularly
convex : cilia ochreous-whitish, slightly speckled fuscous round
apex. Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
5 . 13 mm. Difiers from c7 as follows : head whitish-tinged
on crown ; forewings with anterior white area wholly fuscous
except on margins of dark markings, posterior white area obscured
with dark fuscous irroration, dark fascia; partly mixed dark brown ;
hindwings light grey, cilia grey-whitish.
Bombay, Thana, December (MaxiveU); two specimens.
TINEID.E.
J CRANAODES, n. g.
Head rough-haired; tongue imperceptible. Antennae ^, in d"
fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial
palpi long, curved, ascending, second joint somewhat thickened w ith
appressed scales, terminal joint | of second, slender, somewhat
pointed. Maxillarj' palpi moderately long, several-jointed, folded.
Posteiior tibitc rough-scaled above. Forewings with 2 from
towards angle, 7 to apex, 8-10 approximated, 11 from i, secondary
cell defined. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia ^ ; 2 from middle
of cell, 3 from angle, 4-7 slightly approximated towards base.
Allied to Scardia.
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Cranaodes stereopa, ii. sp.
cJ . 27 ram, Ifead pale oclii'eous, crown fulvous-tinged. Palpi
ochreous-whitish, second joint fuscous except towards apex.
Thorax ochreous-whitish, anteriorly suffused pale ochreous, a
dark fuscous spot on shoulder. Abdomen whitish- ochreous, an
ochreous-whitish hairpencil lying along it on each side from
metathorax. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather
oblique; pale whitish-ochreous, brassy-tinged, with pearl-white
reflections : markings purple suflusedly irroruted dark fuscous ; a
moderate fascia from near base of costa to | of dorsum, posterior
edge with an acute-triangular projection below middle ; a small
oval spot iu disc before middle, and a dot above its anterior end ; a
fascia from 5 of costa to ~ of dorsum, interrupted in disc, lower
portion considerably broader ; about seven dots on costa between
fasciae, and five small ones posteriorly ; three or four dots on
dorsum : cilia whitish-brassy-ochreous. Hindwings pale grey
with brassy reflections ; cilia Avhitish-brassy-ochreous.
Colombia, San Antonio, 5800 feet, November; one specimen.
y
SCLEROPLASTA, n. g.
Characters of Monojiis, but forewings with 3 and 4 separate,
extremity of 10 forming a thickened stigma, connected with
base of 9.
Type liberiella Z. I have not seen this species, but Zeller notes
the characters as above, and I should not be able to include it
within my definition of Monopis.
v/ Monopis halospila, n. sp.
(S . 15 mm, Head pale ochreous tinged brownish except on
face. Palpi fuscous, apex whitish. Thorax rather dark fuscous.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 out of 4, 8 and 9
closely approximated at base or stalked ; purplish-fuscous, sprinkled
dark fuscous ; a transverse ochreous-whitish blotch from costa
before middle, its apex formed by the round subhyaline discal
spot ; a narrow semioval whitish spot on dorsum towards tornus ;
some small whitish strigulte on costa posteriorly, and two small
spots before apex : cilia ochreous-whitisli, base mixed fuscous.
Hindwings with veins all separate; light bronzy-grey; cilia pale
greyish.
Colorado, at 5000 feet, ^lay ; one specimen.
Monopis avara, n, sp,
cJ . 19 mm. Head yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, tip yellow.
Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft light yellow.
Forewings elongate, ratlier narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 9 and 10 stalked ; dark fuscous,
240 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
irregularly raottliul whitish-ochreous ; a large semicircular yellow
patch, extending on dorsum froui near base to middle, and reaching
nearly to oosta ; a subtriangular yellow blotch on costa beyond
middle, reaching half across wing, adjacent, to the roundish sub-
hyaline discal impression, its costal edge strigulated dark fuscous:
cilia fuscous, two suffused whitish-ochreous shades, a yellow spot
on tornus. Hindwings light fuscous, with purple and brassy
reflections ; cilia whitish-yellowish, a light fuscous subbasal shade
round apex.
Bombay, Belgaum, February (Ma.vweU) ; one specimen. Nearest
sijharita from the Solomon Islands, which however is a shorter-
winged insect, with postmedian yellow blotch oblique-oval, no
yellow tornal spot in cilia, and cilia of hindwings grey.
Monopis pseudagyrta, n. sp.
(j' 5 . 17-18 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi blackish, tip
whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitisli suffused grey, shoulders blackish.
Abdomen grey, apex pale ochreous. Eorewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obli(iuely
rounded ; G and 7 stalked ; dark jjuiplish-leaden-grey suffusedly
irrorated black ; a trapezoidal oehreous-whitish blotch extending
along costa from f to |^, reaching half across wing, rapidly narrowed
downwards, its lower edge subconcave and reaching in disc from
middle to |, enclosing on costa a grey fusiform streak from middle
to 4 ; some irregular deep brown suffusion beneath this beyond
middle of disc, and sometimes on costa near apex : cilia dark grey
with suffused blackish lines, base on termen with three or four
small oehreous-whitish spots. Hindwings somewhat prismatic grey,
lighter anteriorly ; cilia grcy-whitisli, a grey subbasal shade.
Assam, Clierrapunji (/^/e/oZier) ; eight specimens. An interesting
form, very like the common monacheJla, but obviously narrower-
winged, and easily distinguished by stalking of G and 7 of forewings,
dark suffusion of thorax, much more elongate grey streak within
costal blotch, and oehreous-whitish spots at ])ase of terminal cilia. .
^ Hybroma crocorrhoa, n. sp.
^ 2 . 8-12 mm. Head oehreous-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous,
tip whitish. Antenna; -I, dark grey. Thorax whitish-yellowish,
a dark fuscous patch on shoulder. Abdomen grey-whitish. Fore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen extremely obliquely rounded ; purple-fuscous suffusedly
irrorated blackish ; a rather broad irregular-edged liglit ochreous-
yellowish stripe along dorsum from base, continued along termen
gradually more or less dilated to costa ; a small apical spot of
blackisli irroration : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, some scattered
dark fuscous scales at base, an apical bar of dark fuscous irroration.
Hindwings pointed, pale grey ; 6 to costa ; cilia whitish-yellowish.
CoLOMiiiA, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, May {Parish) ; fifteen
specimens.
TINRID^,
241
V
Hybroma anticosma, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Hoad ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, apical
lialf of terminal joint yellowish. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen
fuscous. rore\vinj;-s elongate, ratlier narrow, costa gently arched,
apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; orange-yellow ;
markings dark fuscous ; a small spot on base of costa ; moderate
slightly curved in wards -oblique transv(n'se fascire from costa at ^
and ^, connected by a bar from above middle of first to below
middle of second, first also extended along dorsum to base ; tornal
and a|)ical blotches connected by a slender irregular subterminal
streak, tornal also connected with middle of second fascia : cilia
yellowish, above apex a dark grey patch. HindAvings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, May (Parish) ; one specimen.
Hybroma pegaea, ii. sp.
d . 8 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, shoulders
fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex yellow-whitish. Abdomen
light grey. Eorewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched,
apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded; fuscous
sufFusedly irrorated dark fuscous ; an ochreous-yellow blotch in
disc beyoud middle, whence a broad irregular streak runs to near
termen and turns up to costa before apex ; a srpall spot of black
irroration at anterior end of this blotch, another in streak midway
between this and termen, and a third on fold obliquely before first;
a broad iri'egular ochreous-yellow streak along dorsum from base
to tornus, pointed posteriorly: cilia pale yellowish, above apex a
dark fuscous bar. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
British Guiana, Bartica, January (Parish); one specimen.
V Hybroma zacliaris, n. sp.
J 5 • 7-10 mm. Head, thorax orange-yellow. Palpi yellowish,
sprinkled dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Fore-
wings elongate-lanceolate, acute ; orange-yellow ; markings formed
of dark purple-fuscous irroration ; uiore or less irroration along
costa except posteriorly ; more or less developed spots or blotches on
costa at I and |, sometimes also one at J ; small spots in disc before
and beyond middle, sometimes confluent with costal blotches above
them ; short oblique streaks from dorsum at l and |, first often
reduced to a small s])ot on fold ; sometimes a small spot in disc
towards termen ; a small spot at apex, and often one at tornus :
cilia orange-yellow, a bar of dark fuscous iri'oratiou at apex.
Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Bkitish. Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, February, March (Parish);
twenty specimens. Varies considerably in development of dark
markings.
VOL, II. — August, 1910, B
242 EXOTIC MICROLEPIBOPTEUA.
Drimylastis clausa, n. sp.
2- 12 mm. Head white. Palpi dark fuscous, apex white.
Thorax white, a spot on each shoulder and an oval longitudinal
dorsal si)ot light hrownish. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; white, towards apex ochreous-
tinged ; four light brownish fascia; mixed black on costa, first near
base, narrow, irregular, second at |, rather expanded towards
costa, third moderate, median, slightly curved, ])osterior edge
marked black in disc, fourth at |, slender, i)ale, indistinct ; dots of
dark grey irroration between second and third fascia? on fold, and
between third and fourth on fold and in disc; some slight
irregular pale brownish suffusion accompanied by scattered black
scales on margins posteriorly : cilia grey finely speckled whititsh.
Hindwings grey; cilia pale greyish.
Ceylon, Matale, August {Pole) ; one specimen.
Stemagoris cuniculata, n. sp.
2 . 9 mm. Head ochreous-whitish mixed fuscous. Palpi dark
fuscous, apex of joints whitish. Antennie i (?). Thorax ochreous-
whitish speckled dark fuscous. Abdomen greyish. Forewings
elongate, narrow^ costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen
extremely obliquelj^ rounded ; ochreous-whitish marbled with
fuscous and dark fuscous irroration, with several small cloudy
dark fuscous spots, viz. two on fold towards base, three repre-
senting stigmata, plical beneath or slightly beyond first discal, two
on costa at | and |, and one in disc towards apex : cilia ochreous-
whitish speckled dark fuscous. Hindwings light grey; cilia
w^hitish-grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, August, October (A'^eiccome) ; two
specimens.
AGORAULA, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue very short.
AntennoD |, in (^ simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten.
Labial palpi moderate, porrected, second joint loosely scaled
beneath, with several apical projecting bristles, terminal joint
shorter, tolei'ably pointed. ^Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded,
filiform. Posterior tibia? clothed with long fine hairs above.
Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 2-5 parallel, 8 absent,
11 from tow^ards base. Hindwings under 1, narrow-lanceolato,
cilia 3 ; 4 absent, transverse vein w^eak between 3 and 5, 5-7
approximated towards base.
Agoraula aspeva, n. sp.
(^ . 11mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides mixed dark fuscous.
Palpi dark fuscous, tips of joints whitish-ochreous. Thorax brownish-
ochreous, patagia mixed dark fuscous. Abdomen pale greyish-
ochreous. F'orewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate, long-pointed ;
TINEID^. 243
pale ochreous, sufFusedly mixed light brownish, coarsely and
irregularly irrorated dark fuscous along costa and terracn and on
apical area; a longitudinal streak of dark fuscous irroratioii in disc
from about 3 to |, and one from above dorsum before middle of
wing to tornus : cilia whitish-ochreous, sprinkled dark fuscous.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous.
Lower Burma, at 2500 feet. May ; one specimen.
BATHROXENA, n. g.
I propose this name for Felates Dietz, thrice preoccupied ; type
heteropalpeUa Dietz.
SCIOMYSTIS, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent.
Antennae almost 1, in S simple, basal joint short, with slight
pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, loosely scaled, second
joint with some apical bristles, terminal joint shorter, obtuse.
Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae
thinly clothed with fine hairs. Forewings with 2 from towards
angle, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hindwings |, ovate-
lanceolate, cilia 2 ; 4 absent, other veins nearly parallel, 7 from |
of cell.
Sciomystis amynias, n. sp.
(^ . 9-10 mm. Head ochreous-orange. Palpi ochreous-yellow,
exteriorly dark fuscous except towards aj)ex. Antennae, thorax,
abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen verj^ obliquely rounded ; dark
fuscous; stigmata cloudy, blackish, plical rather obliquely before
first discal ; a few whitish-yellowish scales along fold, a slight
mark on dorsum near base, and a more or less developed series of
marginal dots round posterior half of costa and termen, obscurely
separated with blackish : cilia fuscous sometimes mixed whitish-
yellowish round apex, two dark fuscous shades. Hindwings and
cilia rather dark fuscous.
S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 7500 feet, April (Andretves) ; two
specimens.
J SYRMOLOGA, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; tongue short, slight. Antennae ^,
joints closely set, serrulate, in cf shortly ciliated, basal joint
moderate, scaled. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending,
second joint with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint
somewhat shorter than second, cylindrical, obtuse. Maxillary palpi
obsolete. Posterior tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Forewings
with 2 from towards angle, 7 to costa, 9 absent, 11 from beyond
middle. Hindwings somewhat under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 1 ;
2-4 parallel, 5 and 6 somewhat approximated, 7 parallel.
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244 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrTIORA.
, / Syrmologa leucoclistra, n, sp,
cJ . 24 mm. Head gTeyisli-oclireons mixed whitish hairs. Pali)i
whitish-grey-ochreous mixed dark fuscous. Thorax greyish-oclireous
sprinkled wliitish, shoulders iiifuscated. Abdomen light greyish.
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termeu very obliquely rounded ; pale greyish-ochrcous irrorated
whitish, and sprinkled dark fuscous scales tending to form small
strigulie; semioval dark fuscous spots on costa at ^ and beyond
middle, some scattered dots, and three small spots towards apex ;
some small scattered dark fuscous spots along dorsum and termen,
and a transverse spot from beyond middle of dorsum reaching
margin of cell ; some irregular blotching of dark fuscous irroration
in posterior half of cell, and a transverse white mark on end of
cell; some irregular marking of dark fuscous irroration towards
apex : cilia pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled whitish. Hindwings
light bronzy-groy ; cilia as in forewings.
Colombia, San Antonio, 5800 feet, November ; one specimen.
OTOCHARES, n. g.
Head rough -haired ; ocelli posterior; tongue rudimentary.
Antennae |, in S ciliated, basal joint moderate, with long pointed
projecting tuft of hairscales. Labial palpi moderately long, por-
rected, second joint with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal
joint nearly as long as second, hardly pointed. Maxillary ])alpi
several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs
above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8
approximated at base or stalked, 7 to costa, 1 1 from i. Hindwings
under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 1 ; 2-4 parallel, 5 and 6 stalked,
7 parallel.
Type gi/psopa Meyr. This interesting form is undoubtedly allied
to Choropleca, and explains its origin (previously very obscure) by
connecting it with Tinea.
^ Otochares gypsopa, n. sp.
d 2- 7-10 mm. Head whit'\ Palpi white, second joint with
dark fuscous external line, terminal joint with inrli^tinct dark
fuscous median ring. Antennal ciliations of c^ 1, tuft of basal
joint white mixed dark fuscous. Thorax white speckled dark
fuscous. Abdomen pale greyish. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded; 7 and 8 closely approximated at base; white, 6om6
scattered dark fuscous specks; oblique blotches of dark -fuscous
irroration from costa at i and middle, sometimes suffused black on
costa, and less defined corresponding blotches on dorsum about
middle and before tornus ; an oblique black wedgcsliaped streak
from costa at |, continued by irregular dark fuscous irroration to
termen beneath apex, apical area beyond this clear white : cilia
white speckled blackish, above apex a fine black basal line. Hind-
.'^ings and cilia pale grey.
TINKID^.
245
Ekitisic Guiana, IJartica, Mallali, DecomLcr to March (Parish) ;
twenty specimens.
Otochares peronacma, n. sp.
d 2 • 7-8 mm. Head white, mixed dark fuscous hairs. Pal])i
dark fuscous, tips of joints wliite. Anteunal ciliatioiis cJ 2, fasci-
culated. Thorax white, a few fuscous specks. Abdomen light
grej-. I'orewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gentlj' arched,
apex obtuse, termen extremeh' obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ;
■white ; five slender irregular transverse fascia? of fuscous irroration,
first near base, fifth at ^, and sometimes more or less expressed
stria) between these ; an oblique black streak from costa across
upper part of fifth fascia to termen below apex, its extremity bent
up to apex, sometimes some slight fuscous irroration near apex:
cilia white, base speckled fuscous. Hindwings light grey; cilia
whitish-grey.
Erixisu Guiana, Mallali, March (Parish) ; four specimens.
Tineola scotangela, n. sp.
d" . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark fuscous, maxillary
palpi rather stout, siniph!, drooping, second joint of labial palpi
with numerous bristles. Antennse J, dark grey. Abdomen grey.
Forewings elongnte, narrow, costa gently arched, ai)ex tolerably
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 8 absent ; rather
dark fuscous : cilia fuscous, mixed darker towards base. Hind-
wings lanceolate, grey ; cilia grey.
Bombay, Dharwar, March (Maxivell)-^ one specimen. Somewhat
abnormal in structure, as specified, but hardly needs generic
separation.
Tinea irritata, n. sp.
J . 13 mm.. Head, thorax fuscous. Palpi bristly, fuscous, ajjcic
of joints ochreous-whitish. Antennae |, grey, shortly ciliated.
Abdomen pale fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow^ costa
gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obli(]uely rouTided ;
fuscous, some scattered dark fuscous scales : cilia wliitish-fuscous,
a fuscous median shade, some scattered dark fuscous scales. Hind-
wings pale brassy-grev ; cilia whitish-grey.
KujiAON, Bhim fal, 500U-6000 feet, May (JSUuvivcU) ; one
specimen.
Tinea cerinopa, u. sp.
c5' . 8-9 mm. Head fuscous, more or less mixed or suffused pale
yellowish. rali)i dark fuscous, apex whitish. Antennse nearly 1,
dark fuscous. Thorax, abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very
obliquely rounded ; dark iuscous ; some scattered coarse pale
ochreous-yellowish scales, especially posteriorly; a small ochreous-
yellowish spot on dorsum before tornus, and sometimes one in disc
240 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIUOI'TKKA.
about iniddlo : cilia fuscous, mixed coarse dark fuscous scales. Hind-
wiiigs dark bronzy-fuscous ; cilia ratber dark fuscous.
Cexlon, Maskeliya, January, April (Pole) ; tbrec specimens.
Tinea insignata, n. sp.
J $. 12-13 mm. Head wbitish-ocbreous, sides of crown
somewhat mixed dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, more or
less mixed blackish. Antennse |, dark fuscous, finely and obscurely
palo-ringod. 'J'horax whitish-ochreous speckled dark grey, a
bliickisli spot on shoulder. Abdomen light grey. Forewings
elongate, costa gently arched, apes tolerably pointed, termen very
obli(juely rounded; Avhitish-ochreous, irregularly sprinkled or
irrorated dark grey ; about twelve variable small blackish spots or
dots along costa ; dorsal area below fold more or less free from
dark irroration, dorsal edge marked blackish near base ; cloudy
blackish spots on fold at ^ and middle of wing, second larg'cr ; a small
blackish spot in disc at ^, and large quadrate blackish spot at |,
connected by a suffused streak wdth a spot on costa at | ; several
cloudy blackish dots along termen : cilia ochreous-whitish sprinkled
blackish. Hindwings whitish-grey; cilia whitish, a fine faint grey
antemedian lino.
Assam, Cherrapunji (Fletcher) • seven specimens.
Tinea mesoplaca, n. sp.
$ . 19 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous,
second joint irrorated dark fuscous except towards apex. Antennae ^,
pule greyish. Tliorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders and middle of
dorsum anteriorly irrorated grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreous.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arclied, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous
obscurely marbled with light ochreous-yellowish tinged or irrorated
with fuscous, especially towards apex ; small blackish spots on costa
near base and at | ; an irregular-edged triangular blackish blotch
on middle of costa, reaching half across wing ; a dark grey dot on
fold tow^ards base, and a small spot above fold beneath middle of disc ;
throe small dark grey spots on posterior part of costa, one in disc
towards apex, one at apex, and some slight marks along termen :
cilia whitish-ochreous barred with light yellowish suffusion sprinkled
grey. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Madras, Palnis, 6000 feet (Camjyhell)-, one specimen. Nearly
related to the North American aurojmlveUa.
Tinea cherota, n. sp.
(S . 13-14 mm. Head whitish, face fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous,
tips \vhitish. Antennai almost 1, dark grey, finely whitish-ringed.
Thorax w^hitish-fuscous, shoulders dark fuscous. Abdomen light
greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently
arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish-
TINElDiE. 247
fuscous, coarsoly aud irregularly sprinkled dark fuscoua ; large
ruundish s[)ots of dark fuscous suffusion representing stigmata, plical
obliquely beyond iirsi discal, other spots on base of costa and
dorsum, in disc towards base, on dorsum at ^ and beyond middle,
and one on costa above second discal stigma and confiueiit with it,
followed by some ochreous-wliitish suffusion : cilia grey sprinkled
wliitish, on basal half suffusedly mixed dark fuscous, with an
ochreous-whitish bar above apex. Hindwings pointed, grey ; cilia
pale grey.
S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 7000 feet, March {Andreives) ; three
specimens.
Tinea atriflua, n. sp.
J. 13 mm. Head whitish, towards sides largely mixed dark
fuscous. Palpi whitish, with a black lateral line. Antennse 4,
pubescent, light grey. Thorax blackish, apex of patagia grey-whitisli.
Abdomen light grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Eorewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; Avhitish-grey
sprinkled blackish, margins slenderly white, also black-sprinkled ;
two rather broad streaks of irregularly suffused black irroration,
first from base of costa through middle of disc considerably dilated
posteriorly to apex, where it extends from above apex to beluAv
middle of termen, second occupying subdorsal space between fold
and dorsum, ])oth these slenderly edged white; several small
elongate blackish marks along termen : cilia white, some spots of
black irroration round apical area. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia
whitish-grey.
Ontario, Toronto, June {Parish) ; one specimen. Allied to
oregonella.
I Tinea tylodes, n. sp.
J 2 • 13-15 mm. Head, thorax white, a dark fuscous spot on
shoulder. Palpi white, a dark fuscous external streak on second
joint. Antennae light grey. Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; shining white, some slight irregu-
lar whitish-yellowish mixture, a few scattered grey scales or some-
times small grey striguhc posteriorly, margins more or less strigulated
dark grey ; markings blackish-grey ; a streak along basal fifth of
costa, a semioval spot on middle of costa, an oblique rhomboidal
blotch from dorsum before middle, and an irregular mark aloiig
apical part of costa : cilia white, round costa and apex two more
or less expressed blackish-grey shades. Hindwings grey; cilia
liglit grey or whitish-grey.
Ontario, Toronto, Muskoka Lake, July, August {J 'arish); four
specimens.
Tinea catalytica, n, sp.
c? $. 13-14 mm. Head uliite. Pal[>i dark fuscous, lip white.
Thorax grey-whitish. Abdomen whitish-grey, in cJ a long whitish
248 KXOTIC JirCKOLEl'lDOl'TKRA.
hairpeiicil from each side at base directed l^ackwards. Forcwings
eloiij,'ate, rather narrow, costa gently arclied, apex toleraljly pointed,
tennen very obliquely rounded ; shining white, irregularly sprinkled
grey ; a small blackish mark on costa towards base ; small blackish
spots (in 5 rather larger) on costa at ^, middle, and |, in disc
before middle, and on dorsum beyond middle and towards tornus ;
some mottling of dark grey irroration in disc posteriorly and along
tormen: cilia white sprinkled dark grey. Hindwings grey; cilia
whitish-grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, ^lay (Parish) ; two specimens.
\j
Tinea sequens, n. sp.
d ?. 7-8 mm. Head, thorax white, shoulders irrorated dark
fuscous. Palpi white, a dark fuscous streak on second joint.
Abdomen grey, apex whitish. Foiewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex rather obtuse-pointed, termeii very obliquely rounded ;
white, a few blackish specks; two subconfluent blackish-grey spots
on costa towards base ; a blackish-grey spot on costa at |, wliencc an
oblique irregular more or less developed streak runs to anterior end
of a black daslx in disc be3'ond middle; another black dash between
this and termen, accompanied by a few dark grey scales ; a blackish-
grey spot on costa at | ; an apical spot of blackish-grey irroration :
cilia white, two or three rows of blackish points, Hindwings light
grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, Jifarch (Parish); two specimens.
-^ Tinea analytica, n. s]i.
6 2 • 9-12 ram. Head white, I'alpi dark fuscous, tip white.
Thorax white, slightly sprinkled grey. Abdomen light grey.
Torewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently archicd, apex
pointed, tei-men extremely obliquely rounded ; white, with irregular
and variable coarse strigulatioQ of fuscous irroration ; very small
dark fuscous spots on costa near base and at ^, middle, and f ;
roundish spots of fuscous irroration indicating stigmata, plical
rather obliquely beyond first discal, containing some black scales ;
an irregular eurveil ])r8eapical transverse lino of fuscous irroration
Bometimes marked with some black scales : cilia white, two inter-
rujited shades of fuscous irroration with some black points. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish,
British Guiana, Mallali, March (Parish); fourteen specimens.
Tinea delotoma, n. sp,
d' $. 13-14 mm. Head white, I'alpi black, terminal joint
white. Antenna) ^, grey, Tliorax white, a small black spot on
shoulder. Abdomen pale greyish. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; shining white, very faintly tinged ochrcous ;
costal edge black towards base, an elongate double black spot at
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base, followed by three or four small strigula; ; an oblique blackish
fasciate streak from costa at ?, reaeliiii>;- half across wing, a small
spot on costa at |, oblique spots from dorsum at | and | reacliiiig
to fold, and a spot on costa before apex, whence an irregular streak
runs to above tornns : cilia white, some blackish scales above
pncapical spot and on middle of termen. Hindwings 5 and 6
stalked ; light grey ; cilia pale grey.
French Guiana, 11. Maroni; tliree specimens.
Tinea conchylitis, n. sp.
2 . 21 mm. Head whitish-grey tinged yelloAvish. Palpi gvey-
whitish, externally streaked grey. Thorax, abdomen pale greyish.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, ajiex obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded ; pale glossy prismatic grey ; plical
and second discal stigmata moderate, dark fuscous : cilia whitish,
base mixed grey. Hindwings very pale grey, with strong brassy
reflections ; cilia white, base tinged brassy-grey.
Peru, Matucana, 7780 feet, July [Parish) • one specimen.
Oenoe synchorda, n. sp.
c? 2 ■ S-f* mm- Head, ])alpi, thorax whitish. Abdomen light
greyish. Forewings lanceolate, apex somewhat produced, acute ;
whitish, sometimes tinged ochreous posteriorly, irregularly speckled
dark grey ; dots of black irroration on costa at base and ^, and
one in disc beneath second of these ; a slightly oblique clear white
transverse line before middle, edged anterioily by a fine irregular
black line preceded by grey suffusion ; a slightly bent clear white
transverse line at |, with irregular lilack anterior edging interrupted
above middle ; an elongate mark of black irroration in disc towards
apex, terminated by an oblique wliite mark : cilia white, two or
three irregular lines of black specks. Hindwings light grey ; cilia
pale greyish.
British Guiana, Mallali, March (Parish) ; twenty specimens.
Oxylychna pliepsalias Meyr.
Having now a series of this sjjecies, I find it varies considerably
in markings, two or three very oblique dark fasciae being generally
more or less developed, tending to be variably interrupted.
The Australian ocijmorplut Mej'r. and hentiphara Meyr., originally
placed in Deinobrofis,.avc [)ro])erly referred to 0,r)/l>/cJnia.
Oxylychna clinocosma, n. sp.
J. 8mm. Head, thorax grey-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous,
tip whitish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish- ochreous. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate; 5 absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 11 from
hardly before middle ; whitish, more or less speckled grey ; a
fulvous-ochroous spot on fold towards base, centred with a few black
scales ; a small black elongate spot on costa at ^ ; a similar spot
250 EXOTIC JIICKOLEriUOlMEKA.
Oil costa beyond ^, connected !»}' an oblicjue fiilvous-ochreous streak
with an elongate black maik in middle of disc ; an elongate black
spot on coata at ?, whence a more or less developed or interrupted
fulvous-ochi"eous fascia crosses wing, its posterior edge marked on
dorsum by a small spot of black iiroration ; one or two black
])rojccting scales on dorsal margin : an elongate black mark in disc
towards apex, apical area sometimes wholly suffused fulvous-
ochreous except some small whitish marginal dots ; a black apical
dot: cilia ochreous-wiiitish, two faint lines of blackish specks
round apex. Hindwings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
CErLON, Maskeliya, January, May [Pole) ; two specimens.
Oxylychiia leucosticha, n. sp.
J. II mm. Head wdiitish. Palpi blackish, tip whitish. Thorax
grey irrorated black. Abdomen dark grey. Fo rowings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate ; fulvous-brownish, almost wholly suffused black
irroration, basal ai'ea suffused grey ; transverse fine irregular w^hite
lines about |, middle, and | ; the fulvous-brownish groundcolour
forms an irregular streak from costa beyond middle to disc before
third line ; apical area mixed brownish-ochreous suffusion, with
some whitish marginal dots ; six small white raised project-
ing scaletufts on posterior half of dorso-terminal margin, and
two or three minute black projections before or beyond middle :
cilia pale greyish, round apex faintly tinged brownish, with slight
median line of blackish points. Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia
pale grey.
CetlOjST, Maskeliya, December (Pole) ; one specimen.
Oxylycbna chilota, n. sp.
(S . 10 ram. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark grey,
tip whitisli. Abdomen grey. Forewings nariowly elongate-
lanceolate; o absent; wliitish - ochroous- yellowish ; a slender
blackish streak along costa from base to a minute white dot at 4;
a narrow blackish streak along dorsum from near base to |, some-
what expanded towards extremities ; a line blackish line along
termen, marked with five minute white dots, its tornal end with a
black projecting scale ; indistinct silvery-white spots in disc at
middle and | : cilia yellow-whitish, round tips a fine apical dark
fuscous line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
CooKG, Dibiili, 3500 feet, September (Newcome); one specimen.
Oxylycliua cosmozona, n. sp.
() mm. Head whitish-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous. Tiiorax
purplish-fuscous, shoulders dark fuscous. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate; pale jnnkish-grey closely irrorated blackish,
costa anteriorly suffused blackish ; a broad pale yellow transverse
band occupying median third of wing, rather narrowed downwards,
anteriorly edged by a fine waved silvery-white stria, posteriorly by
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251
a silvery-whit-e black-edged stria not reaching costa, its costal
margin mostly occupied by two small elongate dark fuscous spots;
several leaden-metallic dots in apical area : cilia greyish, base
tinged pale pink, on posterior half ot dorso-tcrminal edge six or
seven projections of blackish scales. (Hindwings missing.)
Ceylon, Matale, August {Pole); one specimen,
7 Homosetia ancyropis, u. sp.
S 2 . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax rather dark bron/y-fuscous, face
whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, bristles dark fuscous. Aiilennte
nearly 1, grey. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely
rounded ; bronzy-greyish-ochreous, faintly pinkish-tinged, more or
less sj)rinkled and irregularly mixed dark fuscous; a gradually
expanded black streak along costa from about \ to apex, cut by
five oblique white strigulse on posterior half of costa, a minute
Aviiite marginal dot on each side of apex; tufts ou tornus and in
disc above it, whitish-grey anteriorly, a longitudinal line of tAvo or
tliree slight blackisli daslies passing between these, area round
tliem darker-suffused; a whitish arrowhead before apex; a fine
irregular white line along lower part of termen : cilia pale greyish,
base within a fine black line yellow-ochreous round costa and apex.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
British GtUiana, Mallali, March (Parish); three specimens.
Homosetia anaphrictis, n. sp.
c? ? . 8-9 mm. Head, thorax light grey. Palpi whitish, second
joint externally with a dark grey streak. Abdomen grey. Fore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; scales dark grey with Avhitish tips,
forming a very fine transverse striation, appearing grey ; blackish
semioval spots on costa before and beyond ^ and at g, and a smaller
spot between two latter of these, also dorsal spots opposite these
same two, and pairs of tufts transversely jdaced in disc between
them ; apical area mixed silvery-whitish between veins, especially
on margin : cilia grey, base suti'usod ochreous-whitish and spotted
blackish irroration. Hindwings dark grey, slightly purplish-
tinged ; cilia grey.
iJKixisH Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, February, March (Parish);
twelve specimens.
Homosetia tephropis, n. sp.
5 . 8 mm. Head whitish. Thorax, abdomen light grey. Fore-
wings elongate, very narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed,
termen extremely obli(jucly rounded ; grey, some scattered blackisli
scales; a slender streak of blackisli irroration along costa from g
almost to apex, six whitish dots on posterior half of costa, and two
or three on termen ; several indefinite groups of black scales on
252 KXOTIC MICROLKPIDOlTl-aiA.
dorsum : cilia oclireoas-whilish, towards tornus grej'isli-tiiiged,
base with a few blackish scales. Hirulwiiigs grey; cilia pale grey.
EcUADOK, JIuigra, 45U0 feet, June {Parish)-^ one spocimen.
,j Homosetia scandalitis, n. sp.
c? ?. 7-8 mm. Head pale whit.ish-oclireous or ochreous- whitish,
crown greyish posteriorly. Palpi whitish, second joint suffused
grey towards apex. Thorax, abdomen greyish, Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; grey, irrorated whitish-ochreous
points ; costa more or less interruptedly suffused blackish, especially
about ;| ; three transverse pairs oF large tufts in disc at ^, |, and g,
ligiit anteriorly, followed by bronzy-fuscous suffusion ; margins of
apical third spotted whitish suffusion : cilia ochreous-wliiti>h,
round apex some blackish specks. Ilindwings grey, cilia pale
greyish.
Eritish Guiana, Mallali, Marcli (Parish) ; two specimens.
Homosetia iambica, n. sp.
d . 7 mm. Head, thorax dark grey, face whitish. Palpi
blackish, towards apex white. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa sliglitly arched, apex pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded; dark grey, tinged here and there
bronzy ; two tufts irrorated black beneath costa at ^ and |,
and three above dorsum, first somewhat beyond first subcostal,
third on tornus and beneath second subcostal ; an oblique leaden-
metallic streak from middle of costa, four leaden-metallic dots on
costa between this and apex, several on termen, and a spot in disc
beyond posterior tufts : cilia grey, a blackish subbasal line. Hind-
wings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, ()600 feet, May (Parish); one specimen.
\j Homosetia cosraopa, n. sp.
10 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, with leaden-metallio gloss,
face ferruginous, whitish beneath. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa slightly arclied, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely
rounded ; purplish-fuscous, apical third blackish ; a slender blackish
streak along costa from near base to apical area, beneath this a
slender orange streak from base to i; three bluc-leaden-mefallic
tufts in disc beneath this from ^ to |, and another beneath third
almost on tornus ; four blue-metallic dots on termen ; a spot of
bluish-metallic irroration in. disc towards apex: cilia dark grey.
(Hindwings and abdomen missing.)
Bkitisu Guiana, Bartica, Janary (Parish) ; one specimen.
Demobrotis iiicincta, n. sp.
J 5- i'-l" mm. Head oclircous-wliitish, forcheaxl in c? mi.xed
dark fuscous hairs. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of joints whitish.
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Thorax whitish sprinkled dark fuscous, shoulders with a dark
fuscous spot. Abdomen i)alo grej', anal tuft ochreous-whitish.
Forewinj;s elongate-la iiccolato, acute ; 3 present, i) and 10 separate ;
whitish, spiinkled dark fuscnns, tending to form iransverse st rise ;
markings dark fuscous ; a blotch on base of costa, and a sjjot near
dorsum at :j ; a somewhat obli(]ue fascia t'lom ,] of costa to fold ;
a rather irregular fascia from j| of costa to tornus ; a small spot on
costa beyond this, one at apex, and two or three on tcrmen : cilia
ochreous-whitish, basal half sprinkled dark fuscous. Hiudwings
3 present, 6 and 7 approximated ; pale grey ; cilia whitish-grey-
ochreous.
KuMAOX, Bhim Tal, 5000-GOUO feet, May {Maxwell) ; two
specimens,
Demobrotis alludens, n. sp.
J. 7 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen pale whitish-ochreous.
Palpi dark fuscous, tip pale whitish-ochreous. .Forewings lanceolate ;
3 absent, 9 and 10 stalked; pale whitish-ochreous, irregularly
marbled fulvous-ochreous ; several strigulse and extreme edge on
anterior half of costa irrorated black : cilia ochreous-whitish,
sprinkled dark fuscous specks. Hindwings 3 absent, G and 7
stalked; ochreous-whitish tinged grey; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Cetlon, ^laskeliya, February (Pole) ; one specimen.
Demobrotis isoploca, n. sp.
$. 7 mm. Head fuscous-whitish. Palpi whitish. Thorax
white, somewhat sprinkled fuscous. Abdomen whitish-grcj*. Fore-
wings lanceolate ; 3 absent, 9 and 10 stalked; white, irregularly
but evenly and coarsely reticulated throughout with fuscous
sprinkled darker : cilia white, two strong dark fuscous lines.
Hindwings 3 absent, 6 and 7 stalked ; grey-whitish ; cilia grey-
whitish.
North Australia, Port Darwin (Dodd) : one specimen.
Demobrotis lamprodeta, n. sp.
c? . 10-11 mm. Head whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of joints
broadly whitish. Thoi'ax whitish sprinkled fuscous. Abdomen
pale grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; 3 present, 9 and 10 separate ; white irregularly
reticulated ochreous-brown with a golden tinge; two small blackish
spots on costa near base; small elongate blackish sjiots on fold
at 4 and middle of wing ; slightly oldique cloudy blackish bars
from costa at ^ and |, reaching half aci'oss uing ; small spots of
blackish irroration on middle of costa and in disc beyond middle ;
marginal dots of blackish irroration round termen and apex: cilia
whitish speckled dark fuscous, a median line of blackish points.
Hindwings 3 present, G and 7 apj roximnted ; light grey ; cilia
ochreous-whitish.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, November, December (Pole) ; two specimens.
254 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Demobrotis petrologa, n. sp,
J. 0 mm. Head whit isli, face smoky-fusfous. Palpi dark fuscous,
apex of joints whitish. Thorax Avhilish sprinkled dark fuscous.
Abdomen pale grey, anal tuCt grey-whitisli. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate; IJ present, 9 and 10 separate; wliitish, with
scattered dark fuscous scales, margins strewn with irregular small
spots of dark fuscou.s irroration ; rather large elongate spots of
fuscous and dark fuscous irroration representing stigmata, plical
obliquely beyond first discal ; an additional similar spot midway
betw^een plical and base, and a smaller spot between discal : cilia
whitish, basal half sprinkled dark fuscous, a median line of blackish
points. Hindwings 3 present, G and 7 stalked ; light grey ; cilia
whitish.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, January {de Mowhray)\ one specimen.
Demobrotis alvearis, n. sp.
S • 8 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sometimes mixed fuscous.
Palpi dark fuscous, apex of joints whitish. Thorax ochreous-
whitish sprinkled fuscous, a dark fuscous spot on shoulder.
Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; 3 present, 8 out of 6, 9 and 10
separate ; whitish sprinkled luscous and dark fuscous ; about ten
mostly small dark fuscous spots along costa, those at ^, |-, and |^
larger, roundish or oval rather large spots in disc (stigmata)
slightly beyond first two of these, some small irregular spots along
dorsum, larger elongate spots on tornus and middle of termen, and
one rather large at apex : cilia whitish, basal half strewn with
dark fuscous irroration, twice interrupted on termen. Hindwings
3 present, 6 and 7 stalked ; light grey or whitish-grey ; cilia
ochreous-whitish.
Ceylon, Kandy, Madulsima, Januai-y, May {Green, Fletcher);
two specimens. These differ in intensity of darl^^ marking (the
Madulsima specimen being the darker), but apparently not other-
wise.
Cyathaula inophora, n. sp.
J. 15 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Maxillary palpi
long, pendent, several-jointed, filiform. (Labial palpi missing.)
Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa
moderately arched, apex pointed, termen extremelj' obliquely
rounded ; whitish : small dark fuscous spots on costa near base,
just before middle, at |, and near apex, a minute dot bet-Aveen last
two; about thirteen small oohreous-grej' spots or dots irregularly
strewn in disc, also small spots on tornus and in middle of termen :
cilia white, two or three dark fuscous specks opposite tormil and
terminal spots. Hindwings cell not reaching middle of wing ;
subhyaline, veins and margins grey ; cilia light grey, at apex
whitish.
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Neav Guinea, St. Aignan I. (Meek) ; one specimen. I do not
possess an example of the t3pical species maadata, which 1 described
from Tonga and Fiji, but have drawings of the structure and
markings which I made myself, and am satisfied that the present
species is congeneric and distinct, allhuiigli Ihe cliaracteristic labial
palpi are lost, and 1 judge that I originally mistook a maxillary
palpus for the tongue ; the structural characters are sufficient for
identification. The cell of hindwings is longer than half the wing
in macnlata, shorter in the present species, and the spots of
forewings are more numerous in maculata, especially along costa.
The genus is referable to the Tinyichr, and most allied to Archycda.
PSEPHOCRITA, n. g.
Head shortly rough-haired ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
absent. Antenua3 h, i» 6 simple, joints numerous, closely set,
basal joint moderate, scaled, without pecten. Labial palpi moderate
curved, ascending, second joint thickened with loose scales, termiiial
joint short, obtuse. Maxillary palpi moderate, sever;]-;',,.. \
very slender. Posterior tibiae clothed with rough scales above.
Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex,
11 from somewhat before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate,
cilia I ; 2-5 parallel, 0 and 7 somewhat approximated towards
base.
Belongs to the group of Tiquadra.
Psephoci'ita melanodoxa, ii. sp.
J. 19-20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light grey. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termeu
very obliquely rounded ; light grey, some scattered black scales
towards apex ; a small black spot on costa before i, a round black
spot in disc rather beyond this, representing first discal stigma,
and two or three black scales representing second : cilia light grey.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Frencu Guiana, 11. Maroni, St. Jean ; two specimens.
HARMOTONA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales : ocelli posterior ; tongue rudimentary.
Antennae 1, basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi
moderate, porrected, second joint thickened and rough-scaled
beneath towards apex, terminal joint shorter, hardly pointed.
Maxillary pali)i obsolete. Posterior tibioB clothed with long hairs
above. Forewings 2 from angle, 7 absent, 11 from before middle.
Hindwings 3, lanceolate, cilia 1| ; tranverse vein absent betw^ecn
3 and 5, 4 absent, 5 and 6 stalked, 7 nearly parallel.
Havmotona diplochorda, n, sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax light brownish-grey, shoulders dark
fuscous. Palpi dark grey, apex grey- whitish. Abdomen light grey.
256 EXOTIC MICROLKPIDOPTKRA.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderatel)' arched, apex
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; light grey, partially tinged
Avhitish, towards ai>ox tinged brownish; markings brown, more or
less stronglj- edged black posteriorly ; a transverse spot on costa
near base ; three slender transverse fasciie, first at ^, nearly direct,
second slightly beyond middle, somewhat oblique, third at i,
slightly curved ; a transverse fascial e streak from costa at | reaching
half across wing: cilia pale grey, sprinkled blackish, Hindwinga
grey ; cilia light grey.
CooRO, Dibidi, 3500 feet, October (Xewcome) ; one specimen.
J' TYPHOGENES, n. g.
Head rough on crown, face with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ;
tongue absent. Antennae f, basal joint moderately long, with
pecten. Labial palpi very short, scaled, pointed, drooping, two or
thrfto very short bristles at apex of second joint. Maxillary palpi
obsolete. Posterior tibise smooth-scaled. Forewings 1 6 single,
2 from towards angle, 3 from angle, 7 absent, 8-10 somewhat
approximated, 11 from before middle, Hindwiugs |, ovate-lanceo-
late, cilia over 1 ; 2 and 3 approximated at base, cell open between
3 and 5, 4 absent, 5-7 tolerably parallel.
Type psapliarota Meyr., from India, originally referred to the
African genus EpciUura, but I now perceive this to be erroneous,
though the structure is teclmically similar. Its real relationships
are very doubtful ; it recalls in some respects the Australian
Paraplnjllis (which is itself of very dubious position, but referred
at present to the PhUellidce), but also shows considerable differences
therefrom; in both genera the head is unusually small.
"^ PROSPLOCAMIS, n, g.
Head with appressed liairs, sidetufts loosely raised; ocelli pos-
terior; tongue absent. Antennte .|, joints closely set, basal joint
short, without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, curved, subascending,
with appressed scales, terminal joint somewhat shorter than second,
pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Forewings 2 from angle, 7 to
apex, 11 from before middle. Hindwiugs 1, elongate-ovate, cilia
nearly 1 ; 2-4 parallel, 5 and 0 rather approximated towards base,
7 parallel.
Type npracta Meyr., from Burma, erroneously placed in Melasiaa,
though the distinguishing characters of the head and palpi were
correctly noted ; the true aihnity would seem to be probably with
Pachi/p>saltis.
PARAMERISTIS, n. g.
Head shortly rough-scaled ; tongue obsolete. Antennae |, in J
rather strongly biciliated, basal joint moderate. Labial .])alpi
moderately long, curved, ascending, second joint tufted with long
dense rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint short, roughly
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scaled, Jii)|)eariiig obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Thoi'ax with
post orior crest. I'ostorior tibi;e with loleiahlyappressed .scales. Forc-
wiiiiijs 2 from towards au^Ie, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to tcrinei), 1) and |0
stalked, 11 t'roiu bcl'ore middle. Iliinhviiigs somewhat under 1,
elongate-ovate, cilia ^, with rough projection of scales beyond middle
of costa ; 3 and 4 almost connate, o-7 nearly parallel, 7 connected
with 8 by bar beyond cell.
A peculiar form, perhaps allied to Macaaeropteris.
Parameristis eremaea, n. sp.
(S . 12 mm. Head ochreous-grey-whitish. Palpi dark grey,
internally whitish. Thorax dark grey, somewhat sprinkled whitish.
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen faint 1}' sinuate, rather strongly obliqne ; deep
purplish, partially sntfused grey and irregularly irrorated blackish ;
three obscure small whitish marks on costa towards base; an
elongate white mark on costa at t and small irregular spot on
middle of dorsum, with some irregular obscure whitish irroration
indicating a fascia joining them ; five whitish dots on costa pos-
teriorly, and some scattered dots towards termen and tornus : cilia
greyish, with a suffused dark fuscous subbasal shade, and a whitish
basal dot on termen l)eneath apex. Hindwings bronzy-grey; cilia
grey, costal tuft dark fuscous.
Ci;ylox, Maskeliya, October (PoL') ; one specimen.
Machaeropteris plinthotripta, n. sp.
5 . 24 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale [)inkish-ochreo;is, shouldeis
brownish-tinged, terminal joint of palpi moderate, exposed. Abdomen
whitish-grey, anal tuft very long and large, whitish-ochreous. Fore-
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen
obli(|uely rounded; all veins separate; pale pinkish-ochreous,
suffusedly mixed fuscous irroration tending to form coarse strigu-
lation, most distinct on costa; roundish clear rosy-ochreous spots
in position of stigmata, plical very obliquely before first discal ;
dorsum suffused pale rosy towards base; cilia pale ochreous
sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Madras, Madura, October (Jla.cwdl) ; one specimen.
Eucrotala tetracola, n. sp.
S . 13 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint
somewhat infuscated laterally beneath apex. Maxillary ])alpi
concealed (?). Antenn* g, serrulate, shortly ciliated. Thorax
whitish, shoulders slightly speckled fuscous.' Abdomen whitish.
Forewinga elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 9 and 10 paraUel ; whitisli,
some scattered striguhu of dark fuscous specks tinged Avith
ochreous ; a rather oblique antemedian fascia of whitish-ochreous
suffusion, edged anteriorly by median and subdorsal tufts of
scales ; a similar fascia towards apex, edged anteriorly bv two
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258 EXOTIC MICEOLBPIDOPTERA.
laige tufts in disc; some mar<?iiial dots of blackish irroraiion
round apex and terraen : cilia Mliitisli-ocbreous, some dark fuscous
specks, llindwiugs light grey ; cilia ochreous-whilish.
BoMBA-Y, Dharwar, March {Maxwell) ; one specimen.
Latypica rhicnopa, n. sp.
c?. 14 mm. Head, thorax pale brownish, shoulders irrorated
dark fuscous. I'alpi whitish, second joint Avith a broad band of
pale browuisli suffusion sprinkled blackish, terminal joint with a
median band of blackish irroration. Abdomen grey. Porewings
elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, ternien very obliquely
rounded ; brown, finely speckled blackish ; dorsal edge suffused
white towards base; markings whitish irrorated black, edged clear
■whitish ; a patcli on base of costa ; a moderate antemedian fascia,
acutely aiigulated below middle ; a fascia from costa beyond
middle to tornus, sending a branch from below middle parallel to
termen to costa before apex, white scales on margin of this
towards costa irregularly raised : cilia whitish, with rows of black
points. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey
Bubbasal shade.
5.15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen white, palpi and
shoulders with a few blackish specks. Forewings white, somewhat
mixed irregularlj' yellow-ochreous ; markings as in cJ indicated
only by slight blackish speckling. Hindwings pale whitish-grey,
cilia whitish.
BojiBAY, Dharwar, November {Maxwell) ; two specimens. Not-
withstanding the difference in colouring, I make no question that
these forms are correctly associated as sexes of the same species.
The genus is allied to Hapsifera ; the forewings in all the species
show more or less developed scattered tufts of raised scales,
Latypica constrata, n. sp.
d . 15-18 mm. Head white. Palpi white, slightly speckled
fuscous. Thorax white, somewhat mixed fuscous, a spot of dark
fuscous irroration on shoulder. Abdomen grey-whitish. Fore-
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly
rounded, very oblique ; white, more or less mixed light brownish ;
markings light broAvnish, more or less sprinkled blackish, and
irregularly marked \Aith black irroration on edges; two or three
marks on costa near base ; a transverse fascia at ^, angulated in
middle ; blotches at about |- of costa and 5 of dorsum ; a broad
irregular fascial e patch extending along termen from apex to
tornus : cilia whity-brownish sprinkled blackish. Hindwings grey,
witli brassy reflections ; cilia pale greyish.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, August {Pole, de Moiuhray); two specimens.
Latypica retiaria, n. sp.
c? . 13 mm. Head, ])alpi grey-whitish, second joint of palpi
irrorated blackish. Thorax ochreous-grey-whitish sprinkled
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blackish, a Idolcli of blackish irroration on shoulder. iVbdoinen
dark grey. Porewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
tormen rouudid, rather strongly oblique; wliitish-oelircous, veins
suffused deeper ochreous and speckled dark grey ; markings grey
siitfiisedly irrorated black, occupying almost entire "wing, viz., a
basal patch, broad anteincdian and postmedian fascioe (leaving very
slender interspaees), and almost entirely filling whole posterior
area between veins, which form slender streaks : cilia dull ochreous
speckled blackish. Hindwings rather dnrk grey; cilia grev.
Ceylon, llambukkhaua, June {Alston); one specimen.
Hapsifera ignoMlis, n. sp.
c? 2 • 20-25 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sometimes tinged
grey on sides of crown. Ptilpi ochreous-whilish sprinkled dark
fuscous, tuft long. Thorax whitish-fuscous mixed dark fuscous.
Abdomen grey, apex pale oclireous, Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; whitish-fuscous
irrorated fuscous and dark fuscous, forming an indistinct strigula-
tion ; stigmata cloudy, indistinct dark fuscous, with adjacent raised
scales, plical somewhat obliquely beyond first discal, second discal
with an adjacent obscure whitish-ochreous tuft beneath, an obscure
rather oblique shade of dark irroration running from beyond
middle of costa to beyond second discal; indistinct} small marginal
s^jots of dai'k fuscous irroration round posterior part of costa and
termen : cilia whitish-fuscous sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings
and cilia grey.
British East Africa, Nairobi, April (Dr. W. A. Lamhorn) ;
eight specimens. Type in British Museum.
STRYPHNODES, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete. Antennae |,
in c? simple, basal joint moderate. Labial palpi long, obliquely
ascending, second joint much thickened with dense scales shortly
tufted beneath towards apex, terminal joint much shorter, stout,
scaled, obtuse. Maxillary palpi short, scaled, porrected, distinct.
Posterior tibiae rough-scaled above. Eorewings with small scattered
tufts of raised scales ; 1 6 furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from towards base. Hindwings 1, elongate-
ovate, cilia I ; 2-7 tolerably parallel.
Allied to Ha_psifera, but distinguished by developed maxillary
palpi.
Stryplinodes styracopa, n. sp.
cJ . 18-19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
slightly rounded, oblique ; pale ochreous, suffusedly mixed deeper
yollow-ochreous ; costa more or less suffused dark fuscous towards
base; cloudy dark fuscous spots on costa at r|, middle, and |; a
larger dark fuscous spot surmounted by yellow-ochrcous on dorsum
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260 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTERA.
at |, and smaller less markefl spot towards tornus ; a deep yellow-
ochreous fascia from first costal spot to middle of dorsum, some-
times sprinkled dark fuscous ; a small dark fuscous spot on costa
near apex ; a triangular patch of gre3--pur[)lish suffusion more or
less marked with blackish irroration extending over terraen and
reaching to end of cell : cilia yellow-ochreous, a patch of blackish
irroration beneath apox and smaller one above tornus. Hindwiugs
dark grey, cilia grey,
Ceylon, Maskeliya, March, May {Pole, Alston) \ three specimens.
Trithamnora leptacma, n. sp.
S. 16-17 mm. Head, palpi dark fuscous somewhat mixed
whitish, second joint of palpi tufted wdth long roughly spreading
hairscales beneath, terminal joint as long as second, slender,
pointed. Thorax, abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very
obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 separate ; rather dark fuscous, towards
dorsum partially mixed witli brownish-ochreous suffusion ; five
undefined rather oblique dark fuscous ii'regnlar transverse fasciae,
partially edged with fine violet-blue-metallic stria?, first basal, fifth
occupying apical area : cilia fuscous irrorated dark fuscous. Hind-
wings bronzy-blaokish-fuscous ; cilia fuscous, a dark fuscous subbasal
shade.
Assam, Khasis, September ; two specimens.
\ Trithamnora erebantha, n. sp.
cJ $. 19-23 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen
fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex pointed, termen obliquely rounded ; dark bronzy fuscous,
with strong purple-blue gloss : cilia purplish-coppery -fuscous.
Hindwings bronzj'-fuseous ; cilia pale greyish, bronzy-tinged towards
base.
British Guiana, Bartica, December to February {Parish) ; four
specimens.
Themeliotis inexpleta, n. sp.
(S . 14 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi pale yellow-
ochreous mixed dark fuscous. Thorax pale yellow-ochreous,
shoulders and posterior crest mixed dark fuscous. Abdomen light
grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa
moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; irides-
cent pale ochreous-yellowish, with scattered dark fuscous scales;
a deeper ochreous-yellowish basal patch, edge more sprinkled
blackisl), oblique, costal edge dark fnscons ; a patch of deeper
ochreous suffusion on costa beyond middle, with V-shaped dnrk
fuscous irroration, whence a streak of dark fuscous irroration runs
to near terinen above tornus, and thence parallel to termen to
apex ; the dark fuscous irroration indicates small dots along
termen : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish faintly barred darker, tips
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dark grey. Hindwings 3 and 4 separate; pale grey; cilia
ochreous-whitish,
Ckylon, Haldamulla {Alston) ; one specimen.
EXANTHICA Meyr.
I have succeeded in recognising the affinity of this curious and
abnormal genus ; it belongs to the TineitUe, and is allied to
Fseudnryis, of which it may be regarded as a development.
Eumasia crypsiphila, n. sp.
d' ? . 7-9 mm. Head, palpi ochreons-whitish. Thorax ochreous-
whitish, somewhat speckled dark fuscous. Abdomen light grey.
Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex tolerably
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 4 absent ; ochreous-
whitisli, streAvn dark fuscous scales and strigulae ; markings dark
fuscous ; small spots on costa near base and towards dorsum at 5 ;
a rather oblicjue fascia before middle ; a small spot on costa beyond
middle; a direct fascia at | ; small spots on costa before apex and
at apex, and some irregular dots along termen : cilia whitish, on
basal half somewliat mixed dark fuscous. Hindwings 4 absent ;
dark grey ; cilia grey.
Ckylon, Galle, January {Fletcher) ; two specimens. Size of
arenatella, but neuration as in testata, distinct from both by dark
grey hindwings ; markings of forewings practically identical in all
three species.
Eumasia exoria, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown mixed fuscous.
Thorax whitish-ochreous, basal half of patagia fuscous. Abdomen
whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen very oblicjuely rounded ; 4 present ; whitish-
ochreous, transversely striated and strigulated -with fuscous and
dark fuscous irroration ; markings dark fuscous ; five roundish
spots on costa, two in disc at middle and | (representing stigmata),
and several small elongate marl<s on posterior part of dorsum and
termen : cilia whitish, basal half barred dark fuscous irroration.
Hindwings 4 present ; whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, September {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
ASYNDETAULA, u. g.
Head loosely rough-haired ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
obsolete. Antenna9 §, in J loosely scaled, basal joint short,
without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, slender, ascending, second
joint with two or three projecting lateral bristles at apex, terminal
joint as long as second, obtuse. ^M axillary palpi obsolete. Pos-
terior tibia) with appressed scales. Forewings 1 b simple, 2 from
angle, 3 absent, 6 absent, 7 absent, 11 from towards base, posterior
and upper walls of cell wholly obsolete but veins in due position
as though rising from it. Hindwings 5, narrowly elongate-ovate,
262 EXOTIC MICROr.EriDOrTEKA.
cilia 1.^ ; Ih straight, simple, rather long, 2 appearing to rise free,
cell open between 2 and 5, 5 and G rising on a stalk ont of 7.
The singular obsolescence of the cell-walls, thus leaving the
veins rising from it, so to speak, in the air, is a remarkable feature.
The genus belongs to the neighbourhood of Mdllobathra.
AsyndetaiQa vagula, n. sp.
(5 . 0 mm. Head, palpi whitish-ochreous, crown somewhat
tinged grey. Thorax, abdomen dark purplish-grey. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched,
aix'x obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale ochreons
irregularly and suffusedly irrorated purple-blackish; an irregular
nearly clear pale ochreons streak along dorsum from base to tornus;
a cloudy blackish transverse striga in disc at | : cilia pale ochreous,
two strong dark fuscous shades. Hindwings brassy-grey ; cilia
grey.
Assam, Shillong, September (Fletclw) ; three specimens. Taken
flying commonly by day over a mossy bank, apparently attached to
the moss, on which the larva probably feeds.
NEOMERISTIS, n. g.
Head rough. Antennae somewhat over k, rather stout. Labial
palpi moderately long, porrected, second joint thickened with
appressed scales, terminal joint moderate, cylindrical, obtuse.
Maxillary palpi obsolete. Forewings 2 from near angle, 6 to
apparent apex, 8 and 9 stalked, 11 from before middle. Hind-
wings 1, elongate-ovate, 2-7 tolerably parallel.
Type ahscensella Walk, from Venezuela.
Diplodoma peregrina, n. sp.
d' . 18 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi short, dark fuscous.
Antennal ciliations Ig. Thorax dark purplish-grey. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; dark purplish - grey : cilia
concolorous. Hindwings rather dark grey : cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis ; one specimen.
Narycia scelerata, n. sp.
(3 . 18 mm. Head, palpi dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 2.
Thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, anterior margin suffused dark
fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, mode-
rate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded;
7 and 8 short-stalked, 7 to termen ; pale ochreous-yellowish : cilia
concolorous. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia yellow-whitish.
S. India, Palnia, 6000 feet [Caviphell) ; one specimen.
Narycia plana, n. sp.
S . 16 ram. Head, palpi light ochreous-yellowish. Antennal
ciliations 2. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anterior fourth dark fuscous.
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Abdomen whitish-gre}^ anal tuffc whitish-ochreous. Forewings
moderate, suboblong, costa strongly arched towards base and apex,
apex rounded, terraen rounded, rather oblique ; 7 and 8 nearly
approximated at base ; glossy whitish-ochreous, costal edge light
yellow-ochreous: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia
whitish-ochreous.
French Congo, Fort Crampol ; one specimen.
Narycia ohserata, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous,
second joint shortly tufted beneath, irrorated dark fuscous towards
base. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft large,
whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen very obliiiuely rounded; 8 absent; whitish-
ochreous, tinged grey in disc, especially posteriorly; markings
dark fuscous, edged with some scattered silvery-white scales ;
three moderately broad transverse fasciae, first almost basal, outer
edge slightly curved, second somewhat before middle, broad on
costa but with anterior edge irregularly concave and posterior
straight so as to be narrow on lower half, third from | of costa to
lower half of termen, irregular-edged ; an apical spot, and small
terminal spot beneath apex : cilia greyish, with dark grey subbasal
shade, and three bars of whitish-ochreous suffusion on upper part
of termen. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia pale grey.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, October {Alston); one specimen. Allied to
cameraia, but immediately distinguished by dark fuscous thorax,
and entire posterior fascia and apical spots of forewings.
Ctenocompa phthonera, n. sp.
cJ $ . 14 mm. Head, thorax pale greyish. Antennal pecti-
nations J about 18. Abdomen grey, anal tuft of J whitish.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; 6 absent ; light grey, obscurely
strigulated transversely with dark fuscous irroration : cilia light
grey. Hindwings thinly clothed grey hairscales ; cilia whitish-
grey, towards base ochreous-grey.
Assam, Khasis, March ; two specimens. Very similar to Jioloscia,
which however has a whitish head, and vein 6 of forewings present
as usual ; in lioloscia 7 and 9 of forewings are sometimes but not
always stalked.
Ctenocompa capnoscia, n. sp.
(S . 12 ram. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen dark fuscous.
Autennal pectinations about 16. Forewings elongate, posteriorly
dilated, co.sta gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded;
grey, with irregular interrupted indistinct dark fuscous transverse
striae; base suffused dark fuscous; indistinct roundish spots of
dark fuscous suffusion in disc at g and | : cilia whitish-fuscous,
suffused fuscous towards base. Hindwings thinly clothed dark
grey hairscales ; cilia as in forewings.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, January (Pole) ; one specimen.
2(54 lOXOriC JlICROLKriDOPJEKA.
Ctenocompa aphanodes, n. sp.
c? . 10 mm. Head grey. Antennal pectinations 8. Thorax,
abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat
dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, term en very obli(}ncly
rounded ; dark purple-fuscous : cilia dark ])urplish-grey. ])aler
towards tips. Hindwings thinly clothed dark ])urple-fuscous
hairscales ; cilia as in forewings.
CooKG, Dibidi, ,'5500 feet, January (Newrome); one specimen.
Ctenocompa adversa, n. sp.
c? 12-14 mm., 5 19 mm. Head wliite, face fuscous. Palpi
very short and sliglit, fuscous. Antennal peeliriatioTis cS 4, basal
joint with white tuft. Tliorax whitish, anterior margin suffused
fuscous. Al)domeu whitish-fuscous or whitish. Forewings elongate,
costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
I'ounded; whitish, more or less tinged pale brownish, with scattered
dark fuscous or blackish scales, sometimes in rows on veins
posteriorly : a dark fuscous dash from base above middle to i ; a
somewhat oblique fuscous fasciate streak sprinkled dark fuscous
from dorsum bej^ond middle, reaching more than half across wing;
sometimes a fuscous spot in disc at |, or brownish fascia from this
to costa at f ; a marginal series of irregubir dark fuscous or
blackish dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia white,
sometimes tinged brownish. Hindwings whitish-grey or light
grey: cilia grey-whitish.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet (Neircome) ; INfAnRAS, Trichinopoly
(Ma.inveU); Ceylon, Kcgalle (AJstoii) ; September, and from
February to May, six specimens. Allied to mesocentra.
Ctenocompa farinosa, n. sp.
c? . 12 mm. Head ])a]e whitish-ochreous. Palpi short, dark
fuscous. Antennal pectinations 8. Thorax ochreous - whitish,
anterior margin suffused fuscous. Abdomen liglit greyish, anal
tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa mode-
rately arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather stronglj' obli()ue ;
liglit greyish-ochreous or pale fuscous, sutfusedlj^ irrorated whitish;
discal stigmata small, fuscous, indistinct, in one specimen nearly
obsolete; in one specimen a terminal series of cloudy fuscous dots :
cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-
grey-ochreous.
Kanaka, Chandvadi ; Bombay, Dharwar; April, May, two
specimens (j\laxwell).
Ctenocompa micropsycha, n. sp.
J. 9 mm. Head and thorax white, lower part of face, palpi,
and collar fuscous. Aiitennal pectinations 5. Abdtimen pale
grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish ; costal edge
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dark fuscous towards base : cilia ocbreous-whitisli. Iliii(hviiigs
])ale grey; cilia ochreous-wliitish.
Wadius, Cuddapab, 4000 feet {Campl>ell) ; one specimen,
Ctenocompa antibola, n. sp.
d" $. 12-13 mm. Head and thorax wbitisb, lower pai't of
face, palpi, and collar brownisb. Antennal pectinations S ^^^
Abdomen pale greyish. Porewings elongate, costa moderately
arched, apex obtuse, ternien very obliquely rounded ; whitish-
ocbreous suffusedly irrorated white, with scattered fuscous and
dark fuscous scales ; a dark fuscous dot on end of cell ; sometimes
a small cloudy fuscous spot on dorsum beyond middle ; a marginal
series of irregular dai-k fuscous dots round apex and termen : cilia
o(!hreous-whitish. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Ceylojt, Madulsima, May (Vau</han, Fletcher) ; three specimens.
Ctenocompa hexaspila, n. sp,
c? . 21 mm. Head wbitisb, face and palpi dark fuscous.
Antennal pectinations 3. Thorax, abdomen grey. Forewings
elongate, posteriori}- somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen rounded, rather stronglj' oblique ; light brownish-
grey, whitish-tinged in posterior half of cell ; an elongate dark
fuscous subcostal mark at base ; two small irregular spots of dark
fuscous irroration in disc at | and before middle, two above fold
slightly before those, one on dorsum beneath second of these, and
one on end of cell ; cloudy dark fuscous dots round posterior part
of costa and termen on extremities of veins : cilia pale brownish-
grey (imperfect). Hindwings thinly clothed grey hairscales; cilia
pale grey.
Ceylon, Jloskeliya, February {Green); one specimen.
Melasina nota, n. sp.
c? . 21 mm. Head whitish. Palpi rather long, whitish, second
joint with dense projecting scales above and beneath, suffused
fuscous except apex. Antennal pectinations 4. Thorax whitish,
shoulders infuscated, crest posteriorly and tips of patagia dark
fuscous. Abdomen oclireous-whitish. Forewings elongate, mode-
rate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly
rounded, rather oblique: 9 absent; w^hitish, irregularly sprinkled
pale brownish ; base suffused light brownisb, darker towards
dorsum ; two or three minute dark fuscous raised dots towards
costa anteriorly, and two on costa beyond middle ; a semicircular
pale brownish spot on middle of dorsum, containing a blackish
elongate mark on fold (i)lical stigma) ; a blackish transverse mark
on end of cell, placed in a light brownish spot connected posteriorly
1)V a streak with costa near apex ; a light brownish tornal spot
almost confluent with this : cilia whitish with interrupted basal
and subbasal linos of dark fuscous irroration and partially suH'used
brownish on apical tliiid, especially ou lower half of termen.
266 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Hindwings grey- whitish ; cilia whitish, a fine pale greyiah subbasal
line on apical half.
iJoiiitAY, Dharwar, September {Maxwell); one specimen.
Unusually distinct.
Melasiua subacta, n. sp.
S . 1-i nim. Head pale ochreous. Palpi moderately long, dark
fuscous, tip pale ochreous. Antennal pectinations 2k. Thorax
fuscous. Eorewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen obliquely rounded; brownish -ochreous ; costa suffused
fuscous towards base : cilia light ochreous. Hindwings pale
ochreous-greyish ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Bombay, Konkan {Young); one specimen.
Melasma phaeogenes, n. sp.
S 19-24 mm., 5 ^7 mm. Head brownish-ochreous, in 2
slightly Sprinkled whitish and fnscous hairs. Palpi fuscous, apex
ochreous. Antennal pectinations S 6. Thorax dark fuscous
slightly speckled whitish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft S pale
ochreous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched,
apex rounded, termen rounded, rather oblique ; whitish-fuscous,
closely irrorated dark fuscous throughout; a very obscure darker
spot on middle of costa, and smaller one at §, scarcely defined,
scales of costal edge pale between and beyond ; these in 5 quadrate
groups of obscure whitish dots arranged longitudinally in disc and
larger similar markings in subdorsal area : cilia S whitish-fuscous,
mixed and obscurely barred fuscous, in $ whitish, more distinctly
barred grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal
shade.
Madras, S. Arcot and Cuddalore, August, September {Maxwell) ;
five specimens.
Melasma deposita, n. sp.
(S . 2Q mm. Head, thorax whity-brownish. Palpi moderately
long, with appressed scales, fuscous. Antennal pectinations 8.
Abdomen whitish-fuscous. Fore wings elongate, costa slightly
arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; fuscous-whitish,
sprinkled except towards costa anteriorly with striguhie of fuscous
irroration, more strongly strigulated towards termen ; a suffused
irregular attenuated rather dark fuscous streak along costa from
base to | ; a broad fuscous longitudinal streak irrorated dark fuscous
beneath cell from about | to | of wing, on anterior half cleft longi-
tudinally into two and posteriorly cut by pale ground-colour on
veins, and a narrower irregular similar streak above cell from before
middle to | of wing : cilia f uscous-wliitish barred fuscous. Hind-
wings light grey suffused whitish-ochreous towards base ; cilia
fuscous-whitish.
Bombay, Dharwar, June {Maxivell) ; one specimen. Very dis-
tinct by the longitudinal markings and unusually long antennal
pectinations ; nearest lencoaceptra.
Melasma brachiata, n. sp.
cJ . 32-85 mm. Head whitish, hairs suffused fuscous towards
base. Palpi moderate, fuscous, terminal joint whitisli. Anteunal
pectinatious 5. Thorax fuscous mixed whitisli, shoulders suffused
dark fuscous. Abdomen pale fuscous. Forewinojs elongate, costa
slight!}' arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termcn obliquely rounded ;
light fuscous irregularly suffused whitish, and strewn with striguhe
of dark fuscous irroratiou ; markings formed by more or less dark
fuscous irroration, with absence of white suffusion; a suffused
blotch along basal third of costa; an irregular angulate blotch
extending round posterior margin of cell and beneath middle of
wing, with a strong triangular projection downwards from beneatb
middle nearly to dorsum, upper portion connected with costa by
two bars, posteriorly with sufiused bar to termen above torn us; a
nearly straight subterminal series of six dark fuscous spots, larger
above and below middle : cilia fuscous-whitish barred fuscous,
Hmdwinga pale fuscous ; cilia ochreous-whitish, a faint fuscous line.
5 . 40 mm. Forewings more elongate, light fuscous irrorated
dark fuscous, with whitish suffusion, discal markings only obscurely
indicated by darker suffusion.
BoMBAT, Darwar, Poona, May, June {JSIaxweJl, FletcJur); six
specimens. Extremely like certatrir, but certainly distinct, fore-
wings narrower anteriorly, with costa less arched and termen more
oblifpie, and recognisable by the subterminal series of dark spots, of
which the central portion is absent in certatrlx\ the same character
will separate it easily from the Ceylon expressa.
Melasma coagulata, n. sp.
S. 24-28 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous mixed whitish.
Palpi moderate, smooth, fuscous, tip whitish. Antennal pectina-
tions 6. Thorax white, more or less sprinkled fuscous or dark
fuscous, especially anteriorly, shoulders suffused fuscous. Abdomen-
fuscous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex
rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; white, strewn with
strigulai of dark fuscous irroration ; markings formed of pale fuscous-
or greyish-ochreous suflFusion, irrorated dark fuscous ; some suffusion
along basal half of costa, and a row of small dark spots beneath
this and posterior half of costa ; undefintd blotches in disc about)
middle and | and a darker blotch on fold between them, usually
connected with them by a broad U-shaped baud of suffusion, with
projecting lobes posteriorly above and below middle ; a series of
strigula3or small spots along dorsum and termen : cilia white, towards-
base yellowish-tinged, barred dark fuscous. Hindwings whitish-
fuscous or pale fuscous ; cilia ochreous-whitish, a faint fuscous line.
Madras, Trichinopoly, Dindigul, Guindy, August, September
{Maxivell, Fletclur) ; four specimens.
\ Dysoptus tantalota, n. sp.
S. 10 mm. Head whitish-ochreous ; crown sprinkled fuscous^
Palpi whitish-ochreous sprinkled fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous^
268 EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPTKEA.
an oclireous-whitish posterior si)ot. Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath
ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat
dilated, costa gcntlj^ arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen nearly
straight, rather oblique ; dark fuscous ; small triangular ochreous-
whitish spots on costa before middle and at | ; an ochreous-whitish
dot on end of cell, and one between this and apex; a minute
ochreous-whitish dot on termen beneath apex : cilia dark fuscous, on
termen with three niinuto basal ochreous-wliitish dots, above ai)ex
an ochreous-whitish patch. Hindwings dark fuscous; a very small
oclireous-whitish spot towards apex, a transverse mark from dorsum
before tornus, and a series of three subterminal dots between these :
cilia dark fuscous (imperfect),
Ekitish Guiana, Bartica, February (Parish); one specimen.
AntennaB |, in c? ciliated; maxillary palpi very short, filiform,
drooping ; forewings 7 to apex.
^ BYTHOCRATES, n. g.
Head rough-haired; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent. Antenna) 5,
in c? serrate, ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial
])alpi moderate, porrected, slender, smooth, terminal joint shorter
than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi short, filiform, ai)i>ressed.
Posterior tibiie smooth. Forewings 2 fi'om near angle, 8 and 4
stalked from angle, 7 to apex, 11 from towards base. Hindwings 1,
elongate-ovate, cilia g ; 2-7 tolerably parallel.
Eclongs to Scardia group.
\J Bythocrates drosocycla, n. sp.
c? . 11mm. Head brownish. Palpi whitish, externally dark
fuscous except tip. Thorax, abdomen dark purplish-fuscous. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique;
deep purple, very obscurely reticulated blackish-grey ; costal edge
blackish, dotted pale ochreous : cilia greyish, base within a blackish
shade dotted pale ochreous. Hindwings purple sufi'usedly mixed
dark grey ; cilia dark grey.
British Gdiana, Bartica, February (Parish); one specimen.
DASMOPHORA, u. g.
Head densely rough-haired; ocelli posterior; tongue absent.
Antennae |, basal joint short, with slight pecten. Labial palpi
rather long, curved, ascending, second joint shortly tufted with
dense rough scales beneath, terminal joint nearly as long as second,
slender, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi short, porrected, loosely
scaled. Posterior tibia3 rough- scaled above. Forewings 1 h furcate,
2 from near angle, 4 absent, 7 to apex, 9 and 10 stalked, 11 from
towards base. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia -| : 4 absent,
2-7 tolerably parallel.
Also allied to Scardia.
V Dasmophora xerospila, n. sp.
2 . 17 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second
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joint fuscous except apex, terminal joint with basal and supra-
median fuscous bands. Thorax fuscous sprinkled and spotted dark
fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewiugs elongate, rather narrow,
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, terinen obliquely rounded;
pale greyish-ochreous irregularly sprinkled fuscous and dark fuscous ;
dark fuscous spots on costa at base, 5, beyond middle, and near
apex, and several small spots between these; roundish or oval dark
fuscous spots in disc before middle and at |, and on fold towards
base and beneath middle of wing ; two or three small irregular
spots on dorsum, and three on termen ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish,
Avith interrupted dark fuscous bars, and subbasal line of dark
fuscous irroration. Hindwings grey, ligliter anteriorly; cilia
ochreous-whitish, two faint greyish shades.
Feench Guiana, ISt. Jean, li. Muroni, July; one specimen.
EXONCOTIS, n. g.
Head with dense loose hairscales ; ocelli inferior ; tongue obsolete.
Antennae f, in d" simple, rather stout, somewhat compressed, basal
joint short, stout, without pecten. Labial palpi rather long, curved,
ascending, basal and second joints densely tufted beneath with
rough hairscales, terminal joint about as long as second, stout,
scaled, obtuse. Maxillary palpi very sliort, drooping, loosely scaled.
Posterior tibia? rough-scaled above. Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 from
near angle, 7 to apex, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-
ovate, cilia 1^; 2 before remote, 3-7 rather near together and parallel.
Allied to the two preceding.
/ Eioncotis increpans, n, sp.
(S . 13 mm. Head pale ochreous, crown somewhat mixed or
suffused fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of second joint pale
ochreous, terminal joint pale ochreous with basal and supramedian
fuscous bands. Thorax pale ochreous, anteriorly more or less wholly
suffused dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ;
pale ochreous, a few scattered brownish scales : a blackish blotch
on base of costa, from which a brown suffusion mottled blackish
extends to a blackish spot at |, small blackish spots at | and before
apex, with two or three small strigulae ; discal stigmata black, first
small or obsolete, second transverse, its lower end connected by an
irregular brown streak mottled black with termen above tornus,
some blackish mottling along termen from this to near apex ; some-
times a suffused brownish spot on dorsum before tornus : cilia pale
ochreous, more or less barred fuscous or dark fuscous on dark
markings. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey.
French Guiana, St. Jean, R. Maroni, July; two specimens.
J Myrmecozela corymbota, n. sp.
(S . 17 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, apex
of joints ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-^vhitish, three dark
fuscous anterior spots. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex
270 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 4 and 5 connate; ocbroous-
wliitish; markings dark fuacous ; small spots on costa near base
and at |, a larger subquadrate spot at middle, and smaller one
towards apex, and several minute dots between these ; small spots
on Fold aud dorsum at ^ ; a transverse truncate spot from dorsum
beneath median costal reaching nearly lialf across wing; a mark in
disc beneath posterior costal spot ; some marginal slrigulte round
apex and one near tornus : cilia ochreous-wbitish. llindwings
liglit grey, anteriorly paler and somewliat tinged wbitisli-ochreous ;
cilia whitish-ocbreous, towards tips wliitish.
Perxt, Pacaya, June (^Mimnscu) ; one specimen.
V Myrmecozela respersa, n. sp.
5 . 21 mm. Head whitish-ocbreous. PaljH wbitisli-ochreous,
slightly sprinkled fuscous, second joint shortly rough-scaled beneath.
Thorax whitish-ocbreous, shoulders sprinkled blackish. Abdomen
whitish-ocbreous, slightly sprinkled fuscous, forewings elongate,
costa slightly arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded; very pale greyish-ocbreous, irregularly marbled light
fulvous-ocbreous ; a very irregular band of light grey suffusion
irregularly irrorated blackish running from base of costa through
disc below middle, curved up round cell aud terminating on costa
at ^ ; two groups of dots of black irroration about fold beneath
this baud before and beyond middle ; cloudy blackish dots on
margins of band in disc before middle and on end of cell ; a series
of small grey spots sprinkled blackisb along costa, larger posteriorly,
and a series along termen: cilia ochreous-wbitish, sprinkled aud
barred dark grey irroration. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-
ocbreous, base tinged grey.
Florida; one specimen.
^ Diataga compsacma, n. sp.
S. 15-16 mm. Head, thorax pale ocbreous. Palpi pale ochreous
ispeckled dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 4. Abdomen pale
ocbreous speckled fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; light
ochreous, irregularly strewn with dots of blackish irroration and
sometimes with accompanying whitish dots ; an elongate spot of
blackisb irroration on costa beyond middle, costa for some distance
before and beyond this suffused whitish ; some elongate marbling
of blackisb irroration in middle of disc ; a transverse black apical
mark, anteriorly edged by a straight transverse double white stria
with some fine black strigulaj, preceded by a brown fascia marked
blackish on costa: cilia greyish, a dark fuscous postmedian line.
Hindwings pale greyish, towards apex strigulated darker grey ;
cilia ochreous-wbitisb.
British Guiana, Bartica, December, January (Parish) • three
specimens.
OPSODOCA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior; tongue obsolete. Antennae |,
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in c? simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi
moderately long, porrected, filifoim, terminal joint somewhat
shorter than second, tolcrablj' pointed. Maxillary i)alpi several-
jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae with appressed scales.
Forewings 16 simple, 2 from angle, 7 to costa, 11 from towards
base. Hindwings |, lanceolate, cilia 2 ; 2 and 3 short, cell open
between '3 and 5, 4 absent, 5-7 basally approximated.
Type metrodoxa. Perhaps related to llomotinea.
Opsodoca metrodoxa, n. sp.
d' . 6 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen ochreous-whitish. Palpi
whitish, a dark fuscous line externally. Porevvings elongate,
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; whitish, some scattered ochreous and dark grey
scales ; a black dot beneath costa at i, some blackish scales on costa
about ^, and an elongate blackish-grey spot at | ; short black dashes
in disc beyond middle and towards termen, edged beneath with
ochreous-yellowish suffusion ; an apical spot of blackish irroration :
cilia whitish-ochreous, a median line of blackish points. Hindwings
light grey; cilia whitish-grey.
Bkitish Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, Pebruary, March (Parish) ;
two specimens.
'j
Opsodoca amentata, n. sp.
cT . 6 mm. Head white. Thorax whitish slightly sprinkled
dark fuscous, shoulders tinged ochreous. Abdomen grey. Pore-
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded; whitish, finely speckled dark fuscous, some
scattered black scales towards dorsum and posteriorly; an elongate
black mark on costa before middle and larger semioval one about
■|, edged ochreous suffusion beneath ; elongate black marks on fold
before middle, in disc beyond middle, and towards termen in middle,
edged ochreous sufiusion beneath ; a black apical spot: cilia whitish-
ochreous, rows of black points, an interrupted black subbasal line.
Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey.
Beitish Guiana, Bartica, Pebruary (ParisJi) ; one specimen.
/ XYSTROLOGA, n. g.
Head rough; ocelli posterior; tongue obsolete. Antennao |, in
c? simple, basal joint moderately elongate, without pecten. I,abial
palpi moderately long, porrected, smooth-scaled, second joint with
two or three apical bristles, terminal joint shorter than second,
tolerably obtuse. Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded, filiform.
Posterior tibiae rough-haired above and beneath. Porewings 1 b
furcate, 2 from angle, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from towards
base. Hindwings somewhat under 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia 1 ;
cell open between 3 and 4, 4 approximated to 5, 5 and 6 stalked, b
to apex.
Type invidiosa. Perhaps allied to Leucomcle.
EXOTIC MICIIOLEPIDOPTEUA.
Xystrologa itividiosa, n. sp.
J 5 . 10-14 ram. Head ochreous-gruy-whitisli. Palpi wliitisli,
eecond ioint externally dark fuscous, terminal joint sprinkltnl dark
fuscous. Thorax pale greyish-ochreous speckled dark grey. Ab-
domen grey. Eorewings elongate, rather narrow, co.sta gently arclied,
apex pointed, terraon extremely obliquely rounded; light grcyisli-
ochreous irregularly irrorated dark grey, without defined inarkingH:
cilia pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled dark gre}. llindwings grey ;
cilia light grey.
Colombia, La Crumbrc, (>GUO feet. May (ParisJi); three
specimens,
,/ Xystrologa fulvicolor, n. sp.
(S $. 9-10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen dark fuscous.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gentlj' arclmd. apex
pointed, termeii extremely obliquely rounded; oehreous-tulvous ;
a autfused dark fuscous streak extending along costa from base
to I ; a suffused dark fuscous apical spot, and a slender terniimil
streak not quite reaching this: cilia pale i'uLvous, basal lialt mixed
dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous.
Bkitish Guiana, Eartica, February (^Pari.sh); three specimens.
\j LEPTOCHERSA, n. g.
Head roughly tufted; ocelli posterior; tongue obsolete. Antennic
l,iu c? simple, basal joint moderate, with jjecten. Labial palpi
moderate, slender, porrected, second joint with two or three pro-
jecting apical bristles, terminal joint somewhat shorter, toleraltly
pointed. Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior
tibite with appressed scales. F'orewings 1 b simple, 2 from angle,
4 absent, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 11 from towards base. Hindwings .\,
narrow-lanceolate, cilia 4 ; 2 and 3 short, cell open between 15 and
5, 4 absent, 5-7 nearly approximated at base.
Allied to Ischiioscla and Demobrotis.
Leptochersa diarthra, n. sp.
c5' . 5-0 mm. Head ochreous-grey-whitish, mixed black on
crown. Palpi whitish, banded blackish. Anteiinte whitish ringed
grey. Thorax ochreous-whitish mixed dark fuscous. Abdomen
whitish-grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched,
apex pointed, termeu extremel}' obliquely rounded; pale whitish-
ochreous, some scattered dark fuscous scales; about ten small dark
fuscous spots or transverse striguke on costa, a series of dorsal
strigulae becoming small irregular spots on termen, irregular spots
in disc before and beyond middle and at |, ])artially connecting
these, and a spot at apex : cilia ochreous-whitish, base sprinkled
dark fuscous, an interrupted dark grey median shade. Hindwings
grey ; cilia pale greyish.
British Gdiana, Bartica, Mallali, February, March [rariah); five
specimens.
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Synnologa tliriophora, n. sp.
S 2 • 10-14 mm. Head whitish-grey or whitish. I'alpi dark
grey, sprinkled whitish, second joint with some lateral bristles.
Maxillary palpi short, slender, porrected. Thorax whitish, a trans-
verse anterior bar of dark grey irroration. Abdomen light grey,
anal tuft ochreous-whitish. i'orewings elongate, narrow, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 7 and
8 usually stalked; grey-wliitish, some scattered dark grey scales;
markings dark grey, partially or wholly suffused black ; a spot on
costa near base, whence a slender slreak runs to base of dorsum;
rather large rounded-triangular spots on costa at i and 3, and a
rather smaller one at | ; a transverse spot from middle of dorsum ;
a rather large irregular spot in disc at f ; three small spots forming
a rather curved transverse prgeapical series: cilia grey- whitish.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Eritxsh Guiana, Mallali, March (Parish) ; eleven specimens.
Possibly in this genus the missing vein of forewings is really 11,
the vein rising from middle of cell being 10; I am unable to
determine this preciselj^ but the characteristic position of these
veins is alike in all the species. Other characters show some
variation ; short maxillary palpi are usually present, and veins 7
and 8 of forewings are usually but not always stalked.
J
Syrmologa chersopa, n. sp.
(5' . 8-15 mm. Head greyish. Palpi dark fuscous, second joint
with lateral bristles. Thorax light greyish-ochreous, with anterior
bar of blackish irroration, shoulders grey. Abdomen grey. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; light greyish-
ochreous, tips of scales silvery-whitish ; about ten small brownish
s{)ot3 irrorated dark fuscous along costa and about twelve smaller
along dorsum and termen: a patch of blackish irroration in disc
about |, connected with dorsum by undefined streaks ; some
scattered transverse strigulje of fuscous irroration in disc; some
]»ale brownish-ochreous suffusion irrorated dark fuscous in disc at
|, and a more distinct Spot towards apex: cilia grey. Hindwings
bron/.y-grej', })aler towards base ; cilia light grey.
iJiarisH Guiana, Mallali, March (Parish)- four specimens.
Syrmologa spermatias, n. sp.
5 . 18 mm. Head, tliorax whitish-ochreous slightly speckled
blackish. Palpi whitish, second joint externally irrorated dark
fuscous except apex, terminal joint with basal and supramedian rings
of blackish irroration. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen vcrj^ obliquely
roun(le(l ; 7 and 8 stalked ; whitish-ochreous, some scattered fuscous
specks; markings formed of fine black irroration with .faint pale
brownish suffusion ; six small spots on anterior half of costa,
two larger ones beyond middle, and four smaller posteriorly; an
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274 EXOTIC MICROLIU'IDOPTERA.
elonpjate patch along fold anteriorlj-,sorae oblique transverse suffusion
iu disc beyond middle, and a roimdish patch towards apex ; a
terminal series ot'amall spots: cilia ochreous-white speckled blackish.
Hindwiiigs 5 and 0 stalked; grey; cilia whist i.sh-grey.
liiUTisu GujANA, Mallali, March (7'rtWs7t); one specimen. This
diifers from the other species by the stalked veins 5 and *J of hind-
wings.
J Tinea extracta, n. sp.
S . 8 mm. Head pale oclireous, crown suffused grey. Palpi
dark fuscous, apex pale ochreous. Auteiinse 4, dark grey. Thorax
pale yellow-ochreous, anteriorly sufl'used dark grey. Abdomen
dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely ronnded; dark
fuscous, sliglitly sprinkled grey ; a streak along fold composed of
tliree confluent yellow-ochreous spots partly edged white above; an
irregular-edged yellow-ochreous streak running from near above
extremity of this to apex: cilia grey with some black points,
irregular yellow-ochreous patches above and below apex. Hind-
wings dark grey, faintly purplish-tinged ; cilia dark grey.
]3kitish Guiana, Bartica [Parish) ; one specimen.
Tinea oxymora, n. sp.
cJ $ . 8-11 mm. Head, thorax pale fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous,
apex whitish. Antennae |, fuscous. Abdomen greyish. Forewings
elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; light fuscous, more or less sprinkled
dark fuscous ; plical and second discal stigmata large, cloudy, dark
fuscous : cilia whitish-fuscous. Hindwings lanceolate, 5 and G
stalked; light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Peetj, Chosica, 2800 feet, July {Parish) ; nine specimens.
Tinea despecta, n. sp.
S2- 10-13 mm. Head fuscous somewhat mixed whitish. Palpi
fuscous, apex of joints whitish. Antcnnte f, grey. Thorax fuscous
mixed dark fuscous. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; fuscous, with tips of scales ochreous-
■whitish, and more or less irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous ;
stigmata more or less obscure, dark fuscous, variable, plical beneath
first discal : cilia whitish-grey, more or less distinctly barred dark
fuscous. Hindwings 5 and 6 coincident ; pale glossy grey, some-
what iridescent ; cilia whitish-grey.
British Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, January to ]\larch ; Colombia,
La Crumbre, 6G00 feet, May; Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, June
(Parish); fourteen specimens. The only species known to me in
which 5 and G of hindwings are normally coincident, but in all
otlier respects entirely typical and not needing separation.
Tinea praeumbrata, n. sp.
(S ^ . 10-14 mm. Head, thorax light greyish-ochreous, shoulders
TlNEIDiE. 275
fuscous. Palpi fuscous, tip whitish. Antennae |, dark grey. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse, termen very oblicjuely rounded; light brownish-ochreous,
somewhat sprinlclcd dark fuscous, especially posteriorly; costa more
or less suffused fuscous and mottled dark fuscous from base to
middle or | ; stigmata moderate, cloudy, dark fuscous, plical
beneath first discal : cilia pale brownish-ochreous, basal half
indistinctly spotted fuscous. Hindwings 5 and 6 separate ; pale
grey, with faint brassy tinge ; cilia whitisli-grey.
British Guiana, Bartica, ]\ranali, January to March ; Colombia,
La Crumbre, 6G00 feet, May (Parish) ; sixteen specimens.
Tinea borboropis, n. sp.
6 2- 7-10 mm. Head light fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex
whitish. An1enna3 over 1, dark grey. Thorax pale fuscous mixed
dark fuscous. Abdomen liglit grey. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termeu very
obliquely rounded ; light fuscous, more or less coarsely and suf-
fusedly mixed dark fuscous ; stigmata forming rather large cloudy
dark fuscous spots, plical rather obliquely before first discal : cilia
light fuscous, towards base somewhat mixed darker. Hindwings
rather light grey, with slight brassy tinge ; cilia pale greyish-
ochrcous.
BiuTisH Guiana, Bartica, January, February (Parish) ; eight
specimens.
Tinea chloroceros, n. sp.
^ c? . 8 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, tip
whitish. Antennae over 1, ochreous- whitish. Thorax fuscous
mixed dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather
nax'row, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; fuscous, irregularly mixed dark fuscous ; plical
and second discal stigmata cloudy, obscure, dark fuscous : cilia
greyish, basal half sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings grey; cilia
light grey.
EctTADOR, Huigra, 4500 feet, June (Parish); one specimen.
J ZYMOLOGA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete. Antennte
|, in J rather strongly fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint moderate,
with projecting tuft of scales anteriorly. Labial palpi moderate,
porrected, second joint rough-scaled beneath towards apex, with
some apical bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, tolerably
pointed. Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded, filiibrm. Posterior
tibia? clothed with long hair above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from
angle, 7 to costa, 11 from below middle. Iliiulwings 1, elongate-
ovate, cilia nearly 1 ; 2-7 tolerably parallel.
Zymologa mylicopa, n, sp.
cJ ? . 13-15 mm. Head white. Palpi white, irregularly mixed
dark fuscous. Thorax white, partially tinged whitish-ochreous,
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shoulders grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreoiis. Forewinga elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, terinen very
obliquely rouuded ; white, more or lesa speckled irregularly fuscous
a lul dark fuscous ; a more or less expressed fuscous elongate spot
on base of costa, a small spot at i, one rather larger before middle,
and an indistinct one al)out A; groups of irroration tend to indicate
obscurely oblique streaks from these crossing wing, especially
towards dorsum and termen : cilia white, more or less speckled
dark fuscous. Hindwings light grej^ ; cilia whitish-grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6000 feet, May (Parish): six specimens.
\ Tiquadra drapetica, n. sp.
c? $ . 16-22 ram. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous, some-
times slightly sprinkled fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous sprinkled
fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous, anal tuft very large, ocbreous-
whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 2 from angle, 7 and 8
stalked ; light greyish-ochreous, more or less sprinkled fuscous,
sometimes indicating obscure strigulae ; a series of dark fuscous
strigulse along costa and round apex ; stigmata cloudy, rather dark
fuscous, plical rather obliquely bofoi'e hrst discal, an additional s])ot
between plical and base : cilia pale ochreous, towards base somewhat
sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings whitish-ochreous, $ tinged grey
posteriorly; cilia ochreoas-whitish.
Brazil, Entre llios, February; Peru, Contamano, E,. Ucuyali,
December; eleven si)ecimens. The only species of the genus in
which 7 and 8 of forewings are stalked, but not otherwise dis-
cordant.
Tiquadra pontifica, n. sp.
cJ . 22 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint mixed
dark grey externally except apex, terminal joint with a few dark
grey scales. Thorax whitish sprinkled grey, a small dark grey spot
on shoulder. Abdomen grey, anal tuft of very long whitish hairs.
Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded; 2 from angle, 2-4 nearly approxi-
mated at base ; whitish-grey; markings dark grey mixed blackish;
a mark on base of costa ; a transverse fascia of irregular strigulation
or marbling at 5, whence a bar runs below middle to base, and
another bar in middle to a large irregular patch of similar marbling
occupying nearly apical third of wing and ])artially suffused
brownish: cilia grey-whitish slightly speckled blackish. Hindwings
dark grey; cilia pale grey, a darker subbasal shade.
Fkench Guiana, St. Jean, R. Maroni, July; one specimen.
^\ Tiquadra nucifraga, n. sp.
2 . 33 mm. Head, thorax brownish suffused dark fuscous, face
■whity-brownish. Palpi fuscous, towards base whity-brownish.
Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, a])ex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2-4 nearly approximated at
base ; light brownish strewn with coarse dark fuscous transverse
Btrigulte sprinkled blackish; irregular rather dark fuscous suffusion
occupying most of antemedian area and forming large blotches on
costa beyond middle and posterior halt of dorsum ; a small dark
fuscous spot near before a])ex : cilia light brownish-ochreous, base
spotted fuscous. Hindwings rather light fuscous; cilia pale
fuscous, a darker subbasal shade.
Colombia, San Antonio, 5SU0 feet, November; on© specimen.
j^ EPHEDROXENA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli ])o.sterior ; tongue obsolete. Antennse 1, in
S simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi
long, curved, ascending, second joint rather short, smooth-scaled,
with lateral series of long bristles, terminal joint longer than
second, transversely flattened, obtuse. Maxillary palpi moderately
, long, porrected, filiform. Posterior tibiae smooth. Porewings 1 6
furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 to costa, 11 from somewhat before
middle. Hindwings under 1, elongate-ovate, shoulder median,
strongly marked, cilia 2; 2-7 parallel.
Ephedroxena incisoria, n. sp.
■/ c? 2. 8-9 mm. Head light brassy-grey. Palpi blackish edged with
fine white lines. Antennae whitish-ochreous, more or less infuseated
above. Thorax fuscous mixed dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey ;
ovipositor of 5 long. Forewings elongate, costa anteriorly
slightly, posteriorly moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very
oblicjuely rounded ; purplish-fuscous suffusedly mixed dark fuscous;
in (5 an irregular ochreous-yellowish streak edged or suflused white
along fold ; an oblique whitish mark ou eud of cell ; a fine very
oblique white stri'gula from costa at | running halfway to apex ; a
series of minute white marginal irregular dots round apex and
termen : cilia ochreous-whitish, two partially developed fuscous
shades. Hindwings S brassy-grey, cilia pale grey, $ dark
bronzy-grey, cilia grey,
British Guiina, Mallali, March {Parish); four specimens. A
curious form, of which the exact affinity is doubtful.
j MYTHOPLASTIS, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli inferior ; tongue obsolete.
Antennae g, in S serrate, ciliated, basal joint moderate, stout,
scaled, with pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, ascending,
second joint densely tufted with long rough scales beneath through-
out, terminal joint short, slender, loosely scaled, almost concealed
in scales of second. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibia3
clotlied with long rough hairs. Forewings 1 h simple, 2 from near
angle, 7 to termen, 8-10 approximated, 1 1 from \. Hindwings 1,
subovate, cilia |; 2-7 nearly parallel.
^J Mythoplastis exanthes, n. sp.
(5, 20-2.3 mm. Head, palpi brownish-ochreous. Thorax
reddish- ochreous-brown. Abdomen brownish-ochreous. Fore-
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278 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrTERA.
wings clongale, costa modevatcly arched, npex ohtnse, termen
obliquel}' rounded; ycllow-ochreous irregularly suffused reddish-
ochreous-browu and freckled with iridescent-purple scales ; more
or less dark brown suO'iision tovxardsbase of costa, on a patcli along
fold before middle, and, in middle of disc; the \m\e groundcolour
forms a curved -subterminal shade parallel to termen : cilia ochreous-
ycdlowish, round costa and apex suffused reddish-ochreous-brown.
Hindwings light bronzy-yellowish-fuscous; cilia lij^ht bronzy-
ochreous,
FiUiiNCii Guiana, St. Jean, 11. Maroni ; three specimens.
Acrolophus anathyrsa, n. sp.
c? . 27 mm. Head, thorax fuscous mixed whitish and dark
f)iscous. Palpi extremely long, curved, ascending, densely rough-
scaled, brown, basal joint reaching base of antennre, suffused dark
fuscous externally, second joint longer than basal, terminal joint
nearly as long as second, terminating in a rough expanded tuft of
long dark fuscous scales tipped grey-whitish. Antennae bipectinated
(4). Abdomen stout, densely hairy, dark grey, anal tuft pale
ochreous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa moderately
arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded; brown, a few
scattered black specks posteriorly; two patches of coarse blackish
strignlation, first basal, extending on costa to 1 and on dorsum
to ^y. edge straight, second triangular, extending on dorsum from
befoi'o middle to near tornus and reaching more than half across
wing; some blackish dots or stri^ulae along costa; tornal area
sliglitly darker and faintly purplish : cilia brown. Hindwings
rather dark grey; cilia grey.
, EiiENCH Guiana, li. Maroni ; one specimen. Very distinct.
"^ Acrolophus perissarcha, n. sp.
cJ . 13 mm.. Head, thorax brownish-ochreous, shoulders mixed
blackish. Palju moderately long, ascending, basal joint large,
reaching middle of face, broadly expanded with dense rough scales
anteriorly, dark fuscons, second and terminal joints together only as
long as basal, rather slender, ochreous-whitish, second very short,
loosely scaled, with a small dark fuscous basal spot, terminal rather
longer l^han second, with appressed scales, obtuse. Antennae
minutely ciliated. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rather obliquely
rounded ; violet-brown, some scattered dark fuscous scales ; a broiid
dorsal stripe of pale ochreous suffusion, partiall}'^ tinged violet-
fuscous, upper edge forming broad-trinngular prominences before
and beyond middle; four rather obli(pie moderntely broad dark
fuscous fascia3 mixed blackish, first from base of costa, first three
terminated by dorsal stripe, alternating with the projections, fourth
almost separated into costal and discal spots, not reaching termen ;
two small dark fuscous spots on costa posteriorly, some pale
ochreous suffusion on posterior half of costa between dark markings :
cilia pale ochreous barred fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia
dark grey.
EiUTisa Guiana, Bartica, December (Parish); one specimen.
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Acrolophus acanthogona, ii. sp.
c? . 28 ram. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous ; structure of palpi and
antenna; quite as \n popcancUa. Abdomen light fuscous; genitalia
similar to popeanella, but angle of uncus furnished with a strong
acute-triangular projection, points appressed. together throughout,
valvie with apex broad, slightly rounded. Forewings elongate,
posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded-
obtuse, terraen rounded, somewhat oblique ; fuscous, irregularly
sprinkled dark fuscous ; some indistinct small cloudy dark fuscous
strigula3 along costa ; some slight Avhitish suffusion on fold, and
two or three dark fuscous strigulje beneath it towards base ; sub-
median and postmedian spots indicated by some irregular dark
fuscous irroration ; one or two small indistinct spots of dark fuscous
irroration towards termen above middle ; a terminal series of small
indistinct spots of dark fuscous irroration : cilia fuscous (imperfect).
Hindwings dark grey, rather lighter anteriorly; cilia greyish, a
darker subbasal shade.
Texas ; one specimen. Nearly allied to popeanella, but fore-
wings slightly broader posteriorly, more uniformily coloured, aud
easily distinguished by genitalia.
j Acroloplius exaphrista, n. sp.
cJ . 16 ram. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous; palpi extremely
long, recurved, reaching to beyond thorax, thickened with dense
rather rough scales throughout, broadly expanded at apex, joints of
nearly equal length. Antennae simple, shortly ciliated. Abdomen
grey; uncus moderate, single, slender, acute, rising from a triangular
plate; valvce narrow, dilated terminally, angles well-marked,
terminal edge slightly curved. Forewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded ; 3 absent;
rather dark fuscous, somewhat mottled light brownish on costal
half, especially along costa ; numerous small scattered dots on veins
of raised blackish scales, anteriorly' white; round brownish-ochreous
spots sufi'usedly irrorated whitish on fold at ^ and in disc at | : cilia
fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Florida ; one s])eeimeu. In tliis species the uncus appears to be
truly single, not merely with the two processes closely appressed.
Acrolophus spathista, n. sp.
S . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous ; palpi extremely long,
recurved, nearly reaching end of thorax, second joint somewhat
longer than others. Antennae shortly flat-dentate, moderately
ciliated. Abdomen rather dark grey; uncus double, appressed
throughout, moderately long, curved downwards, rising from trans-
verse-oblong plate with obtuse-angled lateral projection ; valvae
broad, apex rounded. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched,
apex rounded-obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded; 8 and 9
stalked ; fuscous, scattered dark fuscous scales, some indistinct
spots of dark fuscous irroration on costa posteriorly ; some faint
pale ochrcous suffusion along fold ; an elongate suffused light
280 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA,
hrowiiiah-ochrcous patch extending from middle of disc to apex,
marked with some brown and blackish scales on end of cell ; a s])ot
of blackish irroration on tornus beiieatli this: cilia fuscous, some
blackish scales at base. Hindwinp:s rather dark p;rey; cilia grey.
Coi.OMBiA, Cali, 600 feet, May (Parinh) ; one specimen.
Acrolophus manticodes, n. sp.
(T . 15 mm. Head, i)alpi, thorax dark violet-fuscous ; palpi
extremely long, recurved, reaching to end of thorax, densely
rough-scaled throughout. Antennae bipectinated (4). Abdomen
dark purplish-grey ; uncus peculiar, consisting of an elongate
plate dilated terminally to form an angular excrescence on eacli
side and a third at a])cx, this furnished with two very short
slender downcurved hooks, segmental margin with a strong trian-
gular projection on each side near uncus ; valvge long, ratlier
narrow^ apex rounded. Forewings rather elongate, costa mode-
rately arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, somewhat obli(]ue ;
3 absent, 8 and 9 short-stalked ; dark violet-fuscous, very obscurely
mottled or strigulated darker, especially on costa: cilia violet-
fuscous. Hindwings dark purplish-grey ; cilia grey.
Fkknch Gdiana, 8t. Jean, K. Maroni, February ; one specimen.
Probably near e.v'ujua.
\ Acrolophus thaminodes, n. sp.
c5' . 2t mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous, pale-speckled ; palpi
long, erect, first two joints broadly expanded with dense rough
scales, terminal joint rather slender, somewhat thickened towards
apex, all three joints nearly of equal length. Antennae dentate,
shortly ciliated. Abdomen dark grey, hairy towards base. Fore-
wings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex
rounded, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 8 and 9 stalked ;
violet-fuscous, coarsely strigulated with dark fuscous irroration ;
about ten small dark fuscous spots along costa ; dorsum obscurely
suft'used whitish-oehreous, interrupted by a quadrate blotch of
groundcolour beyond middle ; a dark fuscous transverse mark on
end of cell, and some scattered whitish-oehreous scales forming a
longitudinal streak before and beyond this : some cloudy s])ots of
dark fuscous suffusion before termen : cilia light fuscous, alternate
bars of whitish-oehreous and dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings
dark grey; cilia grey.
Bkitish Guiana, Bartica, January (Parish); one specimen.
\ Acrolophus carphologa, n. sp.
cJ . 25 ram. Head, thorax whitish-oehreous. Palpi extremely
long, recurved, rough-scaled anteriorly, ochreous-whitish, ])artlj
mirbled fuscous posteriorly, basal joint fuscous, second and terminal
joints longer than basal, nearly equal. Antenna? rather stout,
simple, on apical half shortly flal-dentate, shortly ciliated. Abdo-
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men fuscous ; uncus consistiu"^ of a (jundrate plate with two
moderately long S[)ines abru])lly bout downwards from angles,
reiuote at origin, but converging and with tijts appressed ; valvoe
long, slender, rather ui)curved, apex round-pointed. I'orewings
elongate, rutlier dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse,
terinen rounded, somewhat oblicjue ; whitish-ochreous, irregularly
sprinkled fuscous, and with some scattered fuscous strigula),
especially posteriorly; about twelve small dark fuscous spots
along costa, basal fifth suffused dark fuscous; irregular dark
fuscous spots beneath middle of disc and on end of cell, near
ternien above middle, and a series of small irregular spots along
termen : cilia whitish-ochreous obscurely barred fuscous. Hind-
wings fuscous ; cilia pale fuscous.
Iowa; one specimen. One torewing of this example has vein 3
abnormally furcate at apex,
j Acrolophns leiicallactis, n. sp.
c? 2. 19-20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous speckled whitish ;
palpi J extremely long, recurved, reaching end ot" thorax, clothed
with dense loose scales throughout, roughly expanded at apex,
2 moderate, curved, obliquely ascending. Antennte J simple,
shortly ciliated. Abdomen rather hairy, grey ; S uncus npparently
but not truly single, closely appressed throughout, projecting from
a triangular plate, moderate, hardly curved ; valvae broad, a])fcx
evenly rounded ; between these the oedeagus extends nearly to
their apex, and close beneath it is a nearly equally long slightly
curved acute s]>ine. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched,
apex rounded-obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded ; S and 9
stalked ; fuscous, irrorated dark fuscous, more or less expressing a
general strigulation more or less sprinkled whitish, in one specimen
Avith considerable whitish suffusion on basal third and suffused
wdnte spots on fold beyond middle, and towards termen beneath
apex; some black scales beneath middle of disc, and a vague patch
of dark suffusion between end of cell and apex : cilia fuscous
irrorated dark fjrey and white, sometimes barred white. Hind-
wings giey ; cilia light grey or whitish-grey.
Arizona, Nogales, July ; three specimens.
^J Lampronia symmeles, n. sp.
d' . 7 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous, face and palpi ochreous-
whitish. Antennae grey. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; dark purplish-fuscous: cilia grey,
a dark grey subbasal shade. Hindwings bronzy-grey ; cilia light
grev. Wings beneath brassy-iridescent.
Colombia, Cali (500 feet), La Crumbre (G()00 feet). May {ParisJi);
two specimens.
282 EXOTIC MICKOr,El'IDOPTERA.
COSMOPTERYGID.E.
Cosmoptevyx hennodora, n. sp.
cJ 9 • 8-9 mm. Head bronzy, fine white lines above oj-es.
Palpi white lined black. Antennne blackish lined white on basal
half, three apical joints white, tlien five black, five white. Thorax
dark bronzy-fuscous, three fine white lines. Abdomen fuscous.
Eorewings narrow-lanceolate, apex caudate ; dark bronzy-fuscous ;
a very tine violet-white subcostal line from base to |, rather
diverging posteriorly, a very short median line at |, and equally
sliort subdorsal line rather further from base ; a modoratel)' broad
orange postmedian band, somewhat narrowed dorsally, edged ante-
riorly by a pale violet-golden-metallic direct fascia followed by a
black dot above middle, and posteriorly by a slightlj- oblicpie
similar fascia edged black anteriorly and interrupted in middle by
orange, sometimes forming a pointed projection beyond it ; from
rather beyond this a white line runs along termen to apex : ciiia
fuscous, a white spot on costal extremity of second fascia, and
white bar at apex. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Manitoba, Toronto, July (Parish) ; five specimens.
^, Cosmopteryx magopMla, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, three fine white
lines above, face whitish-bronzy. Palpi white lined black.
Antenna3 black lined white on basal half, four apical joints white,
tlien five black, one white, one black, one or two white. Abdomen
dark fuscous, anal tuft ochreous-Avhitish. Forewings narrow-
lanceolat'e, apex caudate ; dark fuscous ; a very oblique fine white
line from base of costa to i, a short median line beneath posterior
jiortion of this, and rather longer subdorsal extending beyond it
but not nearly reaching band ; dorsal edge white on basal fourth ;
costal edge white for a short space before band ; a broad post-
median orange band narrowed dorsally, edged anteriorly by a ])ale
golden-metallic oblique fascia followed by a black dot above middle,
and posteriorly by a pale golden-metallic dorsal spot and costal
spot rather beyond it, each preceded bj' one or two black scales ;
between these the orange colour projects and emits a white line
running along termen to apex: cilia dark fuscous, a white costal
8i)ot on posterior margin of band, and white bar at apex. Hind-
wings and cilia rather dark grey.
IsoRTH Carolina, Southern Pines; twelve specimens.
Cosmopteryx isoteles, n. sp.
(^ . 9 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, three very fine
violet-white lines above. Palpi white linid black. Antennne
blackish, basal half lined white, four apical j(/ints white, then five
black, one white, one black, one white. Abdomen bronzy, seg-
mental raargi]is silvery-metallic towards sides. Forewings very
narrow-lanceolate, apex caudate; dark bronzy-fuscous : a very fine
COSMOFTERTGII)^. 28'}^
whife line boneaih costa from base to |, divernjinj? posteriorly, and
mediiin and subdorsal lines from about 1 to | of wing", not nearly
reacliing band ; a ])road orange postmedian band, sligtitly narrowed
dorsally, enclosed by narrow pale golden-metallic faseije, first
followed by two or tliree black scales abo\ e middle, second preceded
by similar groups above and below middle, very narrowly inter-
rujited by a short orange dash in disc, from near which a slender
white line runs along termen to apex: cilia dark fuscous, a whit©
spot on costal extremity of second fascia, and a white bar at a2)ex.
Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
New South Wales, Sydney, August ; one specimen.
Cosmopteryx ancalodes, n. sp.
cJ . 8 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, three very fine
white lines above. I'alpi white lined black. Antennse black lined
white on basal half, four apical joints white, then five black, one-
white, one black, two white. Abdomen dark fuscous, lateral
margins silvery-metallic. Forewings very narrow-lanceolate, apex
slenderly produced, acute; blackish; a short fine oblique white
dasii beneath costa at |, and equally short median and subdorsal
dashes forming with this a rather oblique series; extreme dorsal
edge white towards base ; an orange postmedian band, moderately
broad on costa, nariowed towards dorsum, edged anteriorly by a
violet-golden-metallic direct fascia followed by some black scale*
above and below middle, posteriorly by a rather oblique violet-
golden-metallic dorsal spot and small costal spot somewhat beyond
and just touching it, both edged black scales anteriorly; a very
fine violet-wldte dash on middle of termen : cilia blackish, a white-
eostal spot on posterior margin of band, a snow-white tear-shaped
apical spot. Hindwings blackish-grey ; cilia dark grey.
Assam, Shillong, September [FletcJur); one specimen.
Cosmopteryx calypso, n. sp.
5.11 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, three very fine
violet- white lines above. Palpi si]ver}--whitish lined black.
Antenna) black, finely lined whitish beneath and a few white
specks above, three apical joints white, then five black, one white,
one black, two white. Abdomen orange, segmental margins
fuscous. Forewings very narrow-lanceolate (extreme tip broken);
blackish ; a silvery-metallic subcostal line from base to |, diverging
posteriorly, a strong median line from rather near base to ^, and
short fine subdorsal beneath posterior half of this; dorsal edge
very finely white towards base, tinged orange towards band ; a
moderate orange postmedian band, narrowed dorsally, edged
anteriorly by a raised direct golden-metallic fascia followed in
middle by a small black spot, posteriorly by a large raised golden-
metallic dorsal spot and smaller costal slightly beyond and almost
meeting, both edged black anteriorly, a slender orange dash pro-
jecting from band between and shortly beyond these; a silvery-
284r EXOTIC MICnOLEl'IDOPTIORA.
metallic dash on tcrmen towards apox : cilia dark grej', a wliite
costal spot on posterior margin of band (apical cilia injured).
Hiiulwiiigs and cilia dark grey.
Assam, Cherrapunji (Fletcher); one specimen.
Cosmopteryx plesiasta, n. sp.
r? . 6 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-blackish, three very fine white
lilies above, face whitish-bronzy. Paljii white lined blackish.
Antennae black lined white, apical joint black, then three white,
three black, one white, one black, one white. Abdomen orange,
SHgQieiital margins fuscous, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings
narrow-hinceolate, apex long-caudate; bronzy-blackish; a fine
wliite very obliciue line from beneath base of costa to |, nearly
approacliiiig median, a rather short, median line not nearly reacliing
base and scarcely passing subcostal, and a moderate subdorsal line
not nearly reaching base or band ; costal edge white for a short
distance before band; a broad light ochreous-yellow poatmedian
baud, slightly narrowed dorsally, edged by narrow silvery-metallic
fascite, first entire, followed by two or three black scales above
middle, second preceded by a few scattered black scales and
narrowly cut in middle by pale yellow, whence a white sinuate line
runs along termen to apex: cilia dark bronzy-grey, a white spot
on costal extremity of second fascia, and white bar at apex. Hind-
wings and cilia dark bronzy-grey.
Kanaka., Castle Rock, June (Maxwell) ; one specimen. Near
manijmlaris ; the black apical joint of antenna is a notable dis-
tinction.
Placoptila artionoma, n. sp.
S • 7 mm. Head dark fuscous, face whitish. Palpi dark
fuscous, lined white. Antenna dark grey. Thorax dark fuscous.
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings very narrowly elongate-lanceo-
late; dark fuscous; a slender silvery-whitish transverse fascia just
before middle, and two pairs of opposite spots at 1 and | of distance
between this and apex: cilia dark grey, towards tips whitish, a
white apical spot on tips. Hindwings and cilia dark grey ; a long
grey-whitish hairpencil from base of costa lying beneath forewings.
jN'ew Gtjinka, Tenimber Is., July; one specimen. P. electrica ia
larger, with the spots rather differently placed, and without the
hairpencil of hindwings.
Stagmatophora autolioma, n. sp.
d' 2 • 10-11 ram. Head white, crown bronzy-fuscous except on
sides. Palpi white, second joint with basal half and tip blackish,
terminal joint with black lateral lines. Antennae dark fuscous,
apical third white. Thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, white sub-
dorsal stripes. Abdomen dark grey, two or three basal seg-
ments suifused pale ochreous subdorsallj'', anal tuft whitish.
Forewings lancoohite, apex produced, acute; deep shining bronze,
irregularly and variably suffused l)la(;kisli on margins of markings;
markings shining white ; a very fine line along fold from base to J,
CnSMOrTEKVGID.'E. 285
enlarged at base ; a very oblique spot on costa at J, extendefl as a
line to fold ; a streak along dorsum from base to beneath apex of
this ; triangular spots on costa at middle and |, und on dorsum
slightly beyond first and opposite second, these pairs sometimes
connected by fine lines (sometimes silvery); a dot in disc at |,
often placed on a blackish longitudinal streak ; one or two costal
dots to-\vards apex, and sometimes one on termen ; apex black :
cilia light greyish, three blackisli shadi's, third not extending below
apex, re])laced by wliite subapical patch, white spots on costal dots.
Hindwings grey : cilia light grey.
Nkav South \Vales, liatluir.st; Victorta, Healcsville ; Tasmania,
Deloraiiie ; November, six s])ecimens. Confused with oxytoma in
my description of that species, and extremely similar in markings,
but distinct by white a])ical third of antennas in both sexes, and
entire absence of the dark fuscous abdominal hairpencils in S. I
redescribe oxytoma with corrected characters and localities.
Stagmatophora oxytoma Meyr.
S $ . 9-10 mm. Head bronzy, a white line above eyes, face
bronz\ -whitish. Palpi, thorax as in aulotoina. Antenna? grey.
Al)domen dark fuscous, anal tuft whitish, in cf very large dark fuscous
hairpencils lying along each side from base of thorax, Forewings
lanceolate, apex produced, acute; bronzy-brown more or less suffused
dark fuscous ; markings shining white ; sometimes a short suffused
median basal mark ; a very ol)li(]ue wedge-shaped streak from |
of costa reaching half across wing ; a triangular spot on middle of
costa and a smaller one at | ; a streak along dorsum fiora base to .|,
a small irregular spot (sometimes black-marked above) beyond this
and sometimes confluent with it, and several indistinct irregular
dots on termen and costa towards apex ; sometimes a small dot is
indicated in disc at |, a blackish longitudinal streak traversing it and
extended to apex : cilia whitish, sprinkled black near base, a black
median line and apical hook, white spots on costal dots. Hindwings
light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
New SotTTH Wales, Sydney, BuUi ; September, October, five
specimens.
Otonoma leucochlaena, n. sp.
S. 8 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish,
second and terminal joints each with dark fuscous almost apical
band. Antennje with subbasal notch and projection beneath it.
Abdomen rather dark fuscous, anal tuft whitisii. Forewings lanceo-
late ; fuscous, suffused dark fuscous on margins of pale markings;
an ochreous-white basal patch, edge running from j of costa to
middle of dorsum, slightly convex and irregular; a blackish line
running from this along fold to a whitish oval spot on tornus
paitially suffused with light ochreous-yellow ; very oblique white
strigic from costa beyond middle and at ^, reaching half across
wing; a short white direct wedgeshaped strigula from costa near
apex, narrowly separated with dark fuscous from a small oval apical
286 EXOTIC MtCROLEPIDOPTERA.
spot, of which lower lialf is wliite, upper half ochreous-yellow : cilia
wliitish, towards tonnis iuscous-tinged, a blackisli hook surrounding
apical spot above, and a dark fuscous spot beneath it. Hindwings
grey; an expansible pencil of very long tine grey- whitish hairs
from base lying beneath forewings ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, lirisbaue, January (Z)ocZ(^); one specimen. Type in
Wals. Coll., Jirit. Mus. (1U435).
Limnoecia eristica, n. sp.
(S . 13 mm. Head white, palpi white, rather slender, smooth,
base blackish. Thorax grey, posteriorly grey-whitish, anterior
margin blackish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish, a slender liglit
grey hairpencil on sides from base. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ;
dark fuscous; markings white; a moderate direct fascia at ^ ; a
slightly broader direct median fascia, not reaching dorsum ; tri-
angular opposite spots at |, almost meeting, costal slightly posterior :
cilia light greyish, white on costal spot, a white apical spot. Hind-
wings and cilia light grey.
Quef;nsland, Brisbane, October (Dochl) ; one specimen. Type in.
Wals. Coll. (191U2). Near c^hophora, but in that species the palju
are stouter and slightly rough anteriorly, with slight projection at
apex of second joint, first fascia not reaching dorsum, third entiie.
Wmilar (but whitish) hairpencils on each side of abdomen are found
in cybophora (omitted in mj' description) and in oc7«rorona (ochreous-
whitish). A 5 specimen (10 mm.) from same locality with quite
similar markings, but head whitish-ochreous, })alpi with basal half
and tip of second joint dark grey, terminal joint with blackish
lateral line, base of forewings very narrowly white, is probably the
other sex of this species.
Syntomactis valida, n. sp.
2 . 20-21 mm. Head dark fuscous spetkled grey-whitish. Palpi
dark fuscous, tips of whorls whitish. Thorax grey mostly suffused
dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewdngs elongate-lanceo-
late ; dark ashy-fuscous, partially tinged brown ; an oblique median
fascia and narrow transverse prajapical fascia of tine wdiitish
irroratiou, ill-defined, and sometimes tending to be interrupted in
disc ; a cloudy black longitudinal streak in disc from middle to 4 :
cilia fuscous, round apex and costa dark fuscous, beneath apex
slightly whitish-speckled. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia fuscous.
Queensland, Brisbane, May, ji^ugust (Dodd); two specimens.
Type Wals. Coll. (13189). Kesembles the larger species of 2Va-
clujdora, but the palpi, though the whorls are well-developed,
cannot be termed tufted.
LYONETIAD.E.
Opogona micranthes Meyr.
The (S has a long grey expansible hairpencil rising from near
base of hindwdngs beneath costa, and coQCculed beneath forewings.
LYO^•ETIAD.E. 287
Opogona calculata, n. sp.
c? 5 . 9-11 ram. Head dark fuscous on crown, face and front of
fillet iridescent whitish-ochreoiis. Paljn ochreous-whitish, with
dark fuscous external streak. Antenna) -whitish, basal joint dark
fuscous. Thorax pale yellow, anterior marjijin narrowly dark fuscous.
Abdomen fuscous, anal tuft whilish-ochrcous. Forewings lanceolate,
apex produced, acute ; light yellow; a moderate fuscous or dark
fuscous streak along basal third of costa, its apex pointed; a glossy
light violet-greyish-ochreous apical patch, anterior edge running
from costa at | to dorsum at |, slightly convex, marked with a series
of from four to six minute black dots : cilia whitish-ochreous.
Hiudwings grey; cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
Queensland, Brisbane (^Turner), one siiecimeu ; also a series,
September, October (Dodd), in Wals. Coll.
Bucculatrix oncota, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Head white, centre of tuft suffused dark fuscous.
Thorax white speckled dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings
lanceolate, apex rather produced, acute ; ochreous-white, speckled
dark fuscous ; markings brown closely irrorated dark fuscous ;
blotches on costa near base and before middle ; a broad ii regular
transverse fascia at |, including a blackish tuft near dorsum ; a
blackish tuft near middle of termeu ; a small apical spot : cilia
whitish speckled dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
KuMAON, Bhim Tal, 5U00-6000 feet, May {Maxivell) ; one
specimen.
Bucculatrix acrogramma, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish speckled fuscous.
Abdomen grey. Forewings lanceolate, apex short-caudate ;
ochreous-whitish, sufl'usedly speckled brownish and fuscous; obscure
slightly oblique si)ots of darker suffusion on costa before middle and
at |, from posterior edge of second an oblique fuscous line crosses
wing ; a minute raised blackish dot on fold beneath middle of wing:
cilia greyish, round apex ochreous-whitish tinged brownish and finely
speckled dark fuscous, a fine sharply marked blackish line on tips.
Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodd); one specimen. Type in
Wals. Coll. (18509). An obscure species, but the markings much
less oblique than usual, and striking black apical line of cilia readily
distinguish it.
Bucculatrix locuples, n. sp.
J . 7 mm. Head pale bronzy-metallic, tuft brownish-ochreous.
Thorax, abdomen dark bronzy-fuscous. Forewings lanceolate, apex
rather produced, acute; broiizy -blackish ; pale goldeu-melallic
triangular spots on costa in middle and towards apex, one from
middle of dorsum reaching half across wing, and one on toruus :
cilia grey, Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey.
Ontakio, Toronto, July [Pai'ish) ; one specimen.
288 EXOTIC MICROr.EPIDOPTERA.
J Bucculatrix cuneigera, n. sp.
(^ 2 . 9-10 ram. Head shining white, centre of tuft grey.
Thorax white, patagia dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, anal
tuft grey-whitish, Forewings lanceohite, apex rather produced,
acute ; dark fuscous ; markings shining white ; a veiy oblique
wedge-shajied blotch from base of costa, and less oblique wedge-
shaped spots from middle and |, reacliing nearly half across wing ;
a rather oblique blotch on middle of dorsum ; small triangular spots
before and beyond tornus, their apices converging ; an apical dot :
cilia grey, basal half sprinkled black. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
grey.
O^fXARio, Muskoka L., July (Parish) • four specimens.
1 Bucculatrix copeuta, n. sp.
<S 2 • 7 ram. Head, thorax white. Abdomen light grey. Fore-
wings lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; shining pearl-white ; three
moderately thick light ochreous-yellowish streaks from costa,
sprinkled dark fuscous specks, first and second from before and
beyond middle, oblique, reaching half across wing, third crossing
wing directly at 4 ; a black apical dofc : cilia yellow-whitish, opposite
apex short subbasal and median series of black points, Hindwings
pale grey ; cilia whitish.
Ontario, Toronto, July, August (Parish) ; two specimens.
HAPALOTHYMA, n. g.
Head shortly rough-haired; ocelli posterior ; tongue rudimentary.
Antenna) nearly 1, in c? simple, basal joint moderate, rather stout.
Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, smooth, second joint with
some apical bristles, terminal joint as long as second, rather pointed.
Maxillary palpi very short, drooping. Posterior tibiae with long
fine hairs above. Forewings with apex somewhat upturned ; 1 6
furcate, 2 from towards angle, 3 from angle, 4 absent, cell open
between 3 and 5, 5 and 6 out of 7, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 9 absent,
11 from beyond middle. Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 2| ;
2 and 3 very short, cell open between 3 and 5, 4 absent, 5 and 6
remote, 6 to apex, 7 free, 8 short.
Type xanthochorda Meyr.
Hapalothyma xanthochorda, n. sp.
6 $. 10-13 mm. Head, palpi, axitenn* white. Thorax white,
two pale yellow stripes. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed,
tormen extremely obliquely rounded; white; subcostal, median,
and subdorsal light yellow streaks from base to near middle ; beyond
middle a rather curved narrow fascia of pale ochreous sufi'usion, a
dorsal mark of grey suffusion on its anterior edge ; space beyond
this suffused pale ochreous, except a whitish spot on costa beyond
fascia, and a small blackish-grey apical mark edged anteriorly
white : cilia whitish-ochreous, tips white, a yellow-ochrcous basal
Vol. II. Pt. lo.J Jf^p. 289-320.
EXOTIC
MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
By
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spot surrounding apical mark. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-
whitish.
British Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, January to March (ParisJi);
five specimens.
Hapalothyma ioplocama, n. sp.
2 ' 11-13 mm. Head, palpi, iintoniioe, thorax white. Abdomen
whitish. Forewiugs elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched,
apex tolerably pointed, termen extremely obliqnely rounded ;
whitish, with faint violet reflections ; several variable grey longi-
tudinal streaks between base and *, terminated in disc by a more
or less developed slightly curved transverse violet-grey line preceded
towards costa by a small spot of pale yellow suffusion ; a violet-grey
curved fascia beyond middle, marked with a yellowish spot near
costa, area beyond this suffused light violet-grey; a black apical dot
preceded by a suffused white costal dot : cilia light grey, on tornus
whitish, base at apex yellowish, a white spot above apex. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Briiish Guiana, Bartica, January, February {ParisJi) ; two
specimens. A third specimen is larger (15 mm.), and has three
pale yellow streaks indicated anteriorly between the grey streaks,
but is probably the same species.
THOMICTIS, n. g.
Head small, rough-haired, face very retreating ; ocelli posterior ;
tongue obsolete. Antenn£el,in d" simple, basal joint rather short,
stout. Labial palpi moderate, subascending, with appressed scales,
terminal joint about as long as second, tolerably pointed. Maxillary
palpi long, several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiie with
appressed scales. Forewings lb simple, 2 from angle, 7 to costa, 7
and 8 approximated, 11 from towards base. Hindwinjj^s 1, sub-
trapezoidal, cilia nearly 1 ; 2-4 parallel, 5-7 approximated at base,
8 long.
Probably an early form of the family.
Thomictis ephorista, n. sp.
(S . 8-10 mm. Hairs of crown dark fuscous, face whitish. Palpi
dark fuscous, apex whitish. Antennae grey-whitish. Thorax whitish-
ochreous, anterior margin dark bronz^'-fuscous. Abdomen grey,
apex pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen subconcave, oblique ; dark bronzy-fuscous ;
a broad ochreous-whitish median streak gradually dilated from base
to termen, where it extends from apex to tornus, more or less
completely intersected by a very oblique line or streak of ground-
colour from apex to beyond middle of lower margin, dorsal area
beneath this mixed or irrorated ochreous-whitish ; a fine white very
oblique striga from costa beyond middle reaching nearly half across
wing, and one along costa from | reaching nearly halfway to apex
VOL. II, — March, 1920. ij
2'JO EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
or in one example to apex: cilia oclireons-white, iwo dark fuscous
lines more or less developed. Hindwings brassy-grey.
JJKrrisu Guiana, Bartica, January, February {Parish) ; three
specimens.
GRACILARIAD.E.
Spanioptila codicaria, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax sliining whitish-ochreous, face silvery-
shining. Palpi whitish, second joint with grey lateral line and
apical dot. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings very nari'ow, parallel-
sided, shortly obtuse-pointed ; greyish-ochreous irrorated dark
grey, tending to form transverse strigulation, towards costa and
apex more suffused ; three or four small cloudy spots of blackish
irroration longitudinally arranged in disc posteriorly; a fine very
oblique strigula from costa before apex composed of four minute
silvery-white dots connected with l)Iack, and a similar streak of
more elongate dots along termen : cilia grej', on costa white before
apex, above apex a dark grey hook terminating in a blackish apical
spot, on termen greyish-orhreous towards base, with blackish sub-
apical spot containing a fine silvery -white mark. Hindwings and
cilia dark purplish-grey.
Ueazil, Para, July (Parish) ; one specimen. A curious species,
more like an Acrocercops.
j Spanioptila nemeseta, n. sp.
d" . 11 mm. Head, thorax shining whitish. Palpi white, ter-
minal joint somewhat longer than second, faint grey supramedian
ring on second joint, and subbasal ring on terminal. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate, acute ; white, with faint fine irregular
interrupted rather oblique transverse pale ochreous striae ; some
black speckling on these at 4-, |, and j, the last forming a more
marked spot of black irroration on costal half, a pale ochreous line
running from this beneath costa to apex : cilia pale greyish, round
apex whitish, a faint grey apical bar. Hindwings grey, suffused
dark fuscous from near base to beyond middle ; cilia grej% Fore-
wings and hindwings beneath similarly suffused dark fuscous from
near base to beyond middle.
Brazil, Parintins, Lower Amazon, October (Parish) • on^ speci-
men. Apparently near spinosa Wals. (which I have not seen), but
distinguished by longer terminal joint of palpi, and dark fuscous
Butiusion of hindwings.
\ Acrocercops eurychalca, n, sp.
(S . 7 mm. Head whitish-bronzy. Palpi slender, white.
Thorax greyish-bronze. Abdomem dark grey, segmental margins
mixisd with whitish, anal tuft whitish. Forewings verj' narrow,
parallel-sided, short-pointed ; dark fuscous ; two pale brassy-
metallic broad-triangular dorsal blotches, their apices resting on
ORACILAEIAD.'E. 291
costa, first larger, siibbasal, second beyond middle, followed by
some deep ferruginous suffusion towards costa : cilia dark grey,
Hindwinga and cilia dark grey.
Bkazil, Para, June, July (Parish) ; two specimens.
Acrocercops clinozona, n. sp.
5 . 8 mm. Head silvery-whitish. Palpi white, scales of second
joint projecting at apex beneath, subapical ring of second joint, and
median ring of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax shining white.
Abdomen grey. Forewings uarrowl}- elongate-lanceolate ; brown-
isli, suffused fuscous irroration towards costa ; five rather oblique
white fascia) edged blackish scales, first near base, below fold
extended to base, second and third moderate, fourth narrower, fifth
moderate, near apex, cut by a very fine transverse line of dark
fuscous scales ; a small white dot on termen between fourth and
fifth ; a small white apical dot : cilia light grey, round apex white,
a dark fuscous basal mark on apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll., Brit. Mus. (19432).
Acrocercops melanocosma, u. sp.
c? 5 . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi smooth, white,
second joint with dark fuscous lateral streak on basal half, ter-
7uinal joint with one or two obscure dark dots anteriorly towards
base. Abdomen grey, beneath white with dark fuscous bands on
segments 2, 6. Forewings very narrow, Bhort-pointed ; ochreous-
yellow ; base narrowly white ; four slightly oblique white trans-
verse fasciae, sometimes edged one or two black specks towards
costa, tirst rather narrow, sometimes expanded dorsally towarsd
base, second at ^, narrow, third somewhat beyond middle, moderate,
fourth at J, slender, immediately followed by a rather broad black
fascia sometimes irregular posteriorly and containing more or less
developed costal and dorsal white dots near its posterior edge :
cilia grey, round costa and apex ochreous-yellow% towards tii)S
whitish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, July (Parish) ; five specimens. Near xijstroia.
■ /'
J Acrocercops asaphogramma, n. sp.
(5. 6 mm. Head shining whitish. Palpi slender, white,
median dot and tip of second joint, and three dots on terminal
joint fuscous. Thorax fuscous (defaced). Abdomen grey, apex
ochreous-whitish. Forewings very narrow, parallel-sided, shortly
obtuse-pointed ; light greyish-ochreous irrorated dark fuscous, more
densely and suffused ly towards costa ; about six fine oblique trans-
verso lines of white irroration ; two or three w^hite scales at ajjex :
cilia grey, round apex with whitish reflections and two dark grey
lines, llindwings dark grej' ; cilia grey,
BuAZiL, Para, July (Parish) ; one specimen,
u2
292 EXOTIC MICKOr.EPIDOPTERA.
\/
Acrocercops contorta, n. sp.
(S . 6 mm. Head white. Palpi white, apex of second joint and
subraedian. ring of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax whitish, anterior
margin dark fuscous. Abdomcu dark grey, segmental margins
white, ventral surface whitisli, oblique lateral dark grey streaks.
Fore wings narrow, parallel-sided, shortly obtuse-pointed ; pale
ochreous ; a white spot on dorsum near base, from which two black
strigae run to costa ; a moderate white black- edged transverse
fascia at ^, somewhat inwards-oblique from costa, slightly narrowed
upwards, costal edge shortly black on each side of it ; beyond this
a more oblique narrow elongate area of groundcolour enclosed by
a black line and resting on a small black costal mark ; a second
white black-edged fascia at | parallel to first, constricted in middle,
its costal edge black, posterior black edge above dorsal half deflected
in disc nearly to prteapical line and with a similar parallel brancli
beneath it; a transverse violet-whitish black-edged line near ajjcx ;
a small black apical dot : cilia light grey, round apex base ochreous-
tinged within a black lino. Hiiidwings and cilia grey.
JBkazil, Para, June (Fai-ish); one specimen.
•\ Acrocercops ramigera, n. sp.
(J . 7 mm. Head, thorax shining white. Palpi slender, white.
Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft ochreous- whitish. Fore wings
narrow, moderately pointed ; fuscous ; a moderate white streak
along dorsum from base to tornus, dilated posteriorly and truncate,
cut before middle by a fine fuscous bar, immediatly before this
emitting a gradually narrowed fascia to costa ; a small white spot
on costa beyond middle ; an oblique white strigula from costa at |,
running into a wedgeshaped silvery-white spot extending along
termen ; a prajapical spot of blackish suffusion ; a small white
apical dot : cilia greyish (imperfect). Hiiidwings and cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, June (Parish); one specimen.
^' Acrocercops rhynchograpta, n. sp.
S . 7 mm. Head, thorax shining whitish, patagia light fuscous.
Palpi slender, white. Abdomen grey, beneath whitish, sides
obliquely barred dark fuscous, genital tuft very long, whitish.
Forewings very narrow, shortly obtuse-pointed ; greyish-ochreous,
towards costa and posteriorly suffused rather dark fuscous ; a
thick silvery-white streak along dorsum from base to middle of
wing, its apex sending an acute projection obliquely upwards
nearly to costa ; a similar slightly narrower streak from before
tornus along termen to near apex, a small flattened-triangular
white spot on costa above its apex : cilia dark grey, a white apical
spot. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, June (Parifih) ; one specimen.
Acrocercops osteopa, n. sp.
c? $ . 7 mm. Head grey-whitish, face white. Palpi smooth.
GRACILAKIAD^. 293
white. Thorax wliitish-grey. Abdomen grey, beneath white, an
ijiterrupted dark fuscous lateral stripe. I'orewiugs very narrow,
parallel-sided, moderately pointed, acute ; grey, discal area sufl'uscd
blackish ; costa narrowly blackish-grey on basal fourth ; an oval
ochreous-\A hitish blotch in middle of disc, produced as an attenuated
very oblique streak towards dorsum anteriorly ; a rather smaller
oval ochreous-whitish spot in disc at | ; some ochreous-whitish
freckling on margin beneath this, and a fine whitish somewhat
ol>li(]ue transverse strigula just beyond it ; a small black apical
spot edged anteriorly by a whitish bar: cilia pale greyish, round
apex darker grey, a whitish basal bar at <i\)ex and spot beyond
this, basal half sufl'used white on termen. Hindwings rather dark
grey ; cilia light grey.
Quet:xsland, Brisbane, February (Dodd); two specimens. Type
in Wals. Coll. (19488).
Acrocercops callimacha, n. sp.
(S . 8-9 mm. Head light yellow, face white. Palpi smooth,
white. Thorax clear yellow, patagia dark fuscous. Abdomen
dark grey, beneath white. Middle tarsi thickened with rough
scales above on two basal joints. Forewings very narrow, parallel-
sided, short-pointed ; dark purple-fuscous ; a slender yellow-whitish
line along costa from before middle to near apex ; a moderate clear
yellow dorsal streak from base to beyond tornus, its upper edge
with irregular seraioval excavations about ^ and middle of wing
filled with blackish, apex truncate ; a submetallic-blue-grey fine
transverse line at end of dorsal streak : cilia light grey, round apex
pale shining violet with pale grey tips, Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; two specimens. Type
in Wals. Coll. (19430).
Acrocercops prospera, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head shining white, crown tinged pale yellow.
Palpi smooth, white. Thorax brown, a yellow dorsal stripe.
Abdomen dark grey, beneath white. Forewings very narrow,
parallel-sided, short-pointed, apex obtuse ; ochreous-brown, more
fulvous towards apex ; a rather dark fuscous supramedian longi-
tudinal streak from base to 4, and several dots on costa ; a rather
broad irregular clear yellow dorsal streak from base to tornus,
edged black above, narrowly interrupted just beyond middle, upper
edge irregular and forming about five pointed teeth on anterior
portion and two on posterior, last terminal, oblique ; a fine grey-
violet transverse line at ^, forming a white dot on costa, and lower
extremity silvery : cilia jtale grey, round apex shining violet-
whitish with dark grey line. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia pale
grey. Bristly hairs of posterior tibite unusually long.
Queensland, Brisbane, January {Dodd) ; one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (i94'.^9)
294 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTKKA.
\| Acrocercops clytosema, n. sp.
J.llmm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi roughened anteriorly,
whitish, seqond joint mostly occupied by two siibconfiuent dark
fu, C0U8 bands, terminal joint with dark fuscous submedian band.
Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous.
Forewings very narrow, parallel-sided, apex obtuse ; dark fuscous ;
an ochreous-orange blotch extending from before tornus along
termen to apex, edged anteriorly by a curved oblique shining white
mark, marked on tornus with an erect golden-metallic spot, and
receiving five converging white strigula3 from posterior fourth of
costa, middle one tinged ochreoiis, last one limiting a round black
apical dot : cilia whitish, round apex and termen a dark fuscous
basal line, two dark fuscous projecting apical hooks. Hind wings
dark grey ; cilia grey, at apex somewhat suffused whitish.
13RAZ1L, Parintins, October {FarisJi) ; one specimen.
Acrocercops chalinopa, n. sp.
c? . 8 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous tinged grey. Palpi
slender, whitish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Porewings
very narrow, short-pointed ; iridescent grey ; a short oblique
whitish strigula from costa beyond |, its apex extended as a linear
dark fuscous mark ; space between this and prseapical line suflfused
orange-fulvous, costal edge dark fuscous ; a slightly excurved fine
silvery blackish-edged praeapical transverse line, followed by
slender orange-fulvous suffusion, apex beyond this suffused blackish :
cilia grey, darker round apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Ebazil, Para, July (Parish) ; one specimen.
Acre cer cops mesochaeta, n. sp.
cJ . 7 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi loosely scaled anteriorly,
second joint grey except apex, terminal joint with two dark grey
bands. Thorax grey mixed whitish. Abdomen greyish, beneath
white, lateral series of oblique blackish bars. Forewings very
narrow, parallel-sided, short-pointed, tolerably obtuse ; pale
brownish suffusedly irrorated fuscous, costal edge dark fuscous ;
three slender transverse whitish streaks edged fuscous at 5, middle,
and |, more or less widely furcate on dorsal hiilf, rest of dorsal
half irregularly mottled whitish with dark fuscous strigulae, costal
half with a series of whitish strigulae or dots ; blackish longi-
tudinal streaks in disc between each pair of these fasciae and
beyond the tliird : cilia whitish-grey, round apex with two
blackish-grey shades, white within these. Hindwings grey ; cilia
pale grey ; median third of costa with fringe of long blackish ciJia.
Utieekslani), Brisbane, June (Dodd) ; one specimen. Type in
Wals. Coll. (li>433).
Acrocercops penographa, n. sp.
6 $ • 7-9 mm. Head whitish-fuscous, face whitish. Palpi
GRVCILARTADiT;. 295
loosely scaled anteriorly, white, second joint fuscous except apex,
terminal joint with two oblique fuscous bars. Thorax light fuscous.
Abdomen grey, beneath white, lateral series of oblique dark
fuscous bars. Forewings very narrow, parallel-sided, short-
pointed, apex rather obtuse ; light greyish-ochreous ; white
markings edged dark fuscous as follows, viz., a narrow irregular
transverse fascia at | and spot on dorsum before it, a wedgeshaped
oblique streak from middle of dorsum, a quadrate spot on costa
beyond middle whence a Jiarrow irregular fascia runs to dorsum
before tornus, a transverse line, acutely angulated in middle,
crossing wing at |, a dot on termen beyond this preceded by a
black dot, a curved transverse line before apex, silvery-leaden in
middle, and a dot above a round black apical spot ; two rather
oblique transverse thick blackish streaks from costa before middle,
one at |, one at |^, and a mark from dorsum beyond middle ending
in a dash on fold : cilia light grey, round apex basal blue-leaden
and median blackish lines. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia
grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; three specimens.
Typo in Wals. Coll. (19423).
Acrocercops crucigera, n. sp.
$. 10-11 mm. Head grey, face whitish. Palpi roughly scaled
anteriorly throughout, white, median band of second joint and
basal band of terminal dark grey, variable in development. Thorax
grey, posteriorly more or less suffused whitish. Abdomen grey,
beneath white, lateral series of oblique fuscous bars. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; white : a blackish blotch occupying
costal half of wing from base to middle, cut by a fine white trans-
verse strigula near base and including in its posterior portion an
irregular longitudinal white streak ; a blackish spot on dorsum at
^, space between this and base tinged pale ochreous but including
an oblique transverse clear white mark ; beyond this two trans-
verse blackish striguhie from dorsum, space between them tinged
pale ochreous ; a triangular blackish spot on dorsum beyond
middle, margined anteriorly by an ochreous- white streak edged by
a fine black line terminating in a small spot in disc ; above this an
X-shaped mark formed by two fine blackish lines from costa
crossiug one another ; disc of wing on apical f light ochreous, its
anterior portion occupied by an ol)lique blotch of grey suffusion, in
posterior portion an oblique blue-leaden striga, costal white portion
above this area crossed by six rather converging black strigulse ; a
round dark grey apical spot; a blue-loaden dot on termen beneath
apex : cilia round apex and termen whitish, base blue-leaden, sub-
basal and median dark fuscous lines and obli(|ue dark fuscous bars
on apical half, beneath tornus light grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia
light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodd) ; two specimens. Type
in Wals. Coll. (7870).
296 EXOTIC MICIIOLEPIDOPTERA.
Acrocercops lithogramma, n. sp.
cJ . 7 mra. Head silvery-whitish, crown light grey. Palpi
slender, white, apex of second joint dark grey. Thorax greyish.
Abdomen grey. Forewings very narrow, pointed ; grey, with
irregular whitish mottling and scattered darker grey intervening
scales, especially towards costa and dorsum; a fine longitudinal
silvery-bluish line in disc from about | to a bronzy apical spot :
cilia light grey, at apex base violet-whitish within a short fine
black line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, September (Z'ocW) ; one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (18308).
Parectopa tyriancha, n. sp,
2 . 9 mm. Head whitish-yellow, a crimson line above eyes.
Palpi smooth, ochreous-whitish. Thorax pale ochreous tinged
crimson. Abdomen grey. Forewings narrow-elongate, parallel-
sided, apex short-pointed, obtuse ; light browuish-ochreous sprinkled
or tinged crimson, posterior half brown ; a light yellowish streak
along posterior half of costa, at origin reaching half across wing,
attenuated posteriorly and not reaching a[)ex, cut by three white
streaks edged dark fuscous, which become crimson on entering the
brown area, first verj^ oblique, its apex forming a crimson spot on
end of cell, second less oblique, reaching |^ across wing, third little
oblique, its apex hooked outwards and almost reaching tormeu ;
some irregular white markings on dorsum before middle, and an
oblique white striga from middle of dorsum nearly reaching first
costal streak ; a triangular blotch on dorsum before tornus reaching
half across wing, upper part white, lower part yellow, separated
from precediug striga by crimson, and edged posteriori}^ by a
crimson streak reaching tornus ; a transverse-oval apical black dot
edged anteriorly by a crimson line : cilia grey, on costa light
yellowish, round apex white, two crimson apical hooks, a crimson
basal line on termen beneath apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
grey-
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodd) ; one specimen, with
body and basal area of wing in imperfect condition, but very
distinct. Type in Wals. Coll. (19199).
Cyphosticha centrometra, n, sp.
c? . 6 mm. Head, thorax whitish mixed leaden-grey. Palpi
Avhitish, tips of second and terniiual joints d;irk grey. Abdomen
grey, beneath Avliitish, sides oblicjuely marked dark fuscous. An-
terior anrl middle femora and tibia; dark fuscous, tarsi Avhite, middle
femora with apical tuft of scales beneath. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate ; dark ])urple-fuscous, whitish-s])ecklod ; round
Avhitish dots on costa at middle, |, and near apex : cilia light grey.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, xYpril, one specimen bred from larva mining leaves
GKACILAKIAD.'E. 297
of riiatfcohtu Sicmierectus (Legnminosce) (Greenwood) ; also stated to
feed in leaves of Caravnlia sp., but as onlj' one example was sent,
the larvae from the latter foodplant may not have been reared.
Type in Brit. Mus.
Timodora cyanoxaiitha, n. sp.
2 . 11 mm. Head, tliorax light fuscous, face whitish. Palpi
white, second joint suHused dark fuscous, terminal joint with dark
fuscous median ring. Abdomen dark grey. Forowings very
narrow, parallel-sided, moderately pointed ; purple-fuscous, with
strong blue gloss in disc ; a pale yellow-ochreous dorsal streak
limited by fold from base totornus, transversely strigulated fuscous ;
a brassy-yellow trapezoidal blotch extending on costa from before
J to 'i, and reaching to fold, anterior edge direct, posteiior inwards-
oblicjue, costal edge with a few dark fuscous specks : cilia dark
fuscous, beneath tornus greyish. Hindwings grey ; cilia greyish.
Q^TEENSLA^^D, Brisbane, October {Dodd); one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (1883U).
Gracilaria liparoxantha, n. sp.
c? 2 . 8-9 mm. Head light fuscous, back of crown pale yellow,
face silvery-white. Basal joint of antennse stout. Palpi smooth-
scaled, whitish, tips of joints dark fuscous. Thorax pale shining
yellow, shoulders narrowly fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings
very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; shining yellow ; costa anteriorly
tinged violet-whitish ; scattered minute dark fuscous dots along
costa and posterior part of dorsum, termen slenderly suffused violet
and strigulated dark fuscous ; a large dark fuscous dot towards
costa at ^, one on middle of costa, and a smaller one at tornus :
cilia light grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, February, bred from Hemieyclia anstra-
lasica {Eiipliorbiaceoi) [Dodd) ; three specimens. Tvpe in Wals.
Cull. (19521).
Gracilaria pneumatica, n. sp.
cT . 13 mm. Head pale brassy-ocbreous. Palpi pale ochreous,
terminal joint almost wholly suffused blackish exteiiially. Thorax
p;ile shining greyish-ochreous. Abdomen grey. Middle tibitc with
strong projecting tuft of scales beneath on basal half. Forewings
very narrow, parallel-sided, short-pointed ; pale shining grey-
yellowish, dorsal half slightly greyer-tinged and very faintly
gre\ -strigulated, with pui'ple-blue reflections ; a minute black costal
dot near base, costa hence to middle with about ten minute
purplish strigulae ; apex suffused purplish, with two or three
blackish strigulai and an apical dot : cilia grey, round apex pale
with two or three blackish lines (imperfect). Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Obidos, August (ParisJi) ; one specimen.
298 EXOTIC MTCROLKPIDOPTETIA.
i/ Gracilaria aeolastis, n. sp.
c?, 11 rara. He.ad, thorax violet-ochreons-grey, face shining
■wliiMsh. Palpi white, a dark gfoy suljapical ring on terminal joint.
Abdomen dark grey, beneath brassj'-whitish, anal tuft whitish-
ochreous. Forewings very narrow, parallel-sided, short-pointed ;
yellowish, with purple reflections except along costa from | to near
apex, finely strigulated dark grey, towards apex more purplish-
suffused and more closely strigulated : cilia grey. Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia grey.
EiiAZiL, Parintins, October (ParisJi) ; two specimens.
GELECHIAD.^.
Platyedra cruenta, n. sp.
cf . 15 mm. Ilead whitish-ochreous suffused fuscous on crown
and sides of face, sidetufts suffused light crimson. Palpi second
joint strongly rough-scaled beneath, fuscous mixed dark fuscous,
apex tinged rosj', terminal joint half second, whitish-ochreous, basal
half suffused fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anterior margin
suffused fuscous tinged pink. Abdomen pale grey, segmental
margins ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow,
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded;
light brownish, towards base faintly rosy-tinged, in disc somewhat
mixed whitish-ochreous ; undefined rather dark fuscous suffusion
forming a basal patch, a streak along costa, oblique streaks from
this to disc before and beyond middle indicating stigmata, a rather
broad angulated subterminal fascia, and narrow terminal fascia
almost confluent with it : cilia grey, tips whitish-tinged. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia grey- whitish,
Palkstine, Haifa, December (Cajyt. P. J. Barraud) •, one speci-
men. Type in British Museum. Very like yossypiella, but easily
separated by the characteristic palpi, and rosy tufts of crown. The
perfectly preserved basal pecten of antennae (the special featui'e of
the genus) is composed of sparse but unusually long hairscales.
MOLOPOSTOLA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae |, in S simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten.
Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with dense
appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, thickened with
ap[)resscd scales, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform,
appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae, clothed with rough scales
above. Forewings 2 from |, 3 from before angle, 4 and 5 stalked
from ani^le, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1,
rounded-trapezoidal, termen hardly sinuate, cilia I ; 3 and 4 connate,
5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 connate.
A development of Compsolechia.
GELECHIADiE, 299
Molopostola rufitscta, n. sp.
cJ . 19-20 mm. Head white, crown sometimes with central
fuscous line. Palpi dark fuscous, teiniinal joint whitish except hase.
Thorax whitish, a few dark fuscous specks. Ahdomen rather dark
fuscous, base whitish, anal tuft whitish-fuscous. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa neai'ly straight, somewhat arched towards
extremities, apex obtuse-pointed, termen almost straight, rather
oblique ; white, with irregularly scattered dark fuscous scales ; an
irregular black dot on base of costa, and one near base in middle ;
a black dot beneath fold at 5 ; a reddish-brown costal streak from
before middle to apex, cut by a very oblique white striga from S of
costa, before this suffused dark fuscous on costal edge ; discal
stigmata represented by small brown spots mixed dark fuscous ; an
elongate black mark towards apex and one at apex ; some dark
fuscous irroratiou towards tornus ; two or three dots of blackish
irroration on lower part of termen : cilia whitish, on costa a dark
grey basal line, at apex two dark grey -hooks. Hindwings grey ;
cilia grey, round upper part of termen suffused whitish.
French Guiana, St. Jean, 11. Maroni, July ; two specimens.
Sphaleractis epiclysta, n. sp.
S. 9-11 mm. Head grey-whitish, sides of crown greyish.
Palpi and thorax fuscous. Abdomen pale grey. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very
obliquely rounded ; fuscous suffusedly irrorated dark fuscous ; costa
from -J to near apex sufl'used with white mixed dark fuscous irrora-
tion ; second discal stigma dark fuscous : cilia whitish-fuscous.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish or pale grey.
New Sooth Wales, Sydney, September ; Tasmania, Launceston,
November ; two specimens.
Ly PILOCRATES, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae | (?), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi
very long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales, Avith dense
compact projecting apical tuft beneath, terminal joint longer than
second, moderate, acute. Maxillary paljH obsolete. Posterior tibiae
clothed with hairs above. Forewings 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4
connate from angle, 5 approximated, 6 and 8 stalked, 7 absent,
11 Jrom middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen
somewhat sinuate, cilia 1 ; 3 absent, 4 and 5 closely approximated
at hase, 6 and 7 stalked.
Allied to Anarsia.
Pilocrates prograpta, n. s]).
$ . 14 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-white, a few blackish specks.
Palpi white, second joint blackish except apex. Abdomen grey,
sides dark fuscous, ventral surface ochreous-whitish. Forewings
300 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTKRA.
clong.'ite, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely
rouiifled ; glossy ochreous-white, scattered blackish scales ; markings
blackish ; a small spot on base of costa, a snbcostal dot near this,
two linear marks along costa before and beyond |, an elongate spot
on middle thickened posteriorly, and live dots on posterior half;
small spots on dorsum at | and | ; small spots representing stig-
mata, plical rather obliquely before first discal, second discal some-
what below middle, confluent with a rather small spot above tornus,
a larger roundish spot in disc beyond second discal ; a marginal row
of irregular dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia
grey with rows of whitish points, basal area within a blackish-grey
median shade ochreous-white somewhat sprinkled blackish. Hind-
wings grey, thinly scaled towards base, darker towards termen,
veins sutl'used dark fuscous, a hyaline streak beneath cell towards
base ; cilia grey.
CooKG, Dibidi, 3500 feet. May (Newconie) ; one specimen.
Anarsia reciproca, n. sp.
d ?. 10-12 mm. Head grey-whitish. Pal])i whitish, second
joint except apex grey mixed blackish, terminal joint in c? very
short but apimrent, projecting from scales of second, with blackish
ring, in § with three blackisli rings. Tiiorax grey-whitish, patagia
mixed dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-oelireous sprinkled grey.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
pointed, termen very obli(]uely rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; grey
closely and suffiisedl}' irrorated whitish, especially towards costa,
some scattered blackish scales ; a black line along anterior portion
of fold, and a row of black scales posteriorly, a longitudinal line in
median portion of disc and a shorter one between this and termen,
all these accomj)anied with more or less dark grey suffusion : cilia
light grey speckled whitish. Hindwings grey, becoming hyaline
anteriorly except on veins ; cilia light grey. Forewings cJ beneath
with a subcostal streak of blackish suffusion on anterior half ; hind-
wings S beneath with black irroration towards costa anteriorly.
Madras, Coimbatore, October, November [Fletcher) ; two speci-
mens. Peculiar in neuration and in the visible terminal joint of c5"
palpi, yet in other respects a characteristic member of the genus,
and not needing separation.
Chelaria attenuata, n. sp.
c? . 11 mm. Head, thorax light grey suflusedly irrorated white.
Palpi white, second joint dark fuscous except apex, tuft short,
terminal joint with three dark fuscous bands. Abdomen whitish,
sides suffused dark fuscous ; valvse long, narrow, of same width
throughout, S-shaped, within these arc two similarly sinuate very
slender pointed processes, about |- as long. Forewings elongate,
narroAV, costa slightly arched, apex ]Knuted, termen very obliquely
rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 0 ; light fuscous closely and suffusedly
irrorated white; a white tuft on costa at ^, preceded by a dark
GELECHIAD^. 301
fuscous mark along costa ; a short dark fuscous streak along costa
in middle, beneath which is some light brownish suffusion ; stigmata
minute, black, first discal op])OKito posterior end of this streak, plical
rather oblii)uely before it ; a small dark fuscous spot on costa at | ;
some brownish suffusion towards termen, and a very fine irregular
twice interrupted blackish longitudinal median line in this : cilia
pale grey irrorated whitish, a l)road darker grey antemedian shade.
Hindwiugs apex strongly })roduced, costa simple ; light grey, thinly
scaled, towards apex darker grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
New South Wales, Sydney, on fence, October ; two specimens
(one reduced to thorax and forcwings). I find that under the name
euplecta I confused four species of extremely similar appearance,
but clearly separable by the genitalia and secondary sexual
characters, which are now discriminated.
Chelaria microgramma, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 13-14 mm. Head, thorax grey suffusedly irrorated white.
Palpi white speckled grey, tuft short, second joint with two,
terminal joint three dark fuscous bands. Abdomen whitish ; cJ
valvae long, curved, wide at base and narrowed to middle, apical
])ortion narrow, tolerably pointed. Forewings elongate, narrow,
costa slightly arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; grey, closely
and suffusedly irrorated white ; a white tuft on costa at ^j, preceded
by a small ochreous spot with some fuscous suffusion ; an elongate
or narrow semioval fuscoas spot along costa in middle ; short fine
bhxck dashes indicating stigmata, plical rather obliquely before first
discal, first discal sometimes edged above with slight brownish
suif usion ; similar fine black dashes between second discal and
termen, and on fold near extremity ; indications of small obscure
darker marginal spots round posterior part of costa and termen :
cilia grey speckled whitish, obscurely barred dark grey irroration
on basal half. Hindwings apex somewhat produced ; light grey ;
cilia pale greyish ; costa S simple.
New South Wales, Sydney, on fence, October, November ; three
specimens.
Chelaria tenebrosa, n. sp.
S $. 11-12 mm. Head, thorax rather dark fuscous sprinkhd
whitish. Palpi grey speckled whitish, tuft short, second joint with
two, terminal joint three blackish bands. Abdomen dark grey,
anal tuft ochreous ; S valvfe long, strongly recurved, rather narrow
at first, broadly enlarged and rounded towards apex but with apex
rather prominent upwards (spoon-shaped), rather shorter down-
wards-hooked slender acute processes on each side outside these.
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; ratlier
dark fuscous closely irrorated whito ; a small tuft on costa at \,
whitish posteriorly, preceded by a small dark fuscous mark ; au
302 EXOTIC MICROLEPJDOPTEHA.
eloiij^ate dark fuscous spot on middle of cosi"a, benoath t\ns some
obscure brownish-ochreous suffusion ; short black longitudinal stri-
guke representing stigmata, first discal beneath posterior extremity
of this spot, plical rather obliquely before it ; a dark fuscous streak
along median portion of fold, and other short longitudinal streaks
iQoro or less indicated in disc preceding stigmata and tending to
unite with them ; short fine black longitudinal sfrigulce between
second discal and tormen, towards tornus, and beneath costa at | ;
small indistinct dai"k fuscous spots on costu posteriorly and along
termen : cilia grey sprinkled whitish, base grey-whitish, a median
broad shade of dark grey admixture. Hiudwings apex somewhat
produced ; grey, lighter and thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia light
grey ; 6 basal half of costa folded beneath, a dark grey costal
streak on this above.
South Australia, Quorn, October ; two specimens.
Chelaria euplecta Meyr.
cj 2 • 12-14 mm. Head, thorax Avhitish-grey. Palpi whitish
speckled dark fuscous, tuft short, second joint with two, terminal joint
three dark fuscous bands. Abdomen light greyish, sides more or less
suffused dark fuscous, anal tuft whitish-ochreous ; rf valvoe moderate,
apex upcurved, broadly enlarged and rounded (ladle-shaped). Pore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; pale grey closely
and suffusedly irrorated whitish ; a streak of dark fuscous suffusion
along costa from base to beyond ;J, its apex edged beneath with
ochreous-brown and terminated by a white tuft ; below this a tine
black subcostal dash from base to ^, beneath its middle an ochreous-
brownish dot ; a transverse blotch from middle of costa reaching
half across wing, widest on costa, costal portion dark fuscous, sub-
costal ochreous-brown, discal dark grey ; sometimes a blackish dot
beneath this indicating plical stigma; in 5 small blackish marks
on dorsum at | and | ; an irregular grey or dark grey spot in disc
at I ; four small dark fuscous spots on costa posteriorly, and a
rounded terminal patch of fuscous or dark fuscous suffusion, in
which are obscurely indicated a short blackish discal streak and
some blackish terminal dots : cilia dark grey, speckled whitish.
Hindwings apex somewhat produced ; grey, darker posteriorly ;
cilia grey ; 6 costa folded beneath on basal half, with long pale
greyish hairpencil extending from base to middle.
New South Wales, Sydney, two cJs; Queensland, Brisbane,
one $ , but I think almost certainly identical. Itedescribed, as
the original description included also the three preceding species.
Chelaria cirrhospila, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head whitish-grey. Palpi grey speckled whitish,
second joint dark fuscous except apex, tuft short, terminal joint
with three dark grey bauds. Thorax grey, shoulders speckled
OELECIHAD.H. 303
Avliitisli. Abdomen grej'. Foi-owiiigs elongate, ratlier narrow,
costa genMy arched, apex obtuse, termen extremely obliijuely
rounded ; H separate ; fuscous, irregularly irrorated groy-wliitish ;
a black longitudinal strigula edged beneath ochreous-yellowish
towards costa near base ; a small black trapezoidal spot on middle
of costa, edged beneath yellowish ; a black longitudinal strigula
beneath this in disc, and one towards costa oblicpiely before it,
both edged beneath yellowish ; an ochreous-yellow spot above
middle of dorsum, edged above black ; a black strigula on folil
near tornus ; second discal stigma small, blackish ; a tine interrupted
dark fuscous line from beyond this to termen beneath apex : cilia
grey. Hindwings grey, veins darker ; cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, October ; one specimen.
Chelaria demonstrata, n. sp.
(S . 13 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish suffused light grey
towards sides. Palpi wliitish, second joint sufl'used ochreoiis
except apex, with two bands of dark fuscous suffusion, tuft double,
strong, moderately long, terminal joint Avith two dark fuscous
bands. Abdomen dark grey. Fore wings elongate, widest before
middle, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded ; 6 separate ; pale fuscous speckled whitish, somewhat
sprinkled darker fuscous ; a large dark fuscous rounded-triangular
blotch on middle of costa, reaching more than half across wing ; a
slight dark fuscous strigula beneath costa at | : cilia light greyish
(imperfect). Hindwings violet-blue-hyaline, veins and torraen
irregularly suffused grey, apical third grey ; cilia light grey.
New Guinea, Kei Is. ; one specimen.
Chelaria stictocosma, n. sp.
d 2 • 9-10 "1™- Head, thorax whitish. Palpi white, second
joint except apical third ochreous irrorated blackish, tuft com])act,
moderate, terminal joint with three black rings. Abdomen li"-ht
grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded; 6 separate; pale ochreous largely suffused
whitish, especially towards costa anteriorly ; a black dot beneath
costa near base ; small black marks on costa at i 4, middle, and
two or three more or less marked posteriorly ; discal stigmata
small, black, plical forming an irregular blackish spot obri(juely
before first discal, sometimes preceded by yellowish suffusion,
above this a roundish space preceding first discal is more or less
perceptibly outlined with dark grey scales, and sometimes tinged
grey ; a slight blackish strigula on end of fold : cilia Avhitish-
ochreous. Hindwings apex somewhat produced ; light bluish-grey ;
cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
CoouG, Dibidi, 3500 feet. May (Newcoyne) ; Eombat, Dharwar,
January (Maxwell) ; two specimens.
304 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOrTGIlV.
Chelaria levata, n. sp.
c? . 9 rara. Head, thorax whitish. Palpi white, second joint
fuscous except apical third, with roug-h projecting hairs beneath
forming moderate tult, terminal joint with subbasal and median
fuscous rings. Abdomen light gre)', anal tuft wliitish ; valvae
verj'^ long, narrow, rather sinuate, obtuse-pointed, npper edge
notched near apex, uncus rather sliort, bent downwards, with
much longer strongly reverse-curved slender acute hinged process
from beneath its base meeting it at apex. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa slightlj' arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termeu
extremely obliquely rounded ; 6 separate; light greyish-ochreous
closely and suft'usedly irrorated whitish ; a small black dot towards
costa near base ; minute blackish-grey dots on costa before and
beyond |, a slight oblique mark before middle, and four or five
obscure dots posteriorly ; slight longitudinal strigulae of blackish-
grey irroration indicating plical and second discal stigmata, one
above dorsum beyond middle, one on end of fold, one in disc
beyond cell, and one or two towards apex : cilia light grey speckled
whitish, a few dark fuscous scales. Hiudwings apex somewhat
produced ; grey ; cilia pale grey.
Bkngal, Pusa, December {Fletcher) ; one specimen.
Chelaria trachydyta, n. sp.
cj 2 . 12-14 mm. Head whitish-fuscous sprinkled dark fuscous.
Palpi fuscous mixed dark fuscous, in cT sprinkled whitish, second
joint much thickened with rough scales beneath and shortly tufted
towards base, terminal joint not longer than second, thickened
with scales somewhat rough in middle posteriorly. Thorax fuscous,
shoulders dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded ; 6 separate ; fuscous, irregularly irrorated dark
fuscous, with several small scattered tufts of scales ; semioval dark
fuscous spots on costa before middle and at |; undefined elongate
spots of dark fuscous suffusion or irroration in disc before and
beyond middle, and above tornus ; cloudy dark marginal dots round
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia grey, basal half irrorated
blackish. Hindwings grey, thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia light
fuscous.
Bombay, Dharwar, February (Maxtvell) ; two specimens.
^ PORPODRYAS, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; tongue strong. Antennae |, in c?
moderately ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial
palpi long, recurved, second joint much thickened with dense
appressed scales, somewhat expanded towards apex above, terminal
joint as long as second, thickened with dense scales somewhat
projecting towards apex posteriorly, pointed. Maxillary palpi very
short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with
dense rough scales above and beneath. Forewings with tufts of
GELECHTAD^. 305
scales ; 1 h furcate, 2 from ^, 3-5 approximated, 7 and 8 stalked,
7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-ovate, apex
obtuse, termen hardly sinuate, cilia |^ ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 rather
approximated, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards base.
Approaching Sorotacta in technical characters, but differs in
absence of cubital pecten of hindwings, and more related to
Clielaria.
Porpodryas prasinantha, n. sp.
S . 31 mm. Head light browish-ochroous, tips of scales grey-
whitish. Palpi whitish somewhat sprinkled grey, three broad
bands of second joint and two oblique bands of terminal joint
blackish. Thorax whitish sprinkled grey and blackish. Abdomen
greyish speckled darker. Forewings elongate, narrow, posteriorly
hardly dilated, costa almost straight, arched towards obtuse apex,
termen rounded, oblique ; whitish irregularly sprinkled grey and
dark fuscous ; seven small narrow oblique semioval blackish spots
along costa, space between third and fourth suffused dark grey,
beneath this space an adjacent quadrate grey spot partly edged
blackish, edged beneath by a discal dark grey streak mixed with
light green and extended to end of cell ; short fine blackish dashes
beneath costa and above dorsum near base ; a longer blackish lino
on fold before middle ; an oval spot outlined with grey beneath
anterior part of discal median streak ; a strongly angulated grey
subterminal shade, marked with some blackish dashes between
veins; some short blackish marks before posterior part of costa and
termen, and some cloudy marginal dots : cilia grey sprinkled white,
basal half spotted blackish, a whitish apical spot. Hindwings
subhyaline prismatic whitish, apex narrowly suffused grey ; cilia
grey-whitish, a grey subbasal line.
French Guiana, R. Maroni ; one specimen.
Dichomeris brachygrapha, n. sp.
S . 12 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second
joint ochreous-brown except apical edge, tuft very long, pointed,
anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Thorax whitish-ochreous.
Abdomen light greyish. Forewings elongate, very narrow, costa
slightly arched, faintly sinuate towards middle, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous ; a fine black
streak along basal fifth of costa, a black linear mark before middle,
a short blackish streak beyond middle, and a narrow semioval sj)ot
at I ; discal stigmata very small, black ; several small indistinct
spots of ochreous suffusion towards dorsum ; some indistinct fuscous
dots on termen : cilia whitish-ochraous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
AssA.M, Khasis, April ; one specimen.
Dichomeris adelocentra, n. sp.
5 . 12 mm. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous, face whitish-
tinged. Palpi whitish, second joint with moderate rough tuft
VOL. II. — March, 1920. x
306 EXOTIC MICnOLEPIDOPTERA.
beneath and scales triangularly expinided above, suffused oclireous
except apical edge, teriuinal joint longer than second, anterior
edge dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, apex pale greyish-ochreous.
Torewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen slightly rounded, obliiiue; greyish-ochreous;
stigmata obscure, indistinct, fuscous, plical rather obliquely before
first discal ; a small blackish-grey elongate mark on middle of
costa, preceded and followed by ochreous-whitish suffusion ; a tine
blackish-grey marginal line round apex, and two or three dark
grey dots separated by whitish on each side of it : cilia whitish-
ochreous, slightly tinged brownish. Hindwiugs slate-grey ; cilia
light grey.
Java, Buitenzorg, bred in March from larva on Brklelia tomentosa
(Eaphorbiaceae) {Dr. lioepke) ; one specimen. Type in British
Museum.
Dichomeris oceanis, n. sp.
(S 5 . 18-20 mm. Head grey, sidetufts more or less tinged
ochreous. Palpi dark ashy-grey, second joint with rough expanded
hairs above and long broad rough tuft beneath, apical edge whitish,
terminal joint longer than second, whitish, anterior edge dark
grey. Thorax ochreous, a central stripe of grey suffusion, shoulders
dark fuscous. Abdomen J ochreous-whitish, ventral surface and a
series of oblique lateral bars dark grey, anal tuft grey, $ wholly
suffused grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, slightly dilated
posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly
sinuate, somewhat oblique ; oclireous, faintly greenish-tinged ; a
narrow dark indigo-blue irregular-edged streak along costa from
base to near middle, its apex sending a lighter blue streak to first
discal stigma ; beyond this on costa three dark fuscous oblique
striguloe tipped bluish, and then an elongate dark fuscous mark
terminated beneath by a small bluish mark ; stigmata approximated,
black, plical beneath first discal, these somewhat elongate and
connected by a dark grey spot, second discal forming a transverse
mark tipped bluish, connected with preceding by two short grey
streaks or some faint suffusion ; a narrow dark grey fascia along
termen from before tornus to apex, anterior extremity sending a
slender suffused streak to lower end of second discal stigma,
terminal edge finely whitish : cilia light brownish-ochreous, ochre-
ous-whitish median and ajiical shades, base finely blackish, tornal
area grey. Hiudwings grey, in J paler anteriorly ; cilia grey,
base darker.
Japan, bred in Hawaiian Is. from plants imported from Japan
(Ji. C. L. FerJcins) ; two specimens.
STRYPHNOCOPA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antenna) |, in J simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten.
Labial palpi verj' long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales
GELECniADiE — (EOOPHOMD^. 307
rather expanded towards apex above and somewhat projecting
angularly at apex beneath, terminal joint as long as second,
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to
tongue. Forowiugs 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen,
9 almost connate with 7, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trape-
zoidal, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, cilia | ; 3 and 4
connate, 5 absent, 6 and 7 stalked.
AUied to Trichotaj^he.
Stryphnocopa trinotata, n. sp.
S . 12 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen whitish-ochreous. Palpi
whitish, second joint greyish-ochreous irrorated grey except apex.
Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous ; stigmata
black, plical hardly beyond first discal, second discal round, rather
larger; three small obli(iue black spots on posterior half of costa;
a terminal patch of brownisli-ochreous suff'usion, broadest down-
wards and just reaching second discal stigma ; several 'indistinct
dark fuscous terminal dots : cilia brownish-ochreous. Hindwings
pale greyish ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Assam, Khasis, November ; one specimen.
OECOPHORID^.
Borkhansenia catochopis, n. sp.
tS . 9 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, basal
half of second joint fuscous. Antonnal ciliations 1. Abdomen grey-
whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish
irregularly sprinkled grey, towards costa and termen broadly
suffused dark grey irroration, on basal third of costa forming a
dark grey streak, some irroration towards dorsum anteriorly ;
stigmata rather large, blackish, plical obliquely before first discal,
an elongate mark preceding second discal : cilia ochreous-whitish,
on costa grey, on upper part of termen sprinkled grey. Hindwings
whitish-grey, somewhat darker towards apex ; cilia ochreous-
whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodd); one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (19173).
Borkhausenia reprobata, n. sp.
(J. 13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish mixed grey. Palpi whitish
irrorated grey. Antennal ciliations under 1. Thorax ochreous-
whitish, anterior margin suffused grey. Abdomen whitish-grey.
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex
tolerably pointed, termen hardly rounded, extremely oblique; pale
whitish-ochreous irregularly sprinkled grey ; stigmata cloudy, dark
fuscous, plical forming a small elongate spot, rather beyond first
x2
3C8 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
discal, an adflitional dot beneath second discal ; a short inwardly
obli(iuc cloudj' streak of dark grey suffusion from costa at i : cilia
grey irrorated whitish. Hindwings light grey ; cilia ochreous-
whitish tijiged grey.
QuBRNSLAND, Brisbane, October [Dodd); one specimen. Type
in Wais. Coll. (18667).
Leptocroca chersomicta, n. sp.
^ 5 • 13-14 mm. Head, thorax pale fuscous mixed whitisli
and dark fuscous. Pnlpi white, second joint with basal half and
subapical band blackish, terminal joint with blackish median band.
Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arclicd,
apex obtuse, termon obliquely rounded ; pale brownish, irregularly
and sufFusedly mixed white, and irrorated dark fuscous; a small
white mark in middle of base; stigmata moderately large, daik
fuscous, edged laterally with white scales and discal sometimes
counected by a white line, plical slightly beyond lir.^t discal : cilia
whitish, basal half barred fuscous irroration. Hindwings pale
grey, somewhat darker towards apex ; cilia whitish.
QUEBMSLA.ND, Brisbane, September, October (Dodd) ; six speci-
mens. Type in AVals. Coll. (18523). Allied to ejrtmictn Meyr.
(which is referable to Leptocroca, not to Borlhnvsenia), and also
apparently to ischnota Low., which I have not seen.
Barea periodica, n. sp.
cJ . 19 mm. Head, thorax fuscous sprinkled whitish. Palpi
fuscous sprinkled whitish, second joint with basal half and a
8ubai)ical s])ot dark fuscous, terminal joint wliitish with broad
blackish median band. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate,
posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
rounded, rather oblique; fuscous; a small dark fuscous spot on
base of costa, beyond this wliitish-ochreous elongate suffusion
extending along costal area to |, interrupted by fuscous spots at g
and f ; some dark fuscous suffusion on basal area ; a blackish
longitudinal streak in disc from ^ to |, marked with two small
ochreous-whitish spots ; a dark fuscous spot followed by an
ochr(!OU8-whitish spot representing plical stigma ; veins posteriorly
partially marked short blackish-fuscous lines, especially a sub-
marginal series partly preceded and followed by short ochreous-
whitish marks : cilia ochreous-whitish-grey, basal half suff'usedl}'
barred fuscous. Hindwings light grey, paler and whitish-tinged
towards base ; cilia whitish-ochreous, towards base slightly in-
fuscated.
QuERNSLAND, Brisbauo (Dodd); one specimen. Type in Wals.
Coll. (7974).
Elaeonoma lenita, n. sp.
cJ 16-17 mm., $ 22-25 mm. Head whitish-grey-ochreous,
sides of face tinged fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint 6 mostly
CECOPHOJlIDiE.
309
grey except towards apex, $ with suffused grey supramedian
band. Auteni)al ciliatioiis J ^|. Thorax pale greyish-ochreous.
Abdomen S oehroous-whitish, 5 grey, segments with ochreoiis-
brownish dorsal blotches, apex whitish-ochreous. Forewings elon-
gate, rather dilated posteriorly, cost a moderately arched, apex
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, obli(iue ; glossy pale greyish-
ochreous, faintly tinged Heshcolour ; extreme costal edge blackish
towards base ; stigmata small, dark grey, ])lical ratlier beyond first
discal, sometimes obsolete ; an irregular curved subterminal scries
of cloudy dark grey dots from beneath 4 of costa to dorsum before
tornus, rather sinuate inwards opposite apex and tornus, sometimes
almost obsolete: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings ochreous-grey-
whitish or light grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish, a greyish subbasal
shade.
QuKENSLAND, j^It. Tambourinc, November {2\i,rner), one 6 ; with
which I also associate four si)ecimens from Brisbane, November to
January (Dodd), in Wals. Coll. Dr. Turner's specimen was sent
me as Etdechria stlgmatoplwra Turn., together with genuine speci-
mens of that species.
Eulechria quaerenda, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint irrorated
fuscous except apex. Thorax white, sometimes slightly sjjeckled
pale brownish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate,
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; white, slightly speckled brownish-
ochreous or fuscous, especially posteriorly; stigmata small, fuscous,
indistinct, plical somewhat beyond first discal, an additional dot
between and rather above first and second discal, and one beneath
second discal, all faint and inconspicuous : cilia white, towards
base more or less speckled brownish. Hindwings light grey ; cilia
ochreous-whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd); two specimens. Type
in Wals. Coll. (19467). Probably nearest cycnoptera.
Eulechria pithanodes, n. sp.
S $. 15-20 mm. Head, thorax brownish, slightly coppery,
somewhat sprinkled jjale greyish-ochreous or whitish. i'alpi
whilish-grey. Antennal ciliations rt 1, 6 3. Abdomen light grey,
segmental margins whitish preceded by ochreous bars. Forewings
elongate, moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen oblicjuely rounded ; pale bro\^•nish, more or less
irrorated fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous, moderate, plical beneath
first discal, second discal rather transverse ; a subniarginal series of
cloiidy dark fuscous dots very near posterior half of costa and termen
throughout to dorsum before tornus, obscurely interrupted opposite
apex : cilia pale brownish sprinkled fuscoiis, becoming ochreous-
grey-whitish towards tips. Hindwings pale grey, becoming grey-
whitish anteriorly ; cilia grey-whitish.
310 EXOTIC MICBOLEPinOPTERA.
QuRBNSLAND, Brisbane, October (Z)o'/(Z) ; seven specimens. Type
in Wals. Coll. (18022). Nearest creninodes, but brownish instead
of grey ; extremely similar to Fluloboiu pnlverea, but besides neural
diil'erenco the shape of forevviugs is distinct, the termeu in 2iulverea
being straighter.
Macliiinia teratopa, u. sp.
(5 . 20 mm. Head grey, pale-sprinkled. Palpi light grey irroratcd
dark grey. Thorax slaty-pur])li8h irroratcd light grey. Abdomen
whitish-grey, segmental margins fuscous. Forewings elongate,
moderate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex
rounded-obtuse, ternien rounded, rather oblique ; pale grey irre-
gularly irroratcd dark grey, with strong violet gloss, especially
anteriorly ; a very large deep fulvous semiovate dorsal imtch sharply
limited by a white rim, extending from 5 of dorsum to near tornus,
and reaching | across wing, anterior end vertical, posterior pro-
jecting angularly just over tornus ; two or three irregular blackish-
grey dots following posterior edge of this ; a blackish somewhat
sinuate line from near g of costa to near middle of terraen, a short
portion in middle deep fulvous : cilia light grey, whitish-speckled,
ilindwings grey-whitish; a broad suffused grey terminal fascia;
cilia light grey.
New South Wales, llichmond R. {OUiff); one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (3619).
Machimia restricta, n. sp.
S 2 • 18-19 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous-grey. Palpi
whitish, second joint with obliipic blackish subapical ring, extreme
base of terminal joint blackish. Antennal ciliations d" al,?>l|.
Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings moderate, posteriorly
slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded,
somewhat oblique ; pale ochreuus-grey, extreme costal edge tinged
whitish; markings blackish ; a minute dot on costa near base ; a
dot towards costa near base ; stigmata moderate, plical rather
beyond first diseal; a more or less developed strongly curved series
of minute irregular dots from beneath costa at g traversing second
diseal stigma to above dorsum at | ; a series of somewhat larger
dots from beneath middle of costa very obliquely outwards to a
point nearer to apex than to second diseal stigma, thence angulated
and slightly curved to dorsum before tornus ; a marginal row of
dots round apical third of costa and termen : cilia pale ochreous-
grey, becoming whitish towards tips. Hindwings grey, towards
base paler and tinged whitish-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous,
becoming whitish towards tips.
Queensland, Brisbane, September, October (Dodd); five speci-
mens. Type in Wals. Coll. (1800-1). Nearly allied to sohrieUa, and
may have been confused with it, but distinct by subbasal dot, and
form of subterminal scries of dots.
(ECOPHORin.'E. 311
/ Machimia empyrea, n. sp.
2 . 14 mm. Head, ])al[)i pale yellow mixed crimson. Thorax
palo yellow reticulated crim,-<un. Abdomen pale yellowish. Fore-
wings elongate, posteriorly ddated, costa moderately arched, apex
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, little obli((ue ; pale yellow, coarsely
reticulated throughout with orange-crimson ; some of these reticu-
lations towards costa anteriorly suffused rather dark fuscous ; a
rather dark fuscous transverse faseiate blotch from middle of costa
reaching half across wing, crossed by an irregular similar streak
from I of costa to ^ of dorsum ; a curved irregular suft'used fuscous
transverse line at 4: cilia yellowish-crimson, basal half suffused
ratlier dark fuscous. Hindwings light rosy-crimson, base whitish-
tinged ; cilia yellow-whitish (imperfect).
iiuAziii, Obidos, September {Parish) ; one specimen.
SIDEROGRAPTIS, n. g.
Head smooth, sidetufts slightly raised ; ocelli posterior; tongue
develoj)ed. Antennje^, in S strongly ciliated, basal joint moderately
elongate, without pecton. Labial palpi rather long, recurved, second
joiut with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint as long
as second, rather stout, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary.
Posterior tibiie clothed with rough hairs above, Eorewings with
small tufts of raised scales ; I b furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and
8 stalked, 7 to apex, II from middle. Hindwings |, elongate-ovate,
cilia I ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly parallel.
Nearest Orsimacha.
Siderograptis leptopliragma, n. sp.
(5' 2 . 9 mm. Head, thorax yellow-ochreous, a dark leaden-grey
bar behind collar. Palpi oclireous-yellowish, second joint speckled
dark grey. Antennal ciliations cS ^. Abdomen light yellow-
oclireous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa
gently arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; deep
yellow-ochreous, sometimes slightly speckled blackish posteriorly ;
markings shining submetallic dark indigo-loaden-grey; a narrow
streak along costa from base to middle, tlience directed somewhat
irregularly across wing to dorsum at |, in disc forming two small
raised spots, upper sometimes disconnected ; a slender streak from
f of costa to below middle of termen; a slender streak round apical
edge : cilia yellow-ochreous, some lines of minute dark grey specks.
Hindwings and cilia pale ochreous-yellowish.
JiiiAziL, Obidos, Sejitembor {i'arish) • three specimens.
Coesyra xuthotei'ma, n. sp.
J . 1 1 mm. Head yellow. Palpi whitish, second joint dark
grey except apex. Antennal ciliations 14. Thorax yellow, anterior
fourth dark violet-fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale yellowish.
Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-
312 riXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTF.KA.
pointed, tcrmen faiiitly sinuate, obliijue ; yellow; a narrow light
yellowish-fulvous terminal fascia, widest just beneath apex, attenu-
ated to tornus : cilia pale yellowish-fulvous, becoming yellow-
whitish towards tip and beneath tornus. Ilindwings grey ; cilia
grey-whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane, January (Docld) ; one specimen. Type in
Wals. Coll. (19128). Probably uearest mellijiua.
Coesyra tricoronata, n. sp.
c5' . 12-13 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellow. Palpi yellow-
whitish, basal half of secoud joint irrorated fuscous. Antennal
ciliations 2|. Thorax pale ochreous-yellow, anterior half dark
violet-fuscous except a spot in middle of anterior margin. Abdomen
ochreous-grey, segmental margins and anal tuft whitish-ochreous.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen nearly straight, rather strongly oblique ; light clear ochreous-
yellow ; markings light greyish-violet irrorated dark fuscous ; a
streak along costa from base to f , from its extremity a slightly
curved narrow irregular-edged fascia to dorsum at f ; a moderately
broad fascia from | of costa to toi'nus, narrowed towards costa,
anterior edge obtusely prominent in middle and in one specimen
connected with preceding fascia by some slight irroration ; a blotch
along upper half of termen, very narrowly and suffusedly separated
from preceding : cilia light ochreous-yellow, a light greyish-violet
tornal blotch sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
West Austealia, Cape Naturaliste, December {Txirner)-, two
specimens. Type in Wals. Coll. (3U0285). Nearest thennistis.
Coesyra thoenatica, n. sp.
c? $ . 15-16 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi grey, apex
whitish. Antennal ciliations c? fasciculated (4). Thorax, abdomen
fuscous, anal tutt yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently
arched, ajjex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather strongly
oblique ; luscous ; stigmata sometimes obscurely darker, plical
beneath first discal, usually obsolete ; faint spots of whitish-
ochreous suffusion on costa at | and dorsum at | more or less
indicated, sometimes a faint shade joining them, or some irroration
towards dorsum and termen : cilia fuscous sprinkled ochreons-
whitish, tips ochreous-whitish, Hindwings light orange ; a patch
of rather dark fuscous suffusion occui)ying apical fourth of wing,
and attenuated to middle of termen ; cilia grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, September, October ( Dodd) ; eight speci-
mens. T3pe in Wals. Coll. (18243). Allied to pyrota and
melantlies, but differing from both by yellow head.
ZAPHANAULA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli inferior ; tongue developed.
Antennae f , in S moderately ciliated, basal joint, moderate, Avithout
(ECOPnOKlD/E. 313
pecten. Labial palpi vcrj' l^np:, recurved, second joint smooth-
scaled, reaching base of antennic, terminal joint as long as second,
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to
tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with Ion*;; hairs ahovo. Forewings
2 from ^, 3 and 4 closely approximated from angle, 7 and 8 stalked,
7 to tcrmen, 9 and 10 closely approximated at base, 11 from
middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia |, costa in (5 with
fringe of long hairs anteriorly ; 3 and 4 connate or sliort-Htalked,
5-7 nearly parallel, tranverse vein inwardly oblique from 0 to 7.
Belongs to Philohoia group.
Zaphanaula xenophila, n. sp.
6 2 . 15-20 mm. Head white. Palpi white, base dark fuscous.
Thorax white or whitish-ochreous, anterior half dark fuscous.
Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen nearly straight, oblique ;
ochreous-brown suffusedlj^ irrorated dark fuscous, becoming more
or less wholly dark fuscous towards margin of white markings ; a
white blotch occupying basal third except a dark fuscous costal
streak ; irregular white spots on costa at middle and ^, and a
triangular white spot on dorsum before tornus ; a slender white
sometimes interrupted streak along median portion of termen, and
sometimes some slight white marking in disc before this: cilia
wliite, at apex and tornus with ochreous-grey patches and dark
fuscous basal shade, between these two dark fuscous subbasal dots
and one above apex, beneath tornus ochreous-tinged. Hindwings
S whitish-ochreous, subhyaline between veins except tow^ards
margins, veins greyish, $ grey, darker on veins ; cilia pale
oclireous-yellowish, paler or whitish towards tips.
Queensland, Brisbane, bred in November trom Acacia aulacocarpa
(Dodd); seven specimens. Type in Wals. Coll. (18830). Very
similar superficially to Monopis icterogastni, but perhaps only by
coincidence.
Chezala eurycapna, n. sp.
S . 38 mm. Head, thorax fuscous, back of crown brownish.
Palpi light greyish-ochreous sprinkled light fuscous. Abdomen
fuscous, basal hairs light yellowish. Forewings elongate, moderate,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat
oblique; fuscous; dorsal area suffusedly darker to beyond middle,
nnd a rounded patch of darker suffusion occupying apical f of wing;
stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, indistinct, plical beneath first discal,
second discal merged in maigin of posterior dark patch : cilia rather
dark fuscous. Hindwings grey, basal | light brassy-yellowish;
cilia pale greyish, darker round apex.
Queensland, Brisbane, December (Dodd); one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (960G).
Philobota botryitis, Meyr.
A scries seen from Brisbane ; I refer the species to Philohoia^
ol4 RXOTIC MICliOLKCrDOPTEUA.
but tho aiitonnal ciliations of J are minute, an abnormal cliar-
acier.
Pliilobota gymuastica, n. yp.
J . 19 mm. Head yellow. Talpi yellowish, base dark fuscous,
terminal joint whitish. Antennal cilialions 1. Thorax whitish-
yellowish, anterior margin blackish-fuscous, enlarged into a quad-
rate spot dorsally. Abdomen grey. Fore wings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly rounded,
obliiiue ; whitish, irregularly suffused light yellow ; markings
blackish-fuscous ; four irregular transverse streaks, first almost
basal, entire, second at 3, third postiuedian, these two not reaching
costa, connected by a streak which runs from costal end of first to
apex of third, fourth from or just beneath costa at 4 to tornus,
where it is connected with third ; an irregular streak along u])per
half of termen : cilia whitish-yellowish, dark grey spots at apex
and tornus. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
West Australia, Cape JSl aturaliste, December (Tamer); two
specimens. Type in Wals. Coll. (3002(57). Closely related to
echidiiias, but differs by grey cilia of hindwings, and complete
subcostal bar between first and third fasciae of forewings.
Chrysonoma tuUifera, u. sp.
(S . 2-1: mm. Head pale ochreous-yellow. (Palpi rubbed.)
Tliorax dark purple-fuscous, dorsal anterior margin narrowly light
yellowish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale yellowish. Forewings
elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight,
rather obliipie ; pale ochreous-yellow; base narrowly dark purplish-
fuscous, edge direct, costal edge shortly dark fuscous beyond this ;
a dark purple-fuscous rounded spot on dorsum at | reaching half
across wing, somewhat pointed above ; a narrow dark purple-
fuscous terminal fascia: cilia (defective, a|)parently) purplish-
fuscous on termen, pale yellowish above and below this. Hindwings
rather dark grey ; cilia whitish-grey (defeetive).
South AusTKALiA {Ollijf) ; one specimen. Type in Wals. Coll.
(3649).
Euphiltra fasiplaga, Turn.
In 6 tbe broad median fascia encloses a triangular whitish spot
on dorsum partly sud'used reddish-ochreous, and tiie terminal blotch
sometimes does not quite reach second fascia beneath.
Eochrois craterombra, u. sp.
cJ 5 . 19-26 ram. Head, thorax whitish-iieshcolour to light
rosy-brownisii. Palpi whitish-ochreous tinged rosy and more or
less s[)eckled dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations J 2^. Abdomen
ochreous-yellow, apical half fuscous. Forewings elongate, modei ate,
posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
faintly sinuate, oblique; pale greyish-fleshcolour or light rosy-
(ECOPIIORID.'E.
315
brownisli tinged f^vey posteriorly, thinly strewn black specks; an
uiideliiied subtriaiigular spot of grey sudu.sion ou costa before
niiddlo, soinetiiuus with traces of a latcia to dorsum; a transverse
grey mark indicating second discal stigma: cilia light greyish,
basal half blackish-grey. Hindwings light ochreous-oraiige ; a
more or less developed narrow terminal fascia of blackish-grey
irroration, sometimes obsolete ; cilia grey or pale grey, a more or
less developed blackish-grey snbbasal shade.
UuEKNSLAND, Brisbane {Bodd) ; six specimens. Type in Wals.
Coll. (4280). _j^ if
Depressaria dryadoxena, n. sp. ;;;— <^^S' c '^ *}' **<^
(^ . 20-21 mm. Head white. Palpi whitish, second joint__ir, .
sprinkled dark fuscous, terminal joint with slight dark fuscous ring"' ^^rifsS:
above middle. Thorax ochreous-whitish or whitish-ochreous,
shoulders luirrowly dark fuscous, a double posterior crest. Abdomen ^^^gg^ C^/t
whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled light fuscous. Forewings - ^ >^,i.-*-
elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, cost a slightly arched, apex ^^
obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ; ^2_^nd^__stalked •^•^:=^^:^^ns<^*
whitish-ochreous, with scattered black scales, dorsaT ^ suffused 3«-^/''»-/
light ochreous, costal area sprinkled grey, base ochreous-whitish
within a slender brownish streak from dorsum near base reaching
half across wing ; first discal stigma small, black, second minute,
white, red-circled, a similar minute white red-circled dot between
the two but rather nearer second, a spot of light grey suffusion
above these two latter : cilia grey-whitish, on upper half of termen
greyer and tinged rosy -crimson. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia
whitish.
Bkitish Columbia, Victoria, September, " attached to Quercus "
(Dr. A. J, Turner); three specimens. Apparently allied to costosa^
the association with Quercus may have been accidental, yet' is not
altogether unlikely.
Depressaria sciadopa, n, sp.
cT . 18-19 mm. Head whitish-grey. Palpi whitish-grey, tip of
second joint wliitish above a darker subapical band, terminal joint
whitish with grey supramedian band. Thorax pale grey, shoulders
narrowly grey. Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate,
j)Osteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen rounded, rather oblique; 2 and 3 stalked ; wdiitish-grey, a
few scattered blackish scales; aii irregular dentate blackish-grey
line from base of costa to dorsum near base, base within this
whitish; some small dark grey strigulte on median area of costa;
first discal stigma small, blackish, second minute, white, circled
with some dark grey and blackish scales, a similar dot between
these but nearer second ; a 8])ot of light grey suffusion extending
ahove these stigmata ; a marginal series of cloudy blackish dots or
marks round posterior (liird of costa and termeii to before tornus :
cilia whitish-gioy. Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia whitish, a faint
greyish subbasal line.
«>10 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTREA.
JJiUTisn CoLTiMRiA, Fiold, 4000 feet, August {Dr. A. J. Turner)-^
two speciraotis. Probably belongs to the ciniJJonella group.
sj Depressaria testifica, n. sp,
I propose this name for the species described as liyperella Ely
(I'roc. E, S, Wash, xii, 68, 1910), since by hyjyerella appears to 1)6
intended Itupericella (the foodplant being given as IJi/pericum), and
tliis name is preoccupied in the genus hy hyp ericell a Treits. (1832).
Cryptolechia municipalis, n. sp.
cJ. 13 mm. Head, thorax light greyish-ochreous mixed fuscous.
Palpi fuscous, terminal joint whitish sprinkled luscous. Abdomen
light grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa
gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 7
to just above apex ; light greyish-ochreous irrorated fuscous, costa
suffused dark fuscous towards base ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical
hardly before first discal, second discal forming a small transverse
spot ; a marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous dots round apex and
termen : cilia whitish-grey, towards base suffused pale ochreous.
Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
UuEENSLAND, Brisbane (Dodd) ; one sjjccimen. Type in Wals.
Coll. (7962).
Octasphales teclmicopa, n. sp.
(? . 18 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, terminal joint grey.
Thorax ochreousgrey-w^hitish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. i'ore-
wings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded,
termen obliquely rounded; pale greyish-ochreous, rows of small
blackish dots on veins ; costal edge light rose-pink; small irregular
blackish spots on costa at j, middle, and |, blackish neural dots
towards these tending to be enlarged ; an irregular transverse patch
of pink and light brownish suffusion extending from dorsum before
middle half across wing : cilia grey-whitish faintly barred pale
greyish, becoming light rose-pink on costa. Hindwings and cilia
whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (19266).
J COMOTECHNA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, scales at sides of face projecting and
connivent; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antenna3 1, in J
simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial pal^a very
long, recurved, second joint with long rough projecting scales
beneath, longest towards middle, terminal joint longer than second,
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi short, appressed to tongue, distinctly
3-jointed, first two joints very short, somewhat thickened, terminal
joint as long as the other two, filiform. Posterior tibiaD clothed with
hairs above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7
(EC0PU0KID^5. 317
and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Ilindwings somowliut
under 1, olongato-ti'apezoidal, apex tolerably pointed, ternien
filiglitly sinuate, cilia somewhat over 1 ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 and 6
somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 parallel.
Allied to Fsittacastis.
Comotechna ludicra, n. sp.
d 2 . 10-11 mm. Head light grey, facial tuft dark fuscous.
Palpi second joint submetallic grey, scales indicating a tine trans-
verse ribbing, terminal joint whitish. Thoi'ax liglit grey, patagia
darker, shoulders narrowly whitish. Abdomen dark gr«y. Fore-
wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate
towards middle, apex obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate-concave, rather
stronglj' obliijue ; rather dark grey ; costal area from base to a
small transverse whitish spot at | suffused whitish, towards base
with one or two very oblique grey lines, in middle with a very
oblique yellow-ochreous streak edged dark grey and beyond this
an oblique dark grey wedgeshaped mark ; beneath this a yellow-
whitish longitudinal line from base nearly to middle more or less
developed; a rather oblique slightly incurved dark fuscous obscurely
whitish-edged narrow fasciate streak from dorsum at | crossing
I of wing, and a similar more strongly marked and broader streak
from middle of dorsum ; a third from | only indicated by whitish
marginal suffusion, and shorter ; some whitish-ochreous mottling in
disc towards termen ; a leaden-grey shade crossing wing obliquely
from costa before apex to termen, thence along termen to toruus,
whore it is preceded by an elongate dark fuscous mark : cilia grey,
on termen with a whitish basal line within a dark fuscous line, at
apex with some whitish suffusion and two dark fuscous suffused
hooks, beneath this some whitish suffusion towards tips. Hind-
wings dark fuscous, somewhat lighter towards base, appearing
finely granulated ; cilia grey, above and below apex tinged whitish.
EiUTtSH Guiana, Georgetown, April (Parish) ; thirty specimens.
Eupselia syncapna, n. ep.
5.11 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen fus-
cous. Forewings rather elongate, moderate, costa moderately
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, obli(]ue ;
dark purplish-fuscous, on median area with obscure dark brownish
transverse incomplete stride ; a slightly oblique dark brown streak
from middle of dorsum reaching half across wing, edged anteriorly
with some obscure whitish irroration ; an obscure pale fuscous
transverse mark on end of cell: cilia dark purplish-fuscous. Hind-
wings pale ochreous-yellow ; apox and termen slenderly suff'used
dark fuscous; cilia fuscous.
(Queensland, Brisbane (DodJ); one specimen. Type in Wuls.
Coll. (7910). Nearest holoxantha, but shorter-winged.
318 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTEUA.
COSMOPTERYGIDyE.
Labdia hastifera, n. sp.
d' $ . 11 mm. Head ocbreous-white, crown sometimes centrally
tinged pale greyish-oehreous. Pulpi white, second joint pale groy
except apex. Antenna* white ringed dark fuscous. Thorax
fuscous, a broad ochrcous-white dorsal stripe. Alxlomen grey,
ovipositor of 2 long. Forewings lanceolate ; 5 separate ; fuscous-
grey, with slight violet gloss; a slender ochreous-white dorsal
streak from base to tornus : cilia light grey, beneath tornus mixed
ochreous-white at base. Hindwings bluish-grey ; cilia light grey.
Fui, Lautoka, April to June ( Veitch) ; four specimens. Type in
British Museum.
Pyroderces deudrophaga, n. sp.
d 2- 9-10 mm. Head whitish-rosy or pale red-brownish, face
white. Palpi white, second joint with two, ternnnal joint thn^e
blackish-grey rings. Antennae white ringed blackish, towards
apex three dark grey bauds. Thorax pinkish-fuscous, sometimes
mixed white. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; pinkish-
fuscous ; markings white, partially and irregularly edged scattered
black scales ; sometimes some white suffusion towards base ; a very
irregular oblique suffused fascia at 5, containing a black dot near
costa, and preceded by some black irroration on fold ; a transverse
irregular suffused median fascia, containing an irregular black
mark below fold ; a very inwards-oblique streak from costa
towards apex, in one specimen extended to pruceding ; an irregular
line along termen, marked with black apical strigula ; cilia light
red-brownish, with two black apical hooks, towards toruus gre}-.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, bred in October from Xnnthorrhoea
arhorea {Liliacene) (Dodd) ; four specimens. Tyj)e in Wals. Coll.
(24020). Very similar to the common terminella, but smaller
(termiaella 1 1-13 mm.), darker, less distinctly and rather differently
marked, head more broAvnish or rosy (terminella whitish) ; and in
termiaeUa 6 there is on upper surface of hindwings a short
expansible hairpencil of greyish-oehreous hairs becoming blackish
on apical half lying in a median groove from base and extending
to I of wing (not previously noticed), which is not found in the
present species. Probably the larva feeds in dry refuse and seeds,
as usual in the genus.
' ULOCHORA, n. g.
Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antenna)
|, basal joint elongate, without jjecten. Labial palpi long, slender,
recurved, smooth-scaled, terminal joint as long as secojid or longer,
COSMOPTEKYGIDiB. 319
acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, apprcssed to tongue.
Posterior tibiae rough-scaled above. Jb'orewings 2 I'rom towards
angle, 4 al)8ent, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from |. Hind-
wings I -|^, lanceolate, cilia 3-4; 2-5 parallel, 6 and 7 a])proxi-
mated towards base.
Typo streji'tosema, A development of Limnoecia,
Ulochora streptosema, n. sp.
$ . 14-15 mm. Head shining ochreous-white, collar dark fuscous.
Talpi dark fuscous, anterior and posterior edges whitish. Thorax
dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, apex yellowish. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; blackish, slightly speckled grey-whitish ; markings
ochreous-white, edges tinged ociireous-yellow ; a dot on base of
costa; a moderate irregular-edged transverse fascia at ^, posterior
edge slightly prominent in middle : an irregular somewhat lieiui-
S{)herical spot on costa at |, and transverse spot from dorsum
before it, almost confluent; a small spot on middle of termen, and
one at apex : cilia dark grey. Hindwings |, lanceolate ; grey ;
cilia '6, grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, April, May {Veitch) ; two specimens. Type in
British Museum.
Ulochora trichrysa, n, sp.
$ . 10 mm. Head shining pearl-whitish, collar deep ferruginous.
Palpi whitish, terminal joint somewhat longer than second.
Thorax dark coppery-fuscous, two small posterior yellow spots.
Abdomen dark fuscous, apex yellowish. Middle tibiae roughly tufted
with scales above. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; dark fuscous;
markings clear yellow ; large rounded spots on costa and dorsum
about ;j, only separated by a fine line of ground-colour, dorsal
broader ; a broad transverse fascia at | ; an apical dot : cilia grey,
towards base dark fuscous. Hindwings ^, narrow-lanceolate;
grey ; cilia 4, grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, March ( Veitch) ; one specimen. Typo in Eritish
Museum.
Limnoecia xanthopis, n. ep.
cJ . 9 mm. Head bronzy-metallic, face bronzy-whitish. Palpi
smooth, brassy-whitish, anterior edge of terminal joint dark
fuscous. Antennae grey-whitish, whiter towards tip. Thorax
pale bronzy-nietallic suffused purple. Abdomen grey. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; rather dark fuscous, basal sixth
suffused deep blue-purple ; an oval yellow blotch extending on
dorsum from J to middle and reaching more than half across wing,
and an elongate yellow dorsal mark preceding tornus, dorsal area
between these tinged purple : cilia rather dark fuscous. Hind-
wings and cilia grey.
QuKKiNSLAND, Brisbane {Dodd) ; one specimen. Type in Wals.
Coll. (I!i(i26).
320 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Limnoecia chrysothorax, n. ep,
(5 . 13 mm. Head pale yellowish, face whitish. Palpi smooth,
grey. Antennce grey, towards tip whitish. Thorax golden-
ruetallic. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewiiigs narrowly elon-
gate-lanceolate ; blackish-fuscous; base golden-metallic; three
narrow shining white transverse fasciae, hrst at i, not reaching
dorsum, second slightly beyond middle, slightly dilated on dorsal
half, third at |, slender, slightly incurved : cilia light grey,
towards base mixed darker. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
QUEENSLAND, Brisbane, November (Dodd) ; one specimen. Ty[)e
in Wals. Coll. (24075). Conspicuous by the golden-metallic
thorax.
Limnoecia pterolopha, n. sp.
$. 11-12 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint thickened
with scales angularly projecting at apex beneath, basal | blackish,
terminal joint with loosely projecting hairs posteriorly, a blackish
band just below apex. Antenna? whitish, basal and supramedian
dark fuscous bands. Thorax ochreous-white, shoulders and a
posterior spot blackish. Abdomen pale grey, segmental margins
white, two basal segments pale ochroous dorsally. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; blackish-fuscous ; markings whitish-
ochreous ; a broad irregularly trisinuate streak running from
middle of base to tornus and lower half of tormen, a very slight
projection from this almost reaching costa at ^ ; a moderate
roundish spot resting on costa beyond middle, narrowly separated
from streak ; a small spot on costa towards apex : cilia ochreous-
whitish, on tornal area greyish-tinged, on costa dark fuscous except
on spot. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, January (Dodd); two specimens. Typo
in Wals. Coll. (19615), The scaling of both second and terminal
joints of labial palpi varies much in this genus, and the peculiar
structure of this species does not warrant generic separation ; it
may even be mainly sexual, since I think it probable (thougli
uncertain) that the specimen described below is the other sex of
the same species.
(5 . 10 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint scales
slightly projecting at apex beneath, basal half blackish, terminal
joint slender, a blackish band beneath apex. Antenna? whitish
sufTusedly dotted blackish. Thorax blackish, patagia white except
shoulders. Abdomen light grey, three basal segments light ochreous,
anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceo-
late ; blackish-fuscous ; markings ochreous-Avhite ; a triangular
spot in middle of base ; a moderate oblique streak from ^ of costa
to fold, thence continued as an irregular streak to tornus and lower
part of termen, almost interrupted beyond middle ; a transverse
spot from middle of costa almost reaching streak ; a spot on costa
at I ; cilia ochreous- whitish, towards tornus tinged ochreous-
grey, on costa dark fuscous except on spot. Hindwings grey ; cilia
light greyish-ochreous.
Queensland, Brisbane, August (Z>orA/) ; one specimen.
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Limuoecia novalis, n. sp.
cJ $. 11-12 mm. Head, thorax fuscous, face fuscous-whit isli.
Palpi whitish- fuscous, second joint rough-scaled beneath towanis
apex, basal | sutfused dark fuscous, terminal joint irrorated
dark fuscous except tip. Abdomen wliiiisli-ochroous. Forewin;^s
elongate-lanceolate ; rather dark fuscous, irroraiod palo greyish-
oclireous ; basal fifth suffused dark fuscous, limited by a slightly
<>bli(iue suffused pale streak not reaching dorsum ; stigmata,
blackish, more or less edged pale scales, plical obli(iuely beyond
first discal, second discal merged in an indistinct longitudinal
si reak more or less extended to apex ; indistinct oppo^ito pale
costal and terminal spots at i: cilia whitish-ochreous, round apex
suffused fuscous. Hindwings pale bluish-grey ; cilia whitish-
ochveous.
Wi;sT Australia, Cipe Naturaliste, December (7\iriur)', two
specimens. Tyjje in Wals. Coll. (30021)7^. Between syuiamcta
and anarithma .
Otonoma sophronica, n. gp.
(S . 10 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, slightly mixed whitish.
Palpi whitish, second joint with two, terminal joint three dark
fuscous bands. Abdomen grey. Forewings eh)ngate-lanceolate ;
4 present; dark fuscous, slightly whitish-speckled; four slightly
oblique transverse white spots from costa at \, middle, |, and near
apex ; a small indistinctly doulde white siiot in disc beneath apex
of first costal spot, and a transverse mark in disc between second
and third ; a white dot on dorsum before toriius, and one on
teimen opposite fourth costal spot ; some white scales at apex :
cilia light grey, suffused whitish on white markings, round apex
with a blackish median line, and mixed dark fuscous towards base.
Hindwings light grey ; a long expansible whitish hairpencil from
base lying beneath forewings ; cilia light greyish.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Do(?rf) ; one specimen. Type in
Wals. Coll. (23936). This is a true Otonoma, witli the antennal
notch and hairpencil of hindwings characteristic of all the species;
all veins of forewdngs are however present; in the other species
one vein is absent, which I had assumed to be 6, but on recon-
sideration 1 think this erroneous, the missing vein being probably
4, and 6 being always present and separate. The present species
is therefore presumably an early form of the genus.
XYLORYCTID^.
Ptochoryctis chalazopa, n. sp.
5 16 mm. Head, palpi white. Thorax white, posterior half
irrorated black. Abdomen grey, segmental margins white. Fore-
wings suboblong, costa moderately arched at extremities, otherwise
nearly straight, apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 3 and
4 separate ; white ; a broad band of black irroration suffused pale
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322 EXOTIC MICUOLEPIDOPTERA.
grey rising obliquely from dorsum near base and running through
disc above middle to a largo roundish blotch occupying most of
wing beyond cell but not extending to margins, posteriorly suffused
blackish ; a triangular blackish spot on dorsum about middle, and
two rather inwards-oblique streaks of blackish irroration between
this and posterior blotch ; a terminal series of small groups of
black scales : cilia white, a black basal line, dark grey median and
Bubapical lines. Hindwiugs grey ; cilia white.
Java, Buitenzorg, bred iu January from larva feeding on 1>ark of
Hevea, making curious webs (^Dr. IT. Uot'iike) -^ one specimen.
Type in British Museum.
Phyloniictis sarcinopa, n. sp.
$ . 19 mm. Head, thorax grey mixed whit is!i. Palja white,
second joint irrorated dark grey except apex, terminal joint some-
what sprinkled grey% base dark gre)-. Abdomen grey-whitish.
I'orewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen
rounded, rather strongly oblique ; 3 and 4 closelj^ approximated
on basal half; whitish irrorated grey ; plical and second discal
stigmata re])reseuted by small pale fleshcolour spots accompanied
by a few dark grey scales, a similar somewhat elongate spot
in disc midway between plical and base; first discal stigma repre-
sented by a longitudinal mark of blackish-grey iri'oration rather
obliquely before plical ; two or three slight dashes of LLickish-grey
irroration towards costa anteriorly, a very oblique series of short
longitudinal similar mai'ks tinged ochreous from beneath costa
before middle to second discal stigma, and a strongly curved sub-
terminal series of similar marks : cilia whitish, an interrupted grey
subbasal line. Hind wings grey- whitish ; cilia whitish,
Queensland, Brisbane, November {Dodd) ; one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (18652).
7
TORTRICID^.
ALYTOPISTIS, n. g.
Head rough-scaled. Antennas in J rather strongly ciliated.
Palpi moderately long, porrected, densely clothed with long loose
hairs. Forewings 2 from |, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex. Hind-
wings without cubital pecten ; 3 and 4 some« hat approximated,
5-7 parallel.
Type tortrkitella, Walk. Cat. xxxv, 1812. I had not recognised
the affinity of this species until lately ; it is a curious insect,
recalhng a large Cnej^hasia pliosphora, but differing much in
neuration ; Walker's type is from Tasmania, and 1 have never seen
any other example ; it is doubtless a mountain insect.
Batodes encratopis, n. sp.
$. 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark fuscous, thorax
with pale ochreous transverse postmedian line, crest brownish.
TORTKICID.E. — nKLlODINIDJi;. 323
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly bowed, somewhat oblique ;
fuscous, on basal half rather darker and i)urplish-tinged; a blackish-
brown transverse blotch on dorsum about }, edged above by a short
streak ot whitish-ochreous sulfusion from base; dorsal area between
this and central fascia sufl'used brownish-ochreous ; central fascia
rather broad, obli(iue, anterior edge concave, ])Osterior nearly
straight, costal third rather dark purplish-fuscous, median blackish-
l)ro\vn, dorsal dilated and forming three violet-luscous and blackish
erect marks separated by light violet-brownish intei'spaces ; two
or thi'ce small darker fuscous spots on costa posteriorly, and a few
antcfiorlj- whiliah-edged strigula? in disc beneath these: cilia
l)io\vnish, towards base deeper and violet-tinged. Hindvviugs
lu-cous, faintly darker-strigulated ; cilia light greyish.
(iaEENsiAND, liiisbane, February (Bodd); one specimen. Tj pe
in Wals. Coll. (19315).
>/ CAPNOPTYCHA, n. g.
AntennfE in c? shortly ciliated. Palpi moderate, curved, ascend-
ing, second joint with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal
joint short, loosely scaled. F'orewings in J with strong costal
ff'ld ; 7 to apex, 8 and 9 out of 7. Hindwings without cubital
pecten ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.
Type ipnitis, Meyr. ; includes also striyulata, Meyr. The cha-
racters seem to require separation from Drachinohola, in which
genus the species have hitherto been placed (ascending palpi,
forewings 7 to apex, presence of costal fold).
Capnoptyclia ipnitis Meyr.
Tlie (5 has a strong costal fold, included in a triangular blotch
of dark fuscous suffusion extending along costa from base to near
middle, and reaching half across wing; a roundish fuscous blotch
in orated dark fuscous occupying posterior half of dorsum and
1 caching half across wing, and a smaller blotch on costa opposite.
Queensland, Brisbane, September (Dodd), 2 J , 1 $ in Wals.
Coll.
HELIODINID^.
Placoptila lucicincta, n. sp.
$. 10 mm. Head, thorax dark shining leaden-grey, face whitish.
Palpi grey-whitish, anterior edge dark fuscous. Forewings nar-
rowly elongate-lanceolate ; black ; base narrowly leaden ; three
slender prismatic-violet-blue transverse fasciaj, at ^, beyond middle,
and |, third white on costa: cilia blackish. Hindwings blackish-
grey ; cilia dark grey.
Java, Buitcnzorg, A]jril (Dr. W. Iloepl-e) ; one specimen. Type
in British Museum. Near ci/anoli/chna from Borneo, but forcAvings
t2
324 KXOTIC JUCROLEPIDOPIERA.
rarrower, aiul without white aiiical patch in cilia. Dr. ]loepke
states that " there are many moths of this class, which dauce on
the leaves in small societies, curiouslj- fanning with their hindlega ;
this species resembles a small ant [Dolichodenis)." Finding that
the tarsal joints of the hindlegs have small apical bristles hitherto
overlooked, I have accordingly transferred the genus PUicojifiJa
from the Cosmoptenjgulce to the IJeliodinidce, where it will rank as
a development of Xestocasis.
Isorrhoa implicata, n. sp.
S 2- 10-11 mm. Head, palpi shining white. Thorax white,
anterior margin, tinged ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; shining white ; markings
yellovv-ochreous, more or less irregularly tinged or sprinkled fuscous ;
four fasciue inwards-oblique from costa, tirst basal, irregular-edged,
very narrow on dorsum, including some slight Avhite marking
towards costa, second antemedian, broad towards costa but not
reaching it, almost interrupted below middle by a white projection
from its posterior margin, third postmedian, moderate, dilated
towards dorsum, fourtli forming an apical blotch but leaving
extreme tip and upper part of terminal edge white, its anterior
edge prominent in middle and more or less confluent with third
fascia : cilia pale ochreous, at apex some blackish-grey suffusion
towards base. Hindwings rather dark grej- ; cilia grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, January to April (Dodd); three specimens.
Type in Wals. Colls. (19614).
Stathmopoda rhythmota, n. sp.
J 2 . 10-11 mm. Face and forehead shining pearl-white,
crown dark fuscous. Palpi white. Thorax, abdomen pearl-white.
Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute
apex ; dark brown ; three shining pearl-white blotches, first sub-
oblong, on dorsum before middle, widest anteriorly, second elongate,
in middle of disc, third smaller, subquadrate, crossing wing at | ;
a more or less developed white subcostal streak from before second
blotch, in $ narrow and broken into three sections, in J broader,
confluent posteriorly with second and third blotches and extending
to apex : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, February, March (^odc?); two specimens.
Type in Wals. Coll. (19484).
Stathmopoda metopias, n. sp.
(S . 17 mm. Back of crown pale yellow, forehead raised, shining
greyish-bronze, face whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
terminal joint light grey. Thorax light yellow, posterior half
dark grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings very narrow, widest near
base, thence narrowed to acute apex; ochreous-yellow ; base
slenderly dark grey, furthest extended on dor!>um ; extreme costal
edge dark grey ; a dtwrk grey patch occupying apical half of wing,
nHMODINID.T^.— GM'PnrprERYGTI)>35, 325
it's anterior edg-o inwards-obliijue from costa and irregular,
including a light yellow seniioval spot on dursum before tornus,
and a larger sub^tval spot crossing wing before apex: cilia grey,
llindwings ratlier dark grey ; cilia grey.
Victoria, Melbourne, Septeiuber (^H'/tjraou); one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (2iyii5).
GLYPHIPTERYGID^.
v/ PTOCHAULA, n. g.
Head with appresscd hair-scales, sidetufts slightly raised ; ocelli
small, posterior; tongue obsolete. Antennae |, in (J stout, simple,
basal joint short, scaled, without pecten. Labial palpi moderate,
curved, ascending, diverging, second joint thickened with dense
smootli scales, terminal joint | of second, moderately stout, scaled,
pointed. Mnxillary palpi obsolete. Middle tibite smooth-scaled,
inner spurs less than ^ of outer (posterior legs missing). Fore-
wings 1 b short-furcate, 1 c pi esent, 2 from angle, 3 absent,
5 absent, 7 to ai)ex (indetinite), 8 absent, 9 from angle, 10 absent,
11 from beyond middle, parting-vein simjjle, secondary-cell not
indicated. Hindwings slightly under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 1;
1 6 very shortly furcate at base, 1 a and 1 c present, 2 from | of
cell, 8 from angle, 4 somewhat approximated, 5 absent, transverse
vein inwards-oblique from 4 to 6, 6 and 7 parallel, upper margin
of cell weak, somewhat bent in middle, 8 strong, nearly approxi-
mated to cell on basal half, running to near apex, frenulum in (S
strong, in 2 of two brisUes.
A curious form, of which the affinities were puzzling ; I have
concluded that it is a development of Tnima.
Ptochaula niphadopa, n. sp.
S. 17 mm., $ 23 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi fuscous, terminal
joint whitish. Antennse c? light fuscous, 5 ochreous-whitish,
iufuscaled towards base. Thorax, abdomen dark fuscous. Fore-
wings elongate-triangular, costa moderately arched, apex rounded,
ternien somewhat rounded, rather oblique ; dark fuscous ; a
whitish dot on end of cell, STualler in 5 : cilia dark fuscous, paler
towards tips (imperfect). Hindwings blackish-fuscous; cilia fuscous,
Avith darker basal shade (imperfect).
Assam, Khasis, January; two specimens.
n/ COLPOTOENA, n. g.
Head loosely haired ; ocelli moderate, posterior ; tongue absent.
Antennae | (?), in S strongly fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint
moderate, thickened with dense scales roughly expanded anteriorly.
Labial palpi moderate, obliquely ascending, second joint with loose
rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint slender, pointed.
Maxillary palpi obsolete. Forowings 1 h furcate, 2 from towards
326 ExoTn; MicRor.Erinoi'TKHA.
ansjle, 7 anrl 8 very shortly stalked, 7 to terraen, 9 absent, 1 1 from
bet'o'e middle. Hiiidwiii^s iinder 1, ovate, cilia | ; 3 and -1
conmite, 5-7 nearly parallel, 7 to apex, 8 remote.
An insect of abnormal type, probably allied to Cthysa.
Colpotorna lasiopa, n. sp.
(S . 13 ram. Head, thorax light fuscous. Palpi whitish. Fore-
wings elongate, moderate, posteriorlj' dilated, costa anteriorlj'
slio-litly, posteriorly strongly arched, apex obtnso, termen obliquely
rounded, dorsum convex ; fuscous ; narrow dorsal area beneath
vein 16 transversely marked with light ochrcous-yellow striguln3 :
cilia fusoous. Hindwings light ochreous-yellow ; termen narrowly
suffused fuscous ; cilia fuscous.
Queensland, Brisbane {Dodd); 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (7885),
y HOPLOPHRACTIS, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue long. Antennte |,
in S slender, simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial
])alpi rather short, somewhat curved, subascending, second joint
thickened with scales, dilated towards apex above and beneath,
terminal joint very short, stout, obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete.
Posterior tibiae with a])pressed scales, Forewings with rough
scales on surface ; 2 from ^, 3 from angle, 7 to apex, II from
before middle, secondary cell defined. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-
ovate, cilia |: 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked, 5 parallel, 0 and
7 ap])roximated towards base.
Allied to Phycodes, diftering mainly in neuration of forewings.
^ Hoplophractis lieptachalca, n. sp.
J § . 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining metallic-lcaden-
grey. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently
arclied, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique ; dark bron/y-
fuscous ; seven narrow prismatic silver-leaden-metallic transverse
fasciae, and transverse costal spots between third and fourth, and
between sixth and seventh, these occu])ying all the wing except
narrow interspaces in which are scattered raised anteriorly cop])ery
scales, first three fascia3 confluent on dorsal area, fifth and sixth
confiuent on dorsal half, posterior costal spot sometimes connected
with seventh : cilia shining prismatic grey. Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia grey.
JiRAziL, Obidos, Parintins, August to October (^Parish) ; 3 ex.
V TAENIOSTOLA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli rather large, posterior ; tongue
absent. Antenna? ^, thick, strongly comjjressed, flat, basal joint
short, without jiecten. Labial palpi moderate, curved, subascending,
loosely scaled, terniinal joint as long as second, transversely com-
pressed, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior
GLYriirPTKKTGID.E. 327
tibire with appressed scales. Forewings 2 from |, 3-5 approximated,
7 to tcrmon, 11 from before middle. Hind wings somewhat under 1,
trapezoid ill-ovate, cilia ^ ; 3 and 4 approximated at base, 5-7 nearly
parallel, 7 to termen, 8 to costa very iioar apex.
Allied to Fiesioceros.
/ Taeniostola celophora, n. sp.
2 . 14 mm. Head, tliorax dark indigo-fuscous, sides of face
reddish-orange. Palpi reddish-orange. Antennae dark fuscous, a
double whitish-ochreous band near apex. Abdomen reddish-orange,
apex dark indigo-fuscoiis. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather
dilated, costa anteriorly nearly straight, posteriorly moderately
arched, apex obtuse, tormeu obliquely rounded ; dark indigo-fuscous;
a yellow-ochreous spot on costa at ^, a small one at middle, and
four dots posteriorly, first two dots giving rise to oblique golden-
metallic strigae, second longer, the other two tipped golden-metallic
beneath, an orange subcostal spot between the two strigae ; veins
in disc and subdorsal area from base to end of cell suff'usedly lined
ochreous-whitish ; an orange blotch occupying apical, area from
second striga, including a transverse golden-metallic mark before
a])ex, below tliis an orange dot, and beneath middle of termen a
gi)lden-metallic trans\erse mark : cilia pale ochreous, basal third
(lark indigo-fuscous, on costa wholly dark fuscous. Hindwings
orange, apical -| dark f ascous ; cilia pale ochreous, basal third dark
grey on upper | of termen.
Brazil, 11. Trombetas, September {Parish) ; 1 ex.
Piestoceros conjunctella Walk.
Larva in a long narrow conical case formed of spirally arranged
fragments of phyllodia on Acacia aulacocar_pa and A. Cuniiinghami,
case apparently suspended at pupation by a stout filament 4 mm.
long (^iJodd). It doubtless feeds also on other species of Acacia,
with which I found the imago associated.
^ CRONICOMBRA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli moderate, posterior ; tongue
developed. Antennae in d shortly ciliated, basal joint moderate,
without pecteu. Labial palpi moderate, curved, subascending,
second joint densely scaled, forming a rough projecting triangular
tuft at apex beneath, terminal joint longer than second, rough-
scaled anteriorly, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior
tibiae with ai)presscd scales. Forewings 2 from |^, 7 to termen,
11 from middle. Hindwings nearly 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia 4;
3 and 4 connate, 5-7 I'ather nearly approximated towards base.
Allied to Machlotica.
y Cronicomhra granulata, n. sp.
(5.10 mm. Head grey, face whitish with blackish central
stripe. Palpi dark grey, terminal joint whitish. Thorax grey^
328 EXOTIC MICKOLKl'llJOl'TEKA.
five blackish stripes, a whitish posterior spot. AbJoiueu dark
fuscous. Forewings rather elongate, moderate, eosta gently arched,
apex rounded, termen rounded, ralher oblitjue ; juirple-blackish ;
basal 3- closely strewn witli numerous small irregular oehreous-
whitish dots, arranged in longitudinal and some transverse series,
and a similar patch extending in disc to ^ ; a short orange mark
from middle ot' costa ; three irregular obli(pie orange streaks from
eosta posteriorly, not reaching half across wing, and a fourth at
apex, and three oblique prisnutic-metallic streaks alternating with
tlicse ; an orange dot on middle of termen: cilia grey, basal half
blackish (unperfcct). llmdwiugs dark fnwcous ; cilia grey; basal
halfl)lacki^h.
Bii\z[i,, Para, July (PuritiJi); 1 ex. So similar in markings to
Machlottm neliras that it jnigiit be mistaken for it, but the palpi
are very dillerent.
V Hilarographa thaliarcha, n. sp.
ff 2 . 15-17 mm. Head dark fuscous, collar and sides of face
pale yellow. Palpi pale yellow. Antennre J simple. Thorax
dark fuscous, four slender stripes and tips of ])atagia pale yellow.
Abdomen dusky orange. Forewings purple-blackish ; an oblique
yellow streak from base of costa nearly to dorsum at i ; a rather
obli(}uc yellow streak from A of costa to fold, its apex tending to
form a disconnected spot ; five oblique yellow striguljB from costa
between this and apex, first almost reaching a yellow spot on end
of cell, second becoming orange-fulvous and more or less running
into a terminal orange- fulvous fascia composed of about three
nearlj' continent stride, third becoming violet and preceded by a
fulvous shade, fourth deeper yellow ; an irregular fulvous transverse
mark beneath discal spot ; a transverse fulvous-yellowish streak
from dorsum before tornus ; three moderate black dots just befoi-o
lower portion of termen : cilia deep purple, a yellow bar below
apex, a pale yellowish patch on tornus, base above apex pale
yellow. Hindwings deep orange ; a broad suffused dark fuscous
fascia round termen and dorsum, costa narrowly suffused fuscous ;
cilia fulvous- ochreous, a dark fuscous basal line, on apical portion
of termen wholly sufllused luscous.
EiiAziL, Para, June, July [Parish); 15 ex.
V Hilarographa eiiphronica, n. sp,
(J 2- 13-14 mm. Head fuscous, sides of face and sides of
collar pale yellow. Palpi violet-white, second joint fuscous
posteriorly. Antennalciliations d' 1|. Thorax purple-blackish, a
pale yellow stripe on each side of patagia. Abdomen fulvous-
fusc'ius. Forewings purple-blackish; a narrow pointed pale
yellow longitudinal streak from base above middle to i ; a trans-
verse-oval pale yellowish spot crossing fold at i ; two pale yellow
obli(iue streaks from costa at ] and | becoming reddish-orange and
running into an irregular orange spot in disc beyond middle, an
I
OLYl'UII'lEUYGIDiE. 329
orange streak from middlo of dorsum nearly or (julte runiiiug into
same spot ; an orange transverse fasciate spot from dorsum before
tornus, preceded by a short orange streak from dorsum, some
orange dots round ujjper part of this spot, and an angulated orange
mark between it and discal spot ; an oblique orange line rising
from a pale yellow mark on costa before |, bent in middle and
running into an erect orange tornal spot, in which are three black
dots ; a somewhat downcurved oblique dark blue-leaden striga
from I of costa to apex ; two slightly oblique streaks from costa
before apex, first fulvous-} ellow, second shining white ; an orange
marginal streak round apex, continued inwards beneath these
markings ; an orange marginal streak on termen below indentation,
its apex sometimes extended inwards nearly to discal spot, a short
pale yellowish mark on indentation above this : cilia deep purple,
with whitish bar on indentation, a white basal mark at a])ex.
Ilindwings orange ; an ill-defined irregular baud of rather dark
fuscous suffusion running round termen and dorsum, least
developed towards middle of termen ; cilia greyish.
Brazil, 11. Trombetas, September {Parish) ; 2 ex.
Hilarographa ceramopa, n. sp.
5 . 20 mm. Head ochreous, crown tinged fuscous. Palpi
shining whitish-violet. Antennse moderately ciliated. Thorax
light violet-fuscous, shoulders suffused ochreous, an ochreous stripe
on each side of back. Eorewings dark fuscous ; basal fourth
tinged ochreous, base suffused yellow ; costal edge irregularly
whitish from | to near apex ; two oblique light violet-blue striga?
from costa towards ^, connecting with a broad fasciate blotch of
sufl'used light violet-blue striation from median third of dorsum to
form an angulated fascia ; beyond this a whitish blotch from
dorsum reaching half across wing, containing small leaden-grey
dorsal and subdorsal spots ; tornal | of wing brownish-ochreous,
marked with a violet terminal streak, preceded by two blackish
dots near lower end, before these some violet sufi'usion ; a short
oblique light violet-blue striga from costa at ^, and two curved
oblique strigae crossing dark area of wing towards apex : cilia dark
fuscous, round apex with a blackish basal line followed by white
suffusion, on lower part of termen suffused violet, on tornus
suffused whitish. Hindwings blackish-fuscous ; an orange-yellow
elongate blotch extending in disc from near base to |^ ; cilia
ochreous-white, a dark fuscous basal line.
Ass.vM, Shillong, 5000 feet, July {Fletcher); 1 ex.
V Hilarographa xauthotoxa, n. sp.
c? . 18 mm. Head light yellowish mixed dark fuscous. Palpi
pale yellowish, a dark fuscous streak on second joint. Thorax
blackish, four short yellowish marks from anterior edge. Abdomen
deep orange, anal tuft grey. Eorewings purple-blackish ; a
yellowish streak across base ; a slightly excurved yellow fascia from
330 KXOTIC .MICROLEPinOPl'EIH..
i of cnsta to middle of dorsum, unrrowod towards costa.j three
oblique pale yellow strij>';e from costa beyond middle, becoiaiiii?
violet-leaden, a deep reddish-oranj^e streak from end of first and
another from between second and third converging to subapical
indentation; three less oblique yellowish strigae from apical portion
of costa, middle one more whitish, uniting with third of others,
third uniting with second oraiigo streak ; a trapezoidal yellow spot
in disc at | ; a deep reddish-orange terminal fascia beneath
indentation, with a parj)lish-coppery terminal mark below middle,
two black dots above and one below this, and preceded by an erect
yellow pra3tornal streak and two obscure dark reddish-orange
strigulae above tliis : cilia dark fuscous-purple, a ])ale yellowish
subapical indentation, and yellow tornal patch. Hindwings deep
orange ; a blackish apical patch ; cilia orange, round apex blackish.
BiiAZiL, Tefte, December {Parish) ; 1 ex.
V Mictopsichia miocentra, n. sp.
S 2 • 11-13 mm. Head dark fuscous mixed ochreous-yellowish,
a frontal orange bar. Palpi yellowish, subapical ring of second
joint and busal ring of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous,
a blue-metallic bar across middle, and ochreons-yellow anterior and
posterior bars. Forewiugs dark fuscous; subcostal and median
short violet-blue-metallic streaks from base, space between these
ochreous-yellow or orange, sometimes also above and below them;
an erect violet-blue-metallic streak from dorsum towards base
reaching halt across wing ; a transverse violet-blue-metallic streak
from costa at ^ reaching half across wing, preceding yellow markings
sometimes reaching it, beyond it an orange costal spot followed by
a rather inwards-oblique transverse violet-blue-metallic line
interrupted in middle; a violet-blue-metallic dot in middle of disc,
and another beyond and above it ; dorsal half of median area more
blackish, including in its upper portion a longitudinal violet-blue-
metallic streak, and beneath this two more or less indicated series
of a few obscure small pale ochrcous dots ; a slightly curved violet-
blue-metallic line from | of costa to tornus, preceded by a fuscous
streak and followed by one mixed fulvous ; a violet-blue-metallic
line from |^ of costa to below middle of termeu, beyond this a clear
yellow streak, then a short violet-blue-metallic apical mark: cilia
violet-leaden, tinged whitish on upper half of termen and dark grey
on lower, base within a blackish subbasal line more or less obscurelj''
fulvous. Hindwings orange ; a blackish oblong patch occupying
somewhat more than lower half of wing, including a prismatic-
silvery transverse spot towards base, an irregular prismatic-silvery
streak along terminal edge directed a little way from edge posteriorly,
some orange dots anteriorly and a small prismatic-silvery spot
surrounded by a ring of orange dots posteriorly ; apical area above
this patch forming a quadrate dark fuscous blotch crossed by two
more or less developed irregular transverse orange streaks : cilia
grey with leaden I'eflections, a dark fuscous basal line.
GLTr>iHFr[:i{YGiD.T;. 3'U
Braetl, Para^ Santarom, 01)ii]os, Pariutiiis, R, Trombetas, Jum;
to October (I'drish) ; ^0 ex. Veiy similar to gemmisparsaaa, but
ratber smaller and darker, and distiu'^iiished by tlie longitudinal
me^-allic streak bencatli middle of disc, and by tlie al)sence of tlie
sc^ven or ci,<j:lit longitudinal series of small wbitish dots found in
tb6 mediodorsal area of (jenintisparsana.
Glyphipteryx orthomacha, n. sp.
5. 7 mm. Head grey, face whitisb. Palpi with four whorls
of black white-tipped scales, tip white, anteriorly black. Thorax
dai'k fuscous. Eorewings dark fuscous; a slightly oblique ochreous-
white fasciate streak from middle of dorsum, evenly broad to middle
of wing, thence apex short-pointed and curved over posteriori j- ;
five short slender slightly oblique whitish striguhc from posterior
half of costa, second becoming bluish-metallic and almost meeting
an erect bluish-silver j'-metallic streak from dorsum before torn us;
three bluish-silvery-metallic dots on termen : cilia whitish, basal
third within a blackish line light grej% indented with white on
subapical dot. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
QuEExsLANn, Brisbane, September (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(18413).
y Glyphipteryx atelura, n. sp.
S 2' 6-8 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-grey. Palpi white, three
whorls of blackish white-lij^ped scales. Forewings dark greenish-
bronzy-grey; four white costal strigulse edged dark fuscous
anteriorly, first from beyond middle, oblique, reaching half across
wing, others short, wedgeshaped, transverse ; a long curved oblicjiie
slender attenuated white streak from middle of dorsum, reaching
to near apex of first costal; a less oblique whitish anteriorly dark-
edged strignla from dorsum before tornns,al80 directed to near apex
of first cnstal ; tornal area purplish-tinged ; a small blackish apical
spot: cilia grey-whitish, basal half within a blackish line dark
grey, indented with white beneath a})ex, a blackish projecting apical
hook. Hindwings dai'k grey ; cilia grey, lighter towards tips.
Brazil, Para, June, July ; British Guiana, Bartica, February
to April (^Parish) ; 16 ex. Difters from tetratoiua (of which 1 have
also now a considerable series from the same localities) in absence
of erect submetallic tornal streak, and more oblique praetornal
streak. G. volaptcUa Feld. might possibly be intended for one or
other of these species, but is probably unrecognisable from the
coarse figure without descrii)tion.
Glyphipteryx polyzela, n. sp.
5 . 11-12 mm. Head dark bronze. Palpi with four whorls of
black vrhitc-tij>ped scales. Thorax dark bronze, posterior extremity
whitish-ochreous. Forewings deep bronze; two whitish-ochreous
transverse dorsal blotches reaching about half across wing, first at J ,
332 EiUTIC MICKOLKl'IDOPXKUA.
second bej'ond middle, each edged blackish and surmounted b}' a
leaden-metallic dot; bright violet-leaden-metallic blackish-edged
markings as follows, viz., seven transverse streaks from costa, first
at 5, reaching half across wing, second and third shorter, foialh
somewhat excurved, slightly interrupted, and running to dorsum
before tornus, fifth and sixth short, seventh running to termen
beneath apex, three small spots arranged in a triangle in disc
beneath third, a dot beneath sixth, and a streak along lower half
of tcnnen ; a blackish mark forming a continuation of fitth costal
streak : cilia grey, a blackish basal line indented with yellow-
whitish on subapical sin nation, yellow-whitish suffused sjjots at
apex, on costal sti"eaks and on markings near tornus, a dark
fuscous hook above apex. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey,
with blackish basal line, on lower part of termen light ochreous-
yellowish.
QuEKNsr-AND, Brisbane, September, January (Z)ocW); 2 ex. Type
in Wals. Coll. (183-11). JN^earest isozela.
V GlypMpteryx zalodisca, n. sp.
6 $ . 8-12 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi with four
whorls of black white-tipped scales, anterior edge of terminal joint
black. Forewings dark fuscous ; a triangular pale yellowish
blotch on dorsum before middle, reaching | across wing, posteriorly
edged prismatic-blue ; a suffused fulvous-ochreous streak near
beyond edge of this, not or hardly reaching margins ; brilliant
violet-blue slightly converging streaks from costa at | and beyond
middle, reaching half across wing ; a violet-golden streak from
dorsum between these, reaching half across wing, where it meets a
fulvous-ochreous streak from costa ; close beyond this short suffused
fulvous-ochreous streaks from costa and dorsum, then a short
shining violet-blue mark from costa ; a round tornal patch of grey
scales with whitish tips, forming a very fine transverse striation,
edged anteriorly by a fine violet-golden-metallic streak from dorsum,
containing in its posterior portion a black central longitudinal
streak marked with two or sometimes three golden-metallic dots,
and limited beneath by a stronger black terminal streak marked
Avith three golden-metallic dots alternating with four yellowish
specks ; an oblique violet-metallic streak from -i of costa to middle
of termen, followed by a suffused fulvous-ochreous mark, and then
by a violet-metallic streak arross apex becoming white on costa :
cilia whitish-grey, basal third dark grey, indented white on middle
of termen. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey, two or three
obscure whitish basal dots on upper part of termen.
Brazil, Para, Parintins, II. Troiubetas, Manaos, June to October
(Parish); 30 ex. Most like cr/n//«, which however has only two
(^instead of five or six) golden-metallic dots in tornal blotch; one
example of crinita also occurred in Para district.
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Glyphipteryx platyochra, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi slender,
white, with, three or four black bars, anterior edge of terminal
joint black. Forewing's blackish-fuscous ; an ochrcous-yellowish
triangular blotch on donsum be(bre middle, reaching | across wing,
posteriori)' edged bj' a brilliant violet-blue streak, immediately
followed by a nanow yellow-ochreous oblique entire fascia, its
posterior edge projecting in middle to touch median yellow costal
streak ; rather converging brilliant violet- blue streaks from costa at
■2^ and beyond middle, space between them yelluw-ochreous, and a
brilliant purple streak from doisum between these almost reaching
them, shorter yellow-ochreous streaks from costa and dorsum
beyond these; tornal area preceded by an erect golden-metallic
interrupted streak, and containing in its lower portion scattered
green-whitish sca'es tending to form longitudinal lines, a row of
ochreous-yellow scales along lower margin accompanitd by two
golden-metallic dots, and a small golden-metallic dot above second
of these ; a brilliant coppery-purple streak from a yellow-ochroous
spot on costa at 4 to middle of termen, preceded and followed by
ochreous-yellow streaks ; a coppery-purple streak across apex
edged yellow-ochreous on termen, costal half white : cilia whitish-
grey, basal third grey, indented white on middle of termen. Bind-
wings dark fuscous; cilia dark grey.
JiRAziL, Para, June, July (Parish) ; 6 ex. The ochreous-yellow
markings in this species are unusually developed, and at the same
time little deeper than the triangular blotch.
V Grlyphipteryx hologramma, n. sp.
(5.7-9 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi slender, white,
anterioi edge and three bars black. Forewings daik fuscous ; a
variable irregular-edged elongate-triangular white blotch on dorsum
before middle, reaching about | across wing; a prismatic violet-
blue transverse streak from costa at | reaching half across wing,
and a straight entire streak from middle of costa to beyond middle
of dorsum, both these white on costa, between them an entire
yellow-ochreous streak from costa to dorsum, with a branch
])receding anterior streak but not reaching costa ; beyond this
indications of an obscure yellowish-tinged streak towards costa
and dorsum ; above tornus a large roundish patch of grey scales
with whitish tips, forming a close fine irroration, marked with
three or four fine incomplete longitudinal black lines, and limited
along lower side by an irregular black streak marked with two
violet-golden-metallic dots alternating with three yellow-whitish
specks, and edged anteriorly by a violet-golden-metallic mark ;
ol'lique pra}apical and apical prismatic violet-blue streaks becoming
white on costa, separated by a yellow-ochreous streak, and first
preceded by faint yellowish suffusion : cilia light grey, darker
within a blackish aiitemcdian line, indented white in middle of
termen. Iliudwings dark fuscous; cilia dark grey.
33-1 EXOTIC MICUOLMPJDOrTimA.
Brazil, Santarem, August [Parlnh) ■ 3 ex. Differs from tho
rest of tliis group in having the usual postraedian costal streak
united with the dorsal streak into an entire straight line.
/
Glyphipteryx invicta, n. sp.
d 2 . 9-12 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi white, four
whorls of black white-tipped scales, anterior edge of terminal joint
black. Forewings dark fuscous ; a pale yellow triangular blotch
on dorsum before middle, reaching | across wing, anteriorly whitish,
posteriorly edged with a few blue scales ; ayellow-ochreous oblique
streak beyond this, more or less obsolete towards margins ; brilliant
violet-blue rather converging streaks from costa at | and |,
reaching half across wing, between them a yellow-ochreous streak
met by a purple-metallic streak from dorsum, shorter yellow-
ochreous streaks from costa and dorsum beyond these ; a metallic-
blue costal dot beyond this; a brilliant violet-blue streak from | of
costa to middle of termen, a streak across apex becoming white on
costa, and a yellow-ochreous streak between them ; tornal area
forming a large round blackish blotch, crossed above middle by
some grey suffusion in $ sometimes mixed yellow-ochreous, pre-
ceded by a ]irismatic purple erect streak from dorsum, and marked
near posterior extremity with a short erect violet-golden-met;illic
streak from termen, a golden-metallic teiminal dot before this, and
four or five yellowish specks round them : cilia pale greenish-grey,
basal half grey, indented white on middle of termen. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia grey, basal half dark grey, barred white on
upper part of termen.
Brazil, R. Trorabetas, September (Parish) ; 4 ex.
"/ Ussara ancyristis, n. sp,
$ . 9-12 mm. Head pale j'ellow, collar with two fuscous bars.
Palpi pale j'ellowish. Thorax pale yellow, subdorsal and lateral
fuscous stripes, former confluent posteriorly. Forewings dark
fuscous ; a light yellow blotch occupying basal |, edge straight,
direct, marked with a fusiform violet-fuscous streak along costa
and a down-curved submedian violet-fuscous streak ; close beyond
this a bright purple-metallic straight transverse streak, followed by
a pale yellow brownish-edged transverse spot from costa, some
purple scales in disc beneath this, and a bright purple-metallic streak
from costa beyond it ; costal third from this to apex, except costa,
occupied by an ochreous-brownish blotch, including three small yellow
costal spots, from second of which a bright purple-metallic streak
runs to termen above middle, third praeai)ical, larger, triangular,
separated by a dark fuscous line from a small pale yellow apical
spot ; tornal area beneath this forming a rounded blackish blotch,
edged all round except above by a jjurple-metallic streak, and on
u]>per portion speckled whitish, a small pale yellow spot on dorsum
preceding this: cilia grey, basal third dark fuscous, indented w'hitc
m.YrnrrTF-UYOiDjE. 335
above middlt) of termou. Kiiulwiiigs dark fuscous ; cilia gi'cy, basal
third dark fuscous.
liKAziL, Pariutins, Obidos, August, October (ravish) ; 2 ex.
v^ Brenthia stylopliora, n. sp.
d" $ . 10-11 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi white, a dark fuscous
anterior streak. Thorax dark fuscous, a whitish mark on inner
side of shoulder. Porewiugs blackish-fuscous ; a narrow suffused
white fascia at 5, costal end pale blue-metallic; an elongate blue-
metallic mark beneath middle of costa, and a dot below anterior
end of this ; a moderate white fascia from dorsum beyond middle
reaching | across wing, triangularly dilated dorsally ; a suboval
white spot in disc at i, and a small metallic-blue spot above this ;
a brilliant blue-purple irregularly toothed line just before termen :
cilia fuscous, a dark fuscous median shade, tips white opposite apex,
llindwings blackish-fuscous ; a large oblique-oval white spot in
disc before middle ; an inwards-oblique white mark from costa at
|, apex violet-blue : a transverse bright blue-purple spot across
apex ; an erect white fnsciate streak from termen below middle ; a
sliort tranverse whitish linear mark above tornus ; upper part of
dorsum narrowly white; cilia dark fuscous, three oblique white
])atches.
Brazil, Obidos, Parintins, August to October (Parish) ; 5 ex.
V Brenthia ochripalpis, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head dark fuscous, face coppery, orbits behind
eyes fulvous-ochreous. Palpi pale fulvous-ochreous, tip grey.
Thorax dark fuscous, dorsal line and margins of patagia greenish-
golden-metallic. Forewings dark fuscous; an irregular narrow
pale greenish-golden-metallic excurved fascia from costa near base
to dorsum at i, interrupted in middle ; other markings whitish-
blue-metallic, white on costal edge ; a slightly obliijue striga from
costa at ^, reaching half across wing; a dot in disc at f ; a short
transverse mark from dorsum beneath this ; a short rather oblique
streak from costa at |, and a transverse mark beneath its apex ; six
minute praemarginal dots round apical area, two or three of these
next beneath apex lengthened into short linear marks, and three
other dots on lower part of termen : cilia grej'-whitish, a blackish
basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia as in forewings.
Brazil, R. Trombetas, September (Parish); 1 ex.
^ Brenthia episotras, n. sp.
d $ . 9-10 mm. Head fuscous, orbits whitish. Palpi white,
two rings of second joint and anterior streak of terminal dark
fuscons. Thorax dark fuscous, edges of patagia purple-whitish.
Forewings blackish-fuscous ; two short oblique brilliant iridescent-
blue streaks from costa towards base, a median longitudinal streak
from base to 5, and a spot towards dorsum at | ; a brilliant
336 KXOTIC WICHOLEriDOri'lOUA.
iridosceiit-blui! sj)ot beneath middle of costa, whence a cloudy liglit
fuscous or whitiish- fuscous streak runs direct to dorsum ; a rather
large transverse-oval spot in disc at | outlined light fuscous or
whitish-fuscous, connected with dorsum bj^ a cloudy light fuscous
streak ; a brilliant purple-blue slightly excurvod line from | of
costa to tornus, rather widely interrupted above middle ; a brilliant
purple-blue praemarginal line round apex and termen to below
middle : cilia grey, with dark fuscous antemedian shade, a white
spot on outer half at apex. Hindwings dark fuscous;, an obscure
grey oblique-oval spot in disc before middle; an obscure grey
subterminal lino parallel to tcvmen, above middle with a short
brilliant purple mark ; a brilliant purple streak along termen from
apex almost to tornus ; cilia grey, base pale, three oblique whitish
patches preceded by dark fuscous shades.
Brazil, Obidos, Parintius, August to October (Parish); (5 ex.
^ Brenthia heptacosma, n. sp.
c? 2 . 8-10 mm. Head fuscous, face greyish-ochreous, orbits
whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint with two dark fuscous rings,
base of terminal joint and an anteiior streak dark fuscous. Thorax
dark fuscous. Porewings dark fuscous ; narrow irregular lasci;e
of light fuscous suffusion at base and 5, latter suffused brilliant
blue-pur])le towards costa ; undefined fasciae of whitish speckling
before and beyond middle, confluent in disc, latter including an
indistinct transverse dark discal spot outlined whitish speckling ;
terminal area beyond this blackish, with a slightly excurved
irregular toothed brilliant golden-purple line from | of costa to
tornus, interrupted above middle but connected by whitish speckling,
two praemarginal purjjle-golden dots at apex, and a streak along
median portion of termen : cilia grey, a dark fuscous antemedian
line, no white apical patch. Hindwings dark fuscous ; an obscurely
lighter oblique-oval s[)ot in disc before middle; an obscure greyish
line at | parallel to termen, marked with a brilliant purple dot
above middle, and a costal purple mark becoming white oij costa ;
a brilliant purple praemarginal line round apex and upper | of
termen ; cilia dark fuscous, three oblique white patches. Eore-
wings beneath with terminal series of small black spots on veins
2—8 preceded by a toothed violet-golden line.
BRAZit, Para, July ; British Guiana, Mallali, March (Parii>Ji) ;
3 ex.
Brenthia stimulans, n. sp.
cJ 5 • 5)-ll mm. Head fuscous, orbits white. Palpi as in
heptacosma. Thorax dark fuscous, lateral edges of patagia finely
white. Forewings dark fuscous ; some whitish, speckling near
base, and fascia? at | and before middle ; a transverse oval spot
outlined with whitish speckling in disc beyond middle, some
scattered whitish speckling round it ; a very oblique streak of ])ale
blue-metallic irroration from middle of costa, sending from its ajicx
GLYrniPTEKTGID^. 337
an irregular shade of whitish speckling behind discal spot to dorsum ;
a black nearly evenly broad terminal fascia, edged anteriorly ]»y a
line of whitish .speckling, and indented by acute linear projccdons
of whitish speckling opposite a])OX and in mid<lle, maiked with
seven nearly equal palo viulet-goldeii-raetttUic prueniarginal dots,
uppermost sometimes minute or obsolete : cilia grey, a daik fuscous
aiitemodiau shade, no white patch. Hindwiu^s dark fuscous ; an
ohli(jue-oval cloudy fuscous-whitish spot in disc before middle ; a
sliort inwards-obli()ue whitish mark from costa towards apex tipped
golden-violet; a brilliant purple transverse mark across apex; a
trausverse white linear murk before median portion of termen, and
a more obscure whitish mark before lower portion ; cilia dark
fuscous, base whitish, three oblique whitish i)atches.
Brazil, Para, Sautarem, Obidos, Parintins, June to October ;
British Guiana, Bartiea, January, February (Parish) ; 40 ex.
Close to ceuthoh/chiuc (which also occurs less commonly on the
Lower Amazons), but distinguislied by the acute median projection
into terminal fascia, absent in that species.
/
Brenthia eriopis, n. sp.
c? 2 • 7-8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax as in stimidans. Fore-
wings dark fuscous; markings as in stimalans, but whitish speckling
stronger and more conspicuous throughout, discal spot larger, six
metallic praemarginal dots, tifth minute, cilia moi'e whitish-gre)\
Hindwings dark fuscous ; discal spot large, outlined whitish ;
otherwise as in stimidans.
Brazil, Obidos, Parintins, August to October (Parish) ; G ex.
Brenthia catenata Meyr.
Java, Buitenzorg ; larva feeds on Erythrina {Legumiuosce)^
skeletonising the leaf {lloei)ke).
Inima halonitis, n. sp.
(S . 19 mm. Head violet-fuscous, face whitish, a pale ochreous
spot on each side of forehead, collar whitish-ochreous in middle and
on sides at back. Palpi very stout, smooth, pale ochreous laterally,
])ale violet-grey anteriorly, whitish internally, basal joint longer
than usual, second joint moderate, compressed and rather hollowed
internally, terminal reduced to a hardly separate scaled excrescence.
Thorax dark violet-grey, pale ochreous marks on each side of
dorsum behind middle, and at posterior extremity. Foiewings
7 and 8 stalked ; dark violet-grey ; a short fine yellow-ochreous
dash beneath costa near base, with scattered scales indicating a
posterior prolongation ; a small cloudy whitish-ochreous spot on
costa beyond middle ; cloudy whitish-ochreous dots representing
discal stigmata, lying on margin of a large roundish patch of
whitish-ochreous sufl'iision extending on dorsum from \ to | and
reaching | across wing, posteiiorly extended by vague streaks on
veins to termen; a pale ochreous streak round apical maigin,
VOL. II. — October, l\)'2.i). z
33S EXOTIC sucROLi:i'ii)orTEn\.
thickest in middle aud attenuafcd to cxtrcnntics, leaviiip,' cxtronio
edge dark gro)-, and emitting a faint almost marginal line along
termen, terminal edge obscurely blackish-dotted : cilia grey, round
apex ai)2)arently whitish (imperfect). Hindwings dark fuscous ;
cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade.
Madras, Auamalais, Mt. Stuart, December, at light (Fletcher) ;
1 ex.
CARPOSINIDyE.
Meridarchis reprobata, n. sp.
cJ 9 . 14-18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey-whitish suffusedly
irroratod grey and dark fuscous, in one c? wholly suffused dark
fuscous. Eorewings light greyish-ochreous, slightly and irregularly
speckled whitish, irregularly sprinkled grey and blackish, especially
along veins; basal patch c? dark fuscous, edge inwards-obliquo
from costa, straight, J indicated only by some irregular markings ;
six elongate blackish marks along costa from ^ to near apex ; an
undefined triangular patch of blackish-grej' irroration extending on
costa over first five of these and reaching | across wing, some
raised tufts on margins of this and basal patch ; a subterminal
shade of blackish-grey irroration, angulated opposite apex ; a
terminal series of triangular dark fuscous dots : cilia grey speckled
whitish, base barred whitish-ochreous. llindwings light grey,
veins and terminal edge darker; cilia pale grey.
C. India, I^agpur, bred June from fruits of Eugenia jamholana
(Fletcher) ; Kashmir, bred November from fruits of olive (Fletcher) ;
4 ex.
Meridarchis pseudomantis, n. sp.
2 . 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings termen
rather obliquely rounded ; shining white ; costal edge black at base;
very slight blackish marks on costal edge at i and beyond middle;
two elongate black marks on costa towards |, second larger ; a black
marginal streak round apical part of costa and termen to middle :
cilia white (imperfect). Hiudwings whitish, slightly tinged greyish
towards apex ; cilia white.
New Guinea, Moroka, 3500 feet, October ; 1 ex. A singular
form, recalling (and possibly mimicking) the Tortricid genus
Chresmarcha.
Carposina leptoneiira, n. sp.
§ . 18 mm. Head, thorax whitish-gre}--ochreous, head with
three, thorax with five lines of dark fuscous irroration. Palpi 6,
grey-whitish, a broad lateral fuscous stripe sprinkled darker.
Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded ; whitish-ochreous, posteriorly suffusedly irrorated white,
veins marked with streaks of dark fuscous irroration ; two dark
fuscous dots transversely placed in disc at ^, one beneath cell
beyond middle, and two dark fuscous tufts on end of cell edged
CAKPOSlNIDJi. TOUTRICin.E. 339
wliite posteriori)' ; an indistiuct greyish-ochreous augulatcd sub-
tonuinal shade ; a blackish terminal line : cilia grey speckled
whitish, a somewhat darker median line, base faintly barred paler,
lliiuhvings light grey; cilia whitish-grey.
AVest Australia, Cajje Naturaliste, December [Turner); 1 ex.,
Wals-. Coll. (300288).
Bondia nigella Xcwra.
Queensland, Bi-isbane, a series bred in January fiom EuccOyi-itiis
luiiculata {Do(ld) ; discal mark of forewiiigs distinctly tinged
ochreous.
TORTRICID^E.
Adoxophyes nebrodes, n. sp.
(5 . 19-21 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous, face deep ferrugi-
nous. Palpi fuscous. Forewings costal fold broad, from base to |,
tcrmen almost straight., vertical; pale ochreous, more or less
reticulated slight fuscous irroratiou ; edge of basal patch hardly
traceable, somewhat darker irrorated, oblique ; an uudehntd spot
of Fuscous irroratiou on dorsum towards toruus indicating end of
central fascia ; a line of iudistinct strigulaj of dark fuscous irroratiou
from I of costa to below middle of ternien, and one or two other
series more or less indicated between this and apex : cilia pale
oclireous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-ochreous.
New Guinea, Setekua 11., Snow Mts., 2-iiOOO feet. Next
hctcroidana.
Chresmarcha pytMa, n. sp.
J $. 24-28 mm. Head, palpi pale yellow, face d Avhite.
Thorax white, anterior margin suflused pale yellow. Abdomen
dark grey, ventral surface whitish-yellow, anal tuit d white, sides
dark grey, anal segment $ daik grey above, pale brownish else-
where. Forewings shining white; a marginal series of small
triangular more or less conHuent black spots round posterior fourth
of costa and termen to tornus, preceded by pale yellow rays longest
in disc, where they extend over 4 of wing : cilia shining white.
Hindwings blackish-grey, lighter anteriorly, dorsal area more or
less irrorated white ; cilia shining white.
New Guinea, Setekwa H., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet; 2 ex.
Cacoecia pensilis, n. sp.
$ . 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light lilac-pinkish-brown.
Foreuings suboblong, costa anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly
concavo, apex upwards-prominent, obtuse-pointed, termen concave
below apex, then rounded-prominent, extending rather beyond
apex ; rosy-ochrcous-brown, some faint darker strigula3 ; a crescentic
dark purplish-brown spot extending along costa from middle to | :
cilia dark purple-brown, round apex dark fuscous, round tornus
z2
340 KXOTIC MICHOLEPIDOPTERA.
brownish oelircous. Hiiidwiiigs liglit oclircous-yellow, dorpal third
suH'uscd i)ale greyish ; a thickened patch of greyish scales on costa
from g to near apex, yellow-whitish on sides ; cilia pale yellowish,
at apex tinged grey.
S. India, Madras, bred from larva boring in fruits of orange at
base of stalk (Fletcher).
Cacoecia isocyrta, n. sp.
$. 20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark purplish-brown.
Forewings suboblong, costa anteriorly very strongly arched, pos-
teriorly concave, apex prominent, obtuse-pointed, tcrmcn concave
below apex, then rounded, vertical ; rather dark brown, anteriorly
rosy-tinged, posteriorly with greyish reflections, finely obscurely
strigulated dark fuscous irroration ; a suffused dark brown spot on
costa before middle ; a narrow crescentic dark brown spot along
costa from middle to | : cilia brownish-ochreous, outer half dark
fuscous on termen, round apex wholly dark fuscous. Hindwings
grey ; apical f light orange, some faint grey striguhie near termen ;
costal scale-patch as in jyensilis ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal
line, round apex suffused grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred in February from larva in shoot of lucerne
(Iledicage) {Fletcher).
Cacoecia termias Meyr.
5 . 24 mm. Head, palpi, thorax brown. Forewings suboblong,
costa anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly sinuate, apex obtuse,
prominent, directed obliquely upwards, termen sinuate below apex,
then rounded and rather prominent ; brownish-ochreous, suffusedly
reticulated rather dark brown ; central fascia indicated by an
oblique suffused brown wedgeshaped streak from costa before
middle, and a dorsal patch of brown suffusion posteriorly ; costal
patch fiattened-triangular, dark brown. Hindwings orange ; dorsal
half rather dark grey ; a costal patch of rather thickened whitish
hairscales irregularly mixed dark grey from | to near apex.
Assam, Shillong, sent with another 6 quite similar to the first,
and evidently the corresponding sex.
Cacoecia pomivora, n. sp.
S. 16-18 mm. Head, thorax brownish, dorsum sometimes
reddish-fuscous. Palpi brownish-ochreous. Forewings suboblong,
costa anteriorly strongly arched, with strong fold from base to f ,
posteriorly nearly straight, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate,
vertical ; light orange-ochreous, somewhat tinged brown-reddish ;
markings deep ferruginous ; costal fold suffused bro^^■ni8h-purple ;
an oblique fasciate spot from dorsum at |, reaching half across
wing ; central fascia very oblique, irregular, narrow towards costa,
broadly dilated on lower half but somewhat narrowed on dorsum,
posterior edge prominent in middle ; costal patch elongate, posterior
end produced as a rather curved and gradually narrowed streak to
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341
termcn above tornus : cilia pale ochreous tinged ferruginous, suffused
deep ferruginous towards apex. Hindwings pale ochieous-yellowish,
dorsal half slightly tinged grey ; cilia pale yellowish.
2 . 21-23 mm. Head, thorax light red-brownish. Forewings
suboblong, costa anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly slightly
sinuate, apex obtuse, slightly prominent (variable), termen some-
what sinuate, slightly oblique ; light ochreous, sliglitly tinged
brown-reddish, indistinctly and suffusedly strigulated ferruginous ;
costal patch indicated by ferruginous suffusion, other markings
hardly represented : cilia pale ochreous, suffused ferruginous towards
apex. Hindwings orange-yellowish or pale yellowish, hardly
greyish-tinged towards dorsum ; a thickened patch of grey-yellowish
hairscales on costa towards a2)ex ; cilia pale yellowish.
Himalaya, Kumaon, Kamgarh, bred in September from larvae
boring into fruits of a])ple in the same way as Laspeyresia pomonella,
a serious local pest {Fletcher) ; 4 ex.
Pandemis dryoxesta, n. sp.
S 2 . 23-25 mm. Head, palpi, thorax varying from light
greyish-ochreous to fu-icous. Porewings costa anteriorly strongly
tirciied, posteriorly almost stiaight, termen 6 faintly, $ more
perceptibly sinuate, nearly vertical; pale brownish-ochreous,
greyish-ochreous, or light fuscous, sometimes with faint slight
darker strigulation ; markings rather darker, edged faint darker or
sometimes paler lines ; basal patch moderate, edge oblique, ob-
solescHut towards fold ; central fascia moderate, very oblique, edge
rather irregular ; costal patch triangular, posterior edge obsolete :
cilia whitish-ochreous, sometimes with light fuscous basal and
median lines, not darker than wing. Hindwings rather dark grey;
cilia whitish, a grey subbasal line.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June {Dutt) ; 11 ex. Nearest the
Mongolian praejioratana, which the lighter examples closely
resemble, but praejloratana has whitish hindwings.
Tortrix chlorodoxa, n. sp.
S 2 • 20-23 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous. Fore-
wings costa anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly nearly straight,
(S edge slightly reflexed and roughened towards i, termen J
faintly sinuate, little oblique, $ somewhat more sinuate, almost
vertical ; pale ochreous, with scanty indistinct light ochreous-
fuscous reticulation ; basal patch obsolete ; central fascia moderate,
fuscous-ochreous, edged fuscous, oblique, anterior edge even and
slightly convex on lower half, posterior edge obsolete on median
third, widest below this but rather narrowed dorsally ; costal
patch similar, elongate-triangular or semioval, posterior edge
suffused : cilia whitish-ochreous, Hindwings whitish, dorsal half
tinged grey ; cilia whitish.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June ( Dutt) ; 4 ex.
342 -FA-OTTC JIlCRnLKI'TUOPTKRA.
Tortrix districta, n. sp.
S . 17 mm. Head light ochroous-yellowish, sides tinged ferru-
ginous. Palpi pale oclireous laterally tinged ferruginous. Thorax
light yellowish, a ferruginous stripe on inuer hide of patagia.
Forcwings costa moderately arched, a narrow fold from base to -|
triangularly dilated with scales towards base, termen somewhat
obliquely rounded ; brassy-yellow ; markings deep ferruginous ;
some suffusion along costa towards base ; a suffused dorsal spot
near bise ; a very oblique irregular narrow fascia from disc at J to
dorsum beyond mi Idle; centr.il fascia narrow, irregular, from
bofore raid lie or costa to torniis; costal patch triangular: cilia
pale yollowisli. Hiiidwiiigs light grey, whitish-tinged in disc
antoriorlv ; cilia whitish.
Japan, Tokio, Jiily; 1 ex. Nearest aerosnia.
Peronea agrioma, n. sp,
S 15-lGmm., $ 18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey or fuscous,
thoracic crest strong. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa towards base
strongly arched and roughened with hairs, then faintly sinuate and
slightly roughened with scales, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate,
rather oblique ; grey, obscurely and irregularly whitish-speckled ;
edge of basal patch indicated by several small raised blackish dots
in disc ; a dark red-brown clongate-subti'iangular patch extending
along costa from ^ nearly to apex, anterior side oblique, apex
truncate and reachi:.g half across wing, edged beneath by a spot of
light brownish-ochreous suffusion ; three or four faint stnas of pale
brownish-ochreous suffusion crossing wing from this patch to
dorsum, each with several raised black specks or small dots ;
several raised minute whitish dots posteriorly ; in one $ wing
beyond a line formed by producing anterior edge of costal patch
wholly suffused light brownish : cilia grey, with lines of wliitisli
points. Hindwiugs 3 and 4 stalked, 5 approximated; grey; cilia
whitish-grey, a grey subbasal line.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, June ; 3 ex., 1 bred from a larva on
apple (^Fletcher).
EUCOSMID.E.
Spilonota hexametra, n. sp.
5 . 14 mm. Head, thorax grey somewhat mixed whitish,
ral])! grey. Forewings leaden-grey suffusedly mixed whitish and
brownish ; basal patch mostly darker grey, occupying nearly ? of
wing, edge somewhat bent below middle, with a few blackish
scales ; costa beyond this with seven pairs of whitish strigula) ;
a thick leaden grey streak forming anterior margin of ocdlus,
preceded by throe or four small irregular black spots, within ocellus
an irregular subterminal series of six small rather elongate black
spots. Hiiidwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey
subbasal shade.
N.W. IxDiA, Peshawar, June {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
I5uc()siiin.i2. 343
Aci'oclita vigescens, n. sp.
c? $. 8-11 min. Head givy-whitisli, sides and somotiracs crown
dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint and ajjex of
second white. Thorax rosy- whitish transversely barred blackish.
Forewings rather narrow, t.erinen somewhat sinuate, rather
obli(jue ; whitish, irregularly tinged fleshcolour; basal patch
irregularly irroratod dark grey and marked black, edge slightly"
oblique, obtusely angulated belovv middle ; costa beyond this with
seven [laiis of white strigulae separated by black marks ; upper half
of central hiscia oblique, black, narrow, surrounded by more or less
dark grey irroration in rf extanding to dorsum before tornus, in 5
more mixed rosy suffusion ; a small black spot in disc beyond this,
sometimes connected with it ; an ajjical patch of dark grey
irroration (less developed in $ ) and black apical spot : cilia
brownish-grey speckled whitish, on tornal area rosy-grey-whitish.
Hind wings grey ; cilia light grey, base pale.
Bengal, Pusa, bred from larvie on Covdia Intifolia and C. myxa,
iNlarch, April {Fletcher) ; Bombay, Surat, May {Ma.vweU) ; 4 ex.
Acroclita canthonias, n. sp.
2 . 11 uira. Head whitish-grej', a grey spot on each side of
cri)wn. Palpi whitish-grey, second joint with median and apical
dirk fuscous spots. Thorax grey-whitish transversely barred
l)Iaekish, patagia slightly reddish. Eorewings rather dilated,
teruieu sinuate, little oblique ; ^rey, slightly pinkish, irregularly
iri'orated whitish and blackish ; basal patch very small, darker
grey, edge acutely angulated in middle ; upper half of central
fascia moderate, rather oblique, blackish, dilated towards apex ;
four pairs of whitish costal strigulge beyond this, separated by
small blackish spots ; a series of four small blackish spots near
bofore median portion of termen : cilia dark grey speckled whitish,
base fleshcolour finely barred blackish. Hindwings grey, semi-
hyaline towards base, veins darker ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey
subbasal line.
Bengal, Pusa, IN^ovember, " on stem Fleas glomerata " {Fletclw) ;
1 ex,
Acroclita historica, n. sp.
S • 1"2-13 mm. Head, thorax brownish, partially suffused light
ochreous. Palpi ochreous mixed fuscous, tuft of second joint
Avliitish towards tip. Porewings slighllj- dilated, termen concave
below apex, rather oblique ; light brownish-ochreous or brownish,
dorsal half more or less streaked transversely dark fuscous suffusion,
costa suffused dark fuscous and obliquely strigulatcd grey-whitish,
striguhe on posterior half leaden-metallic at tips; more or less
dark grey suffusion tending to form an undefined triangular blotch
on costal half beyond middle ; a thick leadon-grey streak forming
posterior edge of ocellus ; a tine black line on upper half of termen :
cilia light brownish-ochreous, with silvery reflections. Hindwings
344 EXOTIC MICROLEl'IDOPTERA.
orange ; terminal half dark fuscous, rest of terminal edge very
slenderly dark fuscous ; cilia liglit grey.
QiTinoNSLAND, Brisbauo, September, October (Bodd) ; 5 ex. Type
Wals. Coll. (18431).
Acroclita philoljrya, n. sp.
J. 16 ram. Head, thorax whity-greenish, patagia grey. Palpi
whitish, second joint grey except tip. Forewings slightly dilated,
termen sinuate, somewhat obliqiie ; dull green, irregularly and
suffusodly irrorated whitish; costa with fine paired wliitisli strigulaj,
marked blackish between these ; a blotch of dark grey suffusion
occupying basal fourth of costa, and sending from beneath a rather
broad very irregular greenish-fuscous streak through middle of
disc to apex, posterior half marked along its upper edge by a
sinuate blackish streak; a blotch of grey suffusion towards middle
of costa confluent with this ; a small blackish apical spot ; some
silvery iridescence indicating lateral margins of ocellus : cilia
ochreous-whitish with faint greyish bars, a dark grey ai)ical spot.
Hindwings grey; cilia light grey, a darker siibbasal shade. Hind-
wings l)eneath with a blackish streak along posterior half of upper
margin of cell.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(19355).
' Eucosma antaxia, u. sp.
\/^ : 1 propose this name for minntaiia Kearf. Proc. U.S. Mus. xxviii,
i 356 (1905), preoccupied by JH/nit<fma Hiib. ^ '^/ ,^ y^^o.^^^^^t /; '/7 i
Eucosma phaeodes, n. sp.
I propose this name foi'somftmma.Kearf. Proc. U.S. Mus. xxviii,
357 \van).
Eucosma lioplintha, n. sp.
S . 10 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous, face whitish. Palpi
whitish, a small grey spot on second joint. Thorax dull greyish-
crimson. Forewings rather narrow, somewhat dilated, termi'U
somewhat sinuate, rather oblique; dull greyish-crimson; basal
third of costa with a black sireak just beneath edge covered by
long scales projecting over it from beneath ; posterior half of costa
with pairs of oblique whitish striguljo, giving rise to two very
oblique leaden striga) ; ocellus edged laterally leaden-grey, posterior
mai'gin partially suftiised whitish and ])receded by four small black
dots. Hindwings 3 and 4 long-stalked ; grey, subhyaline towards
base ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey subbasal line.
Madkas, Dindigul, September (^Maxiodl) ; 1 ex.
Eucosma palmodes, n. sp.
5. 10-12 mm. Head, thorax greyish-ochreous mixed grey.
Palpi grey, apical portion of second joint beyond a ])ale yellowish
band violet-tinged. Forewings rather narrow, somewhat dilated,
tormen sinuate, little oblique; 3 and 4 appressed towards base;
EUCOSMID^E.
345
li^ht browiiish-ochreoiis closely mottled or transversely striated
grey ; costa posteriorly brownisli, with pairs of obscure whitish
strigulse and two or three very oblique leaden strig;e, last curved
up to costa before apex : cilia whitish-oehreous, on toruus greyish,
a leaden basal line. Hindwiiigs 3 and 4 stalked ; grey ; cilia liglit
greyish, a darker snbbasal line.
Cktlon, Maskeliya, January, April, May {Pole) ; 5 ex.
Eucosma conciliata, n. sp.
$ . 12 mm. Head greyish-ochi-eous. Palpi light greyish-
ochreous, a fuscous dot on second joint. Thorax dark fuscous.
Eorewings termen somewhat sinuate, little oblique ; rather dark
purple-fuscous ; costa with pairs of fine whitish strigulse, separated
by small dark fuscous spots, on posterior half giving rise to obscure
])urplish oblique striga) ; central fascia moderate, obscure, suffused
dark purplish-fuscous, rather oblique ; posterior margin of ocellus
loaden-metallic, preceded by four fine short linear black mai'ks ;
a dark fuscous apical spot, edged beneath by a fine short white
mark : cilia light brown, basal and antemedian white lines, above
apex dark fuscous. Hindwings 3 and 4 short-stalked ; rather dark
grey ; cilia grey- whitish, a grey snbbasal line.
Bengal, Pusa, bred April from larva on flowers of Butea frondosa
{Fletcher); 1 ex,
Eucosma aurita, n. sp.
2 . 15-17 mm. Head, thorax grey irrorated whitish, thorax
with two posterior blackish dots, shoulders sometimes marked
blackish. Palpi grey, a blackish dot on second joint. Forewings
dilated, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; brownish,
sometimes puj'ple- tinged, strigulated fuscous, costa strigulated dark
fuscous ; an irregular whitish-grey band extending along dorsum,
beyond middle crossing wing more or less nearly to costa ; a large
rounded pale yellow-ochreous terminal patch variably mixed
brownish, and containing a more or less developed central dark
brown blotch connected by a short streak with termen below middle,
and two black dashes above tornus, this patch limited anteriorly by
a red-brown streak edged black on lower half : cilia brown obscurely
barred darker, towards tornus more or less suffused whitish. Hind-
wings grey, marbled darker suffusion ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey
subbasal shade.
cf . Forewings more red-brown, suffused darker fuscous towards
costa on median area, a bhickish elongate mark in middle of disc,
whitish-grey suffusion not crossing wing beyond middk\ terminal
palcli more whitish-oclireous, red-brown streak absorbed in ground-
colour, not black-edged, its central third occupied by a whitish-
oehreous arrowhead resting on terminal patch, cilia whitish-oehreous,
two dark fuscous bars in middle of termen ; hindwings grey-
whitish strigulated grey, towards base more ochreous-whitish.
QuKi;NSLANn, Brisbane, ilay, October {Dodd); 5 ^, 1 S ex.
Type Wals. Cull. (1311.")).
340 KXOTIC llICROT.EPTDOrTKEA.
Polychrosis fetialis, n. sj).
J. 10 ram. Head, thorax brownish, sprinkled wliitish, thorax
transversely barred darker. Palpi whitish-fuscous, second joint
sprinkled dark fuscous. Forewini^s dilated, costa straiglit, wiih
gUxndular scaled swelling beyond middle, tormen obliquely rounded ;
pale brownish, somewhat mixed whitish, costa and dorsum strigu-
latod dark fuscous irroration ; basal patch brown sprinkled
blackish, extending to g, edge obtusely angulated in middle ; central
fascia postmedian, nearly direct, rather broad, suffused brown,
irregularly marked or sprinkled dark fuscous ; a brownish
apical spot surrounded with whitish ; a faintly darker erect
suboval blotch from termen below middle, with three or four
strigulae of dark fuscous irroration: cilia whitish-brown, a brown
basal line. Hindwings subtriangular, light grey ; cilia whitish-
grey.
Bkngat,, Pusa, bred in January from larva on flowers of Leiicas
(Lahiatce) {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Polychrosis transtrifera, n. sp.
2 . 11 mm. Head, palpi, thorax brownish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate-triangular, costa almost straight, termen rounded, rather
oblique ; brownish-ochreous, largely covered by irregular anas-
tomosing ochreous-whitish transverse striae rising from pairs of
whitish costal strigula?, between these with dark fuscous irroration
forming irregular strigulas ; markings brown sprinkled blackish
on edges ; central fascia rather narrow, little oblique, narrowed on
costa, posterior edge with long abrupt evenly broad subtruncate
projection just below middle ; asubquadrate praetornal spot ; three
spots on costa posteriorly and a round one at apex ; a nearly evenly
broad slightly curved fasciate blotch from beneath second of these
costal spots to termen below middle, pointed above : cilia light
brownish, with obscure bars of darker fuscous mixture. Hind-
wings grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia light grey, a darker subbasal
shade.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd); 1 ex., AVals. Coll.
(19473).
Polychrosis serangodes, n. sp.
(5$. 12-13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sides of collar
fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint sprinkled fuscous. Thorax
whitish mixed grey and dark fuscous. Forewings dilated, costa
slightly arched, termen nearly straight, obli(]ue : whitisli mixed
grey and dark fuscous ; basal ])atch grey mixed blackish, edge tinged
brownish, nearly straight; central fascia postmedian, almost direct,
rather broad, anterior half dark brown marked blackish, posterior
half dark grey marked with an irregular blackish spot in middle
and more or less ochreous-whitish suffusion above and below this ;
apical area be5'ond this suffused pale ochreous with faint rosy tinge,
a suboblique deep ochreous-brown blotch from below middle of
EucosMin.E. 347
termen, costa dark l)rown with three pairs of whitisli striguUc,
sotno scattered bhickish scales in disc, apex suffused dark fuscous :
cilia ochrcou.s-whitish mixed grey and dark fuscous except towards
toruus. llindwiugs J" gre}-, 5 dark gre)- ; cilia whitish-gre}', a
grcj' siibbasal line.
N.W. India, Abbottabad, Juno {Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
Polychrosis inflicta, u. sp.
$ . 12-13 mm. Head, palpi whitish-ochreous. Thorax whitish-
ochreous, some deeper ochreous and blackish scales indicating
transverse bars. Forewings dilated, costa gently arched, termen
nearly straight, rather oblique ; pale ochreous irregularly mixed
whitish ; dorsal half of basal patch dark fuscous mixed black,
forming a projecting angle on fold ; an irregularly pentagonal dark
fuscous blotch on costa beyond middle, reaching half across wing,
its apex just touching a large dark fuscous dot in disc beyond it;
an obli(]ue fasciato fuscous blotch mixed black from middle of
termen; a small irregular blackish apical spot: cilia brownish-
ochreous, suffused ferruginous and dark grey on upper part of
termen and apex. Hindwings grey, paler and thinly scaled
anteriorly ; cilia whitish, a grey subbasal line.
Bombay, Dharwar, ^a.\\\\^vy {Maxwell); 2 ex.
Polychrosis pedias, n. sp.
$ . 13 mm. Head, palpi light ochreous. Thorax brownish-
ochreous. Forewings rather dilated, costa gently arched, termen
slightly rounded, little oblique ; light ochreous with violet reflec-
tions, irregularly strigulated ferruginous; markings deep ferruginous;
basal patch extending to \, edge convex, sinuate towards dorsum ;
upper half of central fascia somewhat oblique, irregular, apex
forming two angles posteriorly ; groundcolour irregularly suffused
leaden in disc beyond this ; an undefined patch of suffusion towards
dorsum posteriorly; a moderate upwards-oblique streak from
middle of termen : cilia ferruginous, pale-speckled. Hindwings
rathei' dark grey, lighter anteriorly ; cilia whitish-grey, two grey
lines.
Bengal, Chapra {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Polychrosis orphica, n. sp.
5. 11 mm. Head, palpi, thorax brownish-ochreous, thorax
sometimes suffused dark leaden. Forewings dilated, costa slightly
arched, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; dark leaden; some
scattered blackish costal and dorsal striguljB, on costa posteriorly
alternating with slight paired whitish strigulse ; a narrow irregular
hhickish-fuscous fascia at |, on dorsum linear; central fascia
moderate, little oblique, ferruginous, s;iffiised blackish on costal half
and strigulated blackish below middle, postei-ior edge angularly
prominent in middle ; a ferruginous and blade spot on costa at | ;
313 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOI'TKRA.
a curverl suffused ferruginous subteriuinal fascia, an oblique-oval
blotch of blackish suffusion lying on this above middle and touching
middle of tormen ; a small black and ferruginous apical spot: cilia
Ioaden-gre3% a blackish subbasal line. Hindwings dark fuscous,
lighter and thinly scaled anteriorlj- ; cilia whitish, a dark fuscous
subbasal shade.
Assam, Khasis, June, August ; 2 ex.
Polychrosis organica, n. sp.
(S . l-t ram. Head grey, face whitish. Palpi whitish, a few
dark fuscous scales on second joint. Thorax dark grey, shoulders
whitish-ochreous. Forewings rather dilated, costa gently arched,
termen somewhat rounded, little oblique ; whitish - ochreous,
irregularly marbled blue -whitish iridescence; some blackish
striguUc on costa and dorsum, on costa towards apex alternating
with short whitish strigulai ; an elongate-triangular dark grey
patch resting on basal fourth of dorsum, its apex reaching central
fascia near costa, two elongate black marks on its uj^per edge and
one on posterior edge in disc ; a subtriangular brown blotch from
dorsum beyond middle reaching half across wing and resting
partially against central fascia; central fascia postmedian, some-
what oblique, broad, dark grey, somewhat mixed with ground-
colour in disc ; an oblique slender dark grey streak from middle of
termen running to central fascia above middle ; a small blackish
apical spot : cilia whitish-ochreous, on upper half of termen mixed
dark grey. Hindwings dark fuscous, lighter and thinly scaled
anteriorly ; cilia whitish, a dark fuscous basal line.
Ceylon, Kandy, March (MacJcwood) ; 1 ex.
Polychrosis acanthis, n. sp.
(S 2 ' 12-13 mm. Head, palpi fuscous. Thorax fuscous or light
red-brown, transversely barred dark fuscous. Forewings dilated,
costa gently arched, termen slightly rounded, rather obliiiue ;
brownish-ochreous, unmodified only on a median dorsal patch, this
also sometimes mixed blackish ; basal patch dark fuscous mixed
leaden and blackish, extending to ^, edge angulated in middle ;
be5'ond this a fascia of whitish striation, suffused leaden on costal
half ; central fascia broad, little oblique, dark grey variably marked
leaden and blackish, sometimes partially suffused ferruginous ;
apical area variably tinged and marked ferruginous, sometimes
marbled leaden ; a dark fuscous fasciate streak from upper part of
central fascia to middle of termen ; a blackish ajdcal spot : cilia
dark purple-grey, a blackish subbasal line. Hindwings rather dark
grey ; cilia grey, a darker basal shade.
Bengal, Pusa, bred December and January from larvee rolling
leaves and boring stem of Just'wla (jemlarussa (AcantJiacece)
(Fletcher) ; CooRo, Dil)idi, 3500 feet, November (Nnvcoi)ie) ;
3 ex.
ETJCOSMIDiE. 34 9
Argyroploce cenchropis, n. sp.
2 . 13 ram. Head, palpi <i;rpyish-ochreous. Thorax f^rey
speckled whitish. Forewings little dilated, costa straight, tenncu
slightly rounded, somewhat oblicjue ; ochreons-grey, extreme ti])s
of scales whitish ; a blackish dot in disc at j ; some white suffusion
along termen, preceded on median portion by about six irregular
black dots : cilia grey speckled whitish and dark grey, on tornus
whitish. Hiiidwings ratiier dark grey, lighter towards base; cilia
whitish-grey, a dark grey siibbasal line.
Bkngal, Pusa, June, larva in fruits Cordia my xa {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Argyroploce encarpa, n. sp.
2 . 16-17 mm. Head dark grey, slightly reddish. Palpi dark
grey. Thorax dark indigo-grey, tips of patagia slightly reddish.
Forewings dilated, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; daik
violet-grey, somewhat sprinkled whitish ; faint light grey paired
costal strigulse ; some irregular blackish strigulse posteriorly,' and
two or three oblique strigte resting on termen ; a small triangular
]>raetonial si)ot of blackish strigulatiou : cilia daik violet-grey, pale-
speckled, llindwings dark grey, paler towards base ; cilia pale
grey, a darker subbasal line.
Bengal, Calcutta, April, larva in pulp Tangerine orange (Fletcher);
Ceylon, off coast, February (Fletcher); 2 ex.
Argyroploce clytocarpa, n. sp.
c^ . 14 mm. Head orange mixed dark fuscous. Palpi orange.
Thorax dark fuscous anteriorly irrorated orange. Forewings dilated,
termen rounded, little oblique ; fulvous-orange, becoming reddish
posteriorly ; costa obliquely strigulated dark fuscous, costa edge
posteriorly whitish between these ; dorsal area suffused dark
fuscous ; terminal third strigulated blackish and marbled w'ith
violet-leadeu-metallic spots and streaks, the largest limiting ocellus
anteriorly. Hiudvviugs blackish ; an elongate yellow blotch ex-
tending in disc from near base to | ; a smaller elongate blotch
along dorsum from base to | ; cilia pale yellow.
Philippines ; 1 ex.
Argyroploce tetrarcha, n. sp.
J. 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark violet-fuscous. Forewings
suboblong, costa moderately arched, termen slightly rounded, some-
what oblique ; dark fuscous, marbled dark violet-leaden excej)t
towards costal patch ; a rounded-triangular whitish-ochreous patch
tinged pinkish towards costa, extending on costa from ^ to -|, and
reaching half across wing, marked on costa with one or two dark
fuscous striguloe : cilia violet-grey somewhat speckled whitish, a
darker basal line. Hindwings grey ; a downward-direct fringe-tuft
of grey- whitish hairs from beneath costa at ^ ; dorsal margin
tiiickencd with a tuft of ochreous-vvhitish scales towards tornus;
3")0 KxnTic niiCKOLRnnorTioKA.
ciliu ochrcous-wliitisli, gi'oy round apex and on l>asiil half along
upper part of lerinen.
QiTEBNsr,AND, Jirisbane, February {DochJ); 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(19223).
Argyroploce delcchlora Turn.
QuEKNSLANn, Brisbane, February (Dndd). If correctly identifiod,
abdomen (S with dense tuft of loni>- blackish hairs lying along each
side from near base. The genus Ah/pi'la Turn, based on this
species as type is of no value, the supposed distinction of dorsal crest
of forewings being more or less developed generally in Arijyroploce,
and coriesponding to the thoracic crest.
/
Argyroploce funerea, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 17-21 mm. Head grey sprinkled white. Thorax grey
irrorated or suffused white, barred blackish. Forewings dark ashy-
grey irregularly strigulated and marked black, apical third white;
costal spots of white irroration or suffusion at base and before
middle ; edge of dark area from | of costa to before tornus, obtusely
angulated inwards slightly above middle, and slightly indented
near dorsum, otherwise hardly irregular ; two small greyish spots
on costa towards apex, and some grey clouding towards apex and
upper I of termen : cilia light grey, sometimes obscurely barred
darker, on tornus white. Hindwings light grey, darker towards
apex, whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia wiiitish, a grey subbasal
line.
Ontario, Toronto, Muskoka, July, August (Parish); 12 ex.
This may be regarded in America as capreana, from which however
it is quite distinct.
Argyroploce rlietorica, n. sp.
J. 18 mm. Head, thorax pale ferrugiuous-ochreous mixed dark
fuscous. Palpi grey, towards base whitish, terminal joint dark
grey, tip whitish. Forewings dilated, termen nearly straight, little
oblique; leaden-grey, irregularly mixed pale ferruginous-ochreous,
some obscure dark fuscous stiigulse, especially on dorsal half; costa
marked with small dark fuscous spots and pale ferruginous-ochreous
strigulse ; markings blackish mixed ferruginous ; basal patch
moderate, edge somewhat irregular, direct, with short broad trans-
verse-oblong supramedian projection ; central fascia rather narrow,
direct, slightly excurved, posterior edge with similar projection as
in basal patch ; an erect irregular-conical spot before tornus ; an
irregular oblique ferruginous streak across apex running into a
ferruginous somewhat blackish-mixed streak along termen : cilia
grey, obscurely barred darker, somewhat mixed ferruginous on basal
third. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade.
N.W. Persia, Enzcli, May {Capt. P. A. Buxton); 1 ex., Erit. Mus.
kucosmid-t:. riol
Ar^yroploce pertexta, n. sp.
d" 5 . 18-22 mm, Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous. Forewings
dilated, termen straiglit, little oblique ; blackish, in 9 suffusedly
mixed deej) ferruginous on apical area and slightly elsewhere;
numerous oblique irrei^ular series of small violet-leaden spots and
marks, upper half of central fascia defined bj' being free from
those: cilia dai'k leaden-grey, with some whitish specks, basal half
5 mixed ferruginous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, a darker
subbasal shade.
SlKKiM, Darjiliiig (Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
Pammene quercivora, n. sp.
2 . 8-9 mm. Head, thorax dark violet-fuscous, face and palpi
ochreous-whitish. Eorewings dilated, termen nearly straight,
obli(pie ; 7 to costa ; dark fuscous ; basal area suffused violet-
leaden ; a rather strongly excurved median fascia formed of two
subcontluent pairs of nearly coalesced violet-leaden striae, terminated
on costa by two pairs of whitish strigulie ; beyond this a group of
five white costal stiigulae, from which an excurved viokt-leaden
streak runs to tornus : cilia light leaden-grey, Hindwings 3 and 4-
stalked; dark fuscous; cilia grey, a dark fuscous basal line.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, July, bred from larvae on leaves of
Qmrcus Griffithi [Fletcher) • 2 ex.
Laspeyresia capparidana Zell.
BioNGAL, Pusa (Fletcher); 2 c? , l>red September from larva3
boring top .shoots " baguali " {Capparis sp.)&ve very small (7 mm.)
and dark, without the usual whitish-ochreous suffusion of fore-
wings, hindwings dark with ba^al fifth whitish ; 2 taken February
are larger (8-10 mm.), the whitish-ochreous streaks and sutiusion
well-developed, but with basal half of hindwings white (not grey as
in European examples). I am unable to discover other distinctions,
and am disposed to regard all those at present as belonging to one
variable species, perhaps susceptible to climatic and seasonal
iiitluences, and to the effect of nourishment on different species of
Cupi>aris.
Laspeyresia leptogramma Meyr.
Madras, Madura, October (Maxivell) . Described from S. Africa.
Laspeyresia heteropa, n. sp.
J . 11mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey speckled whitish. Fore-
wiugs slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, termen faintly sinuate,
somewhat oblique ; grey closely speckled whitish ; costa dark
fuscous with paired strigulse of whitish irroration ; basal patch
somewhat mixed fuscous and dark fuscous, edge irregular, angulated
in middle ; central fascia oblique, irregular-edged, fuscous speckled
whitish ; posterior margin of ocellus silvery, preceded by four linear
S52 nxnxiC MICROLKPIDOrrKHA.
black dots : cili;i s^rey, rows of -uhitish points, lliiidwiiigs liglit
prey, thinly scald anteriorly ; an undefined tornal blotch of
ochreous-whitish suffusion, followed on termen by a roundish
blotch of dark fuscous suffusion ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal
lino.
Bkngal, Pusa, May, bred from pupa in rolled leaf {Fletcher) ;
C. India, Dehra Dun, bred from shoots of Butea {Lcyutuiuosie)
( Beeson) ; 2 ex,
Laspeyresia malesana, n. sp.
S 2 . 15-17 mm. Head pale brownish-ochreous, f;ice and palpi
ochreous-whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous irrorated light grey.
Abdomen S blackish, 3 last segments partially grey, anal tuft
whitish-ochroous, a whitish htiirpencil from each side of basal
segment, $ greyish-ochreous. Posterior tibioe stout, dilated with
I'oiigh scales beneath. Forewings somewhat dilated, costa hardly
arched, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; whitish-
ochreous, bises of scales light grey ; costa obli(iuely strigulated
blackish-grey irroration ; some faint pale violet-leaden marks
beneath these posteriorly, and a striga from | of costa to termen
beneath apex ; posterior margin of ocellus indistinct, violet-silvery,
])receded by three small black dots : cilia whitish-ochreous, rows of
blackish-grey points. Hindwings S grey, some black speckling
along dorsum, § dark grey; cilia grey-whitish, a grey basal line.
Forewings S benealh with some black suffusion towards base of
upper margin of cell. Hindwings S beneath with some black
speckling towards anterior half of costa.
Madras, Coimbatore, March, September, bred from larvaj in
pods Farkinsonia [Leguminosce) {L'letcher) ; 3 ex. Also a small
(11 mm.) and paler J, but with same sexual characters, bred from
pods Cassia coi-i/mbosa ; and a $ from pods Cassia auriculata ,
Bombay {Beeson).
Laspeyresia perfricta, n, sp.
5 . 13-14 mm. Head, thorax light fuscous, face and palpi
whitish. Forewings suboblong, costa gently arched, termen slightly
sinuate, little oblique ; light lilac-fuscous, irregularlj^ mixed fuscous
except towards costa anteriorly, more ochreous-tinged towards
apex; posterior half of costa with small dark fuscous marks
alternating with faint obscure pale paired strigula) ; two very
oblicjue violet or leaden-blue strigoe from costa posteriorly, and
some marks of blackish irroration before and between these; area
towards tornus more or less striated longitudinally violet ; lateral
margins of ocellus obscurely violet, posterior preceded by two or
three small obscure dots of blackish irroration : cilia ochreous-
fuscous, outer half paler with whitish reflections. Hindwings dark
fuscous, lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey-whitish, a dark fuscous sub-
basal line.
Bengal, Pusa, August, September, bred from larvae boring top
shoots Fonyamia ylabra {Leyuminosce) {Fletcher) ; 4 ex.
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Laspeyresia pycnochra, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head, thorax ochreous, lower part of face and palpi
whitish-ochreous. Forewiiigs moderate, costa slightly arched,
tormeii sliglitly rounded, somewhat oblicjue; ochreuus, with faint
violet retlections, faintly I'uscous-sjninkled in disc ; costa i)Osteriorly
with faint pale striguUe, and two very oblique obscure blue leaden
stri<,'[e and a praeapical mark ; posterior margin of ocellus faintly
buden, preceded by three black linear dots: cilia ochreous, faintly
fuse )Us-sprinklod. llindwings grey, becoming dark grey posteriorly;
cilia pale grey, a faint darker subbasal line.
Madras, Coinibatore, March, bred from larva in pod Sesbania
(jrandijtora {Lejuminoscc) {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Laspeyresia mamertina, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head violet-grey, face and palpi whitish-ochreons.
Thorax blue-blackish. Forewings dilated, costa gently arched,
lorinen slightly sinuate just beneath apex, next somewhat prominent
beyond it, then rather oblique ; dark violet-blne-luscous, somewhat
]);de-speckled, costa with groups of very fine indistinct stria) of
whitish speckling ; apical area dark fuscous, with very oblique daik
blue striga from costa; a moderate black dot before termen in
middle, one minute black dot above and two below it: cilia grey
with silvery-blue reflections. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey,
a dnrk fuscous basal line.
l^uNGAt,, Pusa, March, bred from larva on leaf of Lorantlias
{^LoriuUhacece) (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
TlNElDiE.
Mesoplienia salsa, n. sp.
J. 19 mm. Head, thorax whitish. Palpi wh.le, second joint
with dark grey streak above. Forewings ratiier narrow, termen
very ol)Iiquel}' rounded ; 7 separate, to costa ; grey snffusedly mixed
white : a streak of white suffusion rather above middle from base
to a small dark grey angular spot on end of cell : cilia grey, suffused
white on costa and a median patch on termen. Hindwings ,"> and 0
stalked, 6 to costa ; light grey, tinged ochreous and suffused
ochreous-whitish towards base, along termen tinged violet : cilia
grey-whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane [Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (7S4-I).
/
XYLOSCOPA, I . g.
Head densely rough-haired; ocelli posterior; tongue rudinientai-y.
Antennae |, basal joint flattened and somewhat excavated beneatli,
with slight pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, with
appressed scales, slightly roughened anteriorly, second joint with 2
or ;5 short apical bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, obtuse.
Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibia;
yojj. 11.— Dtcender l\)20. 2 .v
354 EXOTIC MTCKOLEPIDOPTEUA.
clothed with hairs above and beneath. Forewings with groups of
raised scales ; 2 from near angle, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 11
from before middle. Hindwings nearly 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia 1 ;
3 and 4 connate, cell open between 4 and 5, 5 and 6 stalked, 6 to
apex, 7 separate.
Probably allied to Brimylastis.
Xyloscopa heterocrossa, n. sp.
$ . 10 mm. Head white, frontal and occipital bars tinged grey.
Palpi whitish irrorated grey, a dark fuscous external streak.
Thorax white, a light brownish spot on shoulders. Forewings
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, tcrmen very
obliquely rounded ; white, slightly spotted here and there light
brownish ; some irregular light brownish markings towards base ;
a blackish mark on costa at ^; a transverse blotch of black irroration
suffused light brownish from costa before middle, connected by a
light brownish streak with middle of dorsum ; some light brownish
markings in disc posteriorly and on costa towards apex ; an irregular
line of dark grey and blackish scales along tcrmen, somewhat
expanded at tornus, edged anteriorly by a light brownish streak :
cilia rather dark gre)' speckled whitish, with some black points.
Hindwings light greyish ; cilia whitish-grej'.
C. India, Gorakhpur, Februar}', bred from log of Buchanania
latlfolia [Beeson) ; 1 ex.
Hypoplirictis plana, n. sp.
S . 12 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous. Palpi pale greyish-
ochreous, second joint irrorated fuscous, apex whitish. Thorax
pale greyish, anteriorly suffused grey. Forewings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex rounded, termeu obliquely rounded ; very pale
ochreous-greyish, with scattered grey scales ; costa somewhat
su.ffused grey towards base ; small fuscous spots on costa beyond
middle and at | : cilia whitish-ochreous, a median line of fuscous
points, Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Brngat., Pusa, November, bred from case-bearing larva on trunk
of Mangifera {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Tinea demiurga, n, sp.
c? $ . 13-15 mm. Head brown. Palpi dark fuscous, tip pale
greyish-ochreous. Antennae |, grey. Thorax light fuscous. Fore-
wings rather narrow, termen very obliquely rounded ; light fuscous,
suffusedly sprinkled darker fuscous ; plical and second discal
stigmata forming small round cloudy dark fuscous spots : cilia
light fuscous, paler towards tips, base slightly sprinkled darker.
Hindwings pale brassy-grej' ; cilia pale grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, Juno {Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
Tinea incredibilis, n. sp.
S 2 . 9-11 ram. Head yellow-ochreous, face ferruginous-
brownish. Palpi whitish. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey.
TINEIUJE. 355
<S valv33 moderaio, Forcwings palo ocliroous, bases of scales more
or less tinged pale fuscous; a suffused dark fuscous costal streak
from base to middle ; a deep fuscous-purple terminal fascia
occupying about | of wing, edgoratlier iuwards-obliijue from costa:
cilia bronzy- puri)lisb, four dark fuscous lines followed by series of
]»ale points. lliudwiugs ovate-lanceolate, pointed, ratlier dark
purple-grt^y ; cilia grey.
N.S. Walks, Sydney ; Victoria, Melbourne ; October, November,
5 ex. Hitberto confused under nevtarea, to wbich it is extremely
similar, yet at once distinguiNlied by tbe dark thorax ; moreover in
nectarea the bindwiugs aro mucb broader, elongate-ovate, apex
obtuse, hairs of crown ochreous-wbitisb, S valvie much larger,
with ocbreous-whitish anal tuft. The Sydney and Melbourne
localities must be deleted from my account of nectarea, and tbe
specimens bred from pupal cases on stems of Acacia, as there
recorded, weie tbe present species and not nectarea; they were
found near Melbourne. Tlie true nectarea is however widely and
})robably generally distributed tlnougb tbe southern half of
A ustralia.
Tinea abathra, n. sp.
(J. 13mm. Head pale oebreous-ycllow. Palpi grey. Antennoo
over 1, grey. Thorax dark purple-fust-ous. Abdumen fuseous.
Forewings short, posteriorly dilated ; light ocbreous-yellow ; base
of costa fuscous ; a line suffused purplisb-fuscous streak along
termen : cilia rather dark pur|)lisli-fuscous speckled whitish points,
llindwings bronzy, suffused purple towards termen ; cilia grey.
(iuEENSLAND, iirisbaue, October (Dodd); 2 ex. Differs from
iaJantias by unusually short wings and absence of dark base.
Type Wals. Coll. {2'6dl\)).
Oxylycbna euryzona, n. sp.
5 . G mm. Head, thorax yellow-whitish, Khoulders narrowly
dark fuscous, i'alpi wbitisb, a daik lusccus lateral streak. Fore-
wings lanceolate ; yellowish-white; a dark fuscous transverse band
extending from near base to |-, anterior edge irregular, j'oslerior
nearly direct, containing some small tufts near doisum, mixed grey
towards costa; an irregular blackish- grey costal streak fiom just
beyond this to | ; a ^aiboblong dark fuscous blotcb extending along
termen from before tornus to costa, enclosing just within anterior
edge two very small transversely placed whitish tufts in disc : cilia
grey speckled blackish, llindwings and cilia grey.
Bengal, Suuderbans, March, bred from Hcritiera Jotnes {Btcnoii) ;
1 ex.
V HyLADAULi,n. g.
Head roughly haired; ocelli posterior; tongue obsolete. An-
tennae j-, joints closely set, in cT ciliated, basal joint nioJerate,
loosely scaled, without peeten. Labial palpi moderately long,
356 EXOTIC MICnOLEPIDOPTERA.
curved, siibascondiiip;, slender, second joint with some apical
bristles, terrainal shorter, pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete.
Posterior tibia3 clothed with long fine hairs above. Forewings 1 h
furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 approximated or stalked, 7 to
costa, 9 absent, 11 from before middle. Hiudwings under 1,
lanceolate, cilia nearly 2 ; 2-7 jiarallel.
Belongs to the Coniastis group.
Hyladaula perniciosa, n. sp.
J. 10-11 mm. Head white, face and palpi dark fascons.
Thorax grey-whitish, greyer towards sides, shoulders dark grey.
Forewings rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex pointed,
termen extremely obliquely rounded; pale grey very finely
speckled whitish, tinged whitish-ochreous here and there in disc ;
an irregular suffused dark fuscous streak along costa from base to
near a[)ex ; some irregular fuscous suffusion beneath this towards
end of cell, and tips of scales on posteiior half of wing microscopi-
cally dark-freckled : cilia whitish-grey, minutely speckled blackish,
Hindwings gi'ey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Bengal, Sunderbans, April, bred from Heritiera fomcs (Beeson) •
4 ex.
Ardiosteres tetrazona, n. sp.
c? . 17 mm. Head palo ochreous. Palpi ochreous-\^hitish,
basal half dark fuscous. Antennae not dentate, fascicuLite-
ciliated (2). Thorax ochreous-whitish, mixed dark fuscous,
anterior third dark fuscous. Forewings dilated, costa gently
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ;
7 absent; whitish; four rather narrow dark fuscous irregular-
edged transverse fasciae, between these are three small
spots or marks on costa and irregular transverse series of
strigulae ; fii"st fascia basal, second from ^ of costa to middle of
dorsum, third from | of costa to tornus, fourth from costa before
apex to middle of termen : cilia whitish-ochreous barred fuscous.
Hindwings fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
QuKEJ^sLAND, Brisbane {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (7826).
Narycia educta, n. sp.
9 . 16 mm. Head, palpi grey-whitish. Thorax rather dark
fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded; 7 and 8 stalked; fuscous,
sufi iisedly irrorated dax'k fuscous : cilia fuscous. Hindwings rather
dark fuscous, faintly purplish ; cilia fuscous.
QuKENSLAND, Brisbane, September, October, 2 ex. (1 in Wals.
Coll.).
Narycia strepsidoma, n. sp.
5 . 18 mm. Head ochrcous-yellowish, face fuscous. Palpi
fuscous, tii)S of joints whitish. Thorax dark fuscous, posteriorly
TINKlD.Ti;. LTONKTIAD.Ti;. 357
whitish-sprinkled. Abdomen dark fuscous, anul tuft light yellowish.
Forewiiigs elongate, cost a g'.^ntly arched, termeii rounded, rather
strongly oblicjue ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termon ; ochreous-whitish ;
markings dark j)urplish-fu8Cous ; an elongate spot on base of costa,
a transverse spot on dorsum at |, and some transverse strigulation
on basal fourth ; a moderate slightly curved fascia from ^ of costa
to middle of dorsum, a similar fascia beyond middle, and a trans-
verse series of striguhie between them ; beyond these two thick
irregular transverse streaks confluent in disc, a transverse mark
from costa before apex, au irregular streak along termen, and some
slight reticulation connecting these ; cilia fuscous. Hindwin^s -i
and 5 stalked ; dark fuscnus ; cilia fuscous.
QcFEKNSLANu, Brisbane {Dodd), bred from a larval case 9 mm.
long, forming an irregularly four-sided spiral, gradually narrowed
from mouth, each side formed of short segments of hollow twigs
placed transversely ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (7(52(3).
Narycia arctodes, n. sp.
c5'. 11-12 mm. Head, palpi fuscous, crou^n yellow-whitish.
Thorax dark fuscous. Eorowings elongate, rather dilated, termen
slightly rounded, oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked; dark fuscous; obscure
whitish-grey fasciate streaks from dorsum in middle and before
tornus, reaching half across wing : cilia greyish, sometimes a
darker basal line. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Victoria, Gisborne, January to March {Lijell) ; 3 ex.
LYONETIAD.E.
Opostega subviolacea, n. sp.
$ . 6 mm. Head pearl-whitish, frontal tuft ferruginous-brown.
Antennae light grey, eyecaps whitish. Thorax whitish-violet-grev.
Forewings lanceolate ; pale shining violet-grey; an oblique black
line from costa at |, enlarged at extremity but hardly reaching
tornus ; apical area beyond this somewhat darker ; a minute black
apical dot: cilia grey- whitish. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-
whitish.
EoiUJAY, Gujarat, Kharaghoda, August {Maxwell) ; 1 ex.
Opostega velifera, n. sp.
(S . 5 mm. Head, antennaj ochreous-whitish, frontal tuft dark
fuscous. Thorax violet-fuscous. Forewings broad-lanceolate ;
violet-fuscous, tips of scales pale, forming a fine indistinct trans-
verse reticulation ; an irregular-edgeJ pale ochreoiis streak along
costa from base to i, and an elongate spot beyond this : cilia
whitish-ochreous. Hindwings pale greyish: cilia ochreous-
whitish.
Bombay, Surat, April {Maxwell) ; 1 ex.
3o3 MXOTTO MTflROT.RITPOrTKKX.
V Opostega pexa, n. sp.
cS . C> mm. Crown, cyccaps whitish, face and foichond li.uht
yollowisli, without rough hnirs. Forowings hroad-lanoeolilp ;
shining white ; a minute bliick apical dot, in'oceded hy yollowisli
tinge: cilia on costa whitish-ochrcous, with tine dark fuscous sub-
hasal line and fainter ohliquo groy ])nstmedian lino convoking to
apical dot, on tcrmcn white. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey.
Brazil, I'ara, July (Parish); 1 ex. Face and forehead ex-
ceptionally small, and apparently nearly smooth.
4 Opostega cretea, n. sp.
c? 2 • 8-9 mm. Head, thorax white. Forewings hroad-laneeo-
late, apex caudulate ; white ; an oblique dark grey spot from
middle of dorsiim. not reaching half across wing; produced a]H'x
dark grey, a minute black apical dot: cilia whitish, three oblique
cloudy dark grey bars in costal cilia and two in terminal convergiiig
to apical dot. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Onxakio, L. Muskoka, July, August (Parish) ; 6 ex.
J Opostega scioterma, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax white. Forewings bro;id-lanceolato,
apex somewhat produced ; whitish, tinged grey posteriorly : cloudy
^rev suboblique spots on costa beyond middle and dorsum in middle,
nearly meeting ; a cloudy grey fascia extending round ])osterior
fourth of costa and termen ; a minute black apical dot: cilia pale
greyish, on costa and termen with rather dark grey basal shades,
and oblique converging costal bar. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Ontaeio, Toronto, June (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Leucoptera chrysoxantha, n. sp.
c? . 5 mm. Head white, a pale ochreous tuft on back of crown.
Thorax shilling white. Forewings lanceolate ; shining white; an
ochreous-yellow apical patch limited by a dark fuscous slightly
irregular line from beyond middle of costa to dorsum before tornus,
containing a small white costal spot edged dark fuscous, and a
roundish golden-metallic tornal spot laterally edged black: cilia
whitish- grey, above apex white with two converging dL'vk fuscous
bars. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Bombay, Ahmedabad, December (Maxivell) ; 1 ex.
Lyoiietia calycopis, u. sp.
(5 . 6 mm. Head, thorax white, crown smooth. Forewings
very narrow, long-pointed; shining white; faint infuscation
forming a streak beneath costa from before middle to |, enlarged
anteriorly, a streak from before tornus to near costa before apex,
and a short parallel line between this and termen ; a large oval
black apical dot : cilia white, short converging blackish marks in
costal and terminal cilia just before apical dot but not reaching it,
LTONETIAD-Ti). 359
projocHn;» gvoy hooks from ajtical dot beyond and beneath it.
Hindwinji^s and cilia violet-white.
CooRG, Sidapur, April {Fletcher) • 1 ex.
Phyllocnistis hagnopa, n. sp.
J . 4 mm. Head, thorax silvery-whitish. Forewings lanceolate,
apex caudate ; shining whitish ; grej' subcostal and median linos
from base to near middle, space between these pale brassy-yellow
on i)osterior half ; a grey almost direct strigulafrom middle of costa
reaching half across wing ; a straight transverse dai'k grey line at
■^, somewhat inwards-oblique from costa; apical area beyond this
wholly suffused pale yellowish ; an oval black apical dot : cilia
wliitish, three parallel somewhat oblique dark grey bars on costa,
third terminating in apical dot, two others projecting and diverging
from apical dot, one beneath it in a line with the one above, and
one from dot curved round to tornus, within this suiFused pale
yellowish. Hind wings and cilia Avhite.
Madevs, Coimbatore, July, bred from larva mining leaf of
Ailanthus [Simaruhacece) {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Bucculatrix diacapna, u. sp.
(S . 7 mm. Head whitish. Antennae whitish ringed dark
fuscous. Tliorax, abdomen dark fuscous, anal tuft whitish. Fore-
wings lanceolate ; whitish closely iriorated dark fuscous ; cloudy
whitish spots on costa before middle, on dorsum obliquely before
this, and on dorsum before tornus ; a cloudy oblique whitisJA streak
from costa at | not reaching termen ; costal and dorsal areas between
these markings, and apical area more sufFusedly irrorated blackish-
fuscous : cilia pale grey, round apes and Tipper part of termen on
basal half whitish sprinkled black points. Hindwings and cilia
light grey.
N.W. JPkrsia, Enzeli, May {Buxton) ; 1 ex., Brit. Mus.
Bucculatrix univoca Mcyr.
4 ex. bred in November from larvae mining leaves of Tpomoea
reptans {Fletcher). In well-marked specimens the plical and
second discal stigmata are perceptible as small dark dots, former in
middle, latter towards apex.
/
Philonome spectata, n. sp.
<S . 5 mm. Head and eyecaps white, tuft ochreous-brown.
Thorax ochreous-brown, outer part of patagia white. Forewings
lanceolate, apex produced ; ochreous-brown ; a broad shining white
costal streak from base almost to apex, lower edge bisinuate and
marked with some black scales, costal edge with three pale ochreous
elongate marks : cilia pale greyish, beneath a])ex with an ochreous-
brown patch slightly dark-sprinkled, on costa whitish-ochreous.
Hindwings and cilia ochreous-grcy-whitish.
Brazil, Para, July (Parish) ; 1 ex.
r'>()0 EXOTIC MICROLRPrDOPTKRV.
Opogona xanthocrita Mcjr.
C. Inpta, Siwnliks, bred from logs of SJiorea, Bombax (Bceso7i),
and sugarcnno {Fhtcher).
Opo3:ona caryospila, n. sp.
5 . 12 mm. Head brown, fillet and face brassj^-whitish. Thorax
light yellow, shoulders narrowly dai'k fuscous. Eorewings elongato-
laiiceolate, acute; light yellow; a slender dark fuscous streak
along basil seventh of costa ; a rather inwards-ol)li(]ue sliglitly
curved line from beyond middle of costa to dorsum formed by
scattered dark fuscous scales and blue suffusion, wing beyond this
wholly fuscous, including a small irregular dark fulvons-browa spot
above tornus, with a few blue scales : cilia light greyish-ochreous.
Hind wings grey; cilia greyish-ochreous.
Queensland, Brisbane, October {Dodd); 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(23857J.
Opogona choleropis, n. sp.
cJ . 9 mm. Head, thorax yellowish-grey, face whitish. Foro-
wings naiTiiw-lanceolato, acute; pale greyish-oclireous : a dark
purplisli-groy apical patch occupying slightly more than lialf wing,
edged anteriorly by a nearly direct somewhat irregnlar blackish
line : cilia dark grey, a whitish-ochreous spot in costal cilia towards
apex. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
$.10 mm. Head fuscous, fillet bronzy, face shining whitish-
ochreous. Thorax greenish-fuscous. Forewings dark fuscous,
faintly pur^dish ; basal half mixed liglit dull olive-greenisli ;
suffused pale olive-greenish triangular spots on costa before middle
and at | : cilia fuseous, towards base mixed dark fuscous, a pale
greenish-ochreous patch on posterior costal spot.
Andamans, Port Blair, March, April, bred from logs of Termlnalid
hicduta {Befson); 2 ex.
/ Opogona rliynchacma, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head, thorax pale ochrcous-ycllow, face and fillet
shining whitish-ochreous, front of crown dark fuscous, a large
expansible tuft of yellow-ochreoas scales on each side of head
beneath oye. Palpi ochrcous-whitish, second joint with a black
streak above. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex produced ; pale
ochrcous-yellow ; basal third of costa finely dark fuscous ; a slender
orescentic dark fuscous streak along ternicn, upper half edged above
by a fine black line ; some black scales on costal edge towards apex ;
a black apical dot: cilia whitish-grey, on costa white. Hindwings
and cilia light grey.
Brazil, Parintins, October [Parish) ; 1 ex.
Opogona amblyxena, u..sp.
c? 2 . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax violet-fuscous, face shining white.
Palpi white, a dark fuscous line on basal i of second joint. Fore-
wings narrow, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; glossy
t-yonctiad.t:. o/>-,
obi
och.eous-yellowish c f whrh^'^' T'^^ '^^e within %hii
apex, beneath tornus pab ^Te^ ' H hn .^^^^«°"r>'^"«^'i«h ronn-l
pointed than usual inCuf- La, v J ''''^''-r"'^ ^^^^^^^ ^-^"^ less
Fm, Cuvu, October (Z;,nS"^?^:'^'^^^^^
^ cry like c7^/omn,m from Inda To 'Ji f ' ) /^-t ^" ^''i^^- ^"«-
of forewiugs and hindwin^ i f 'J/f '"°^^^^'^;^% ^^^fferent i„ shape
mna^mgs, in chloracma both acutely pointed.
Hieroxestis conjurata, n. sp.
Pal?/ i^S, tS^L^t^:^^^.'" ?-^--3-whi,ish.
nscous, posterior extremity paTe yellow ^F* ■ ^^"'"'^ '^'"'^
anceolate, apex produced, acute • ye low- ,^"'^T'"^f ^^^".^'ate-
uscous streak extending along- nearly WnT ]^fX "^^^S'^^^aped dark
inwards-oblique nearly straight irroitT, ^^'Y '"'^^^ '" ^ ^^'^htJy
scales from iiddle ot^osta to doS fo ]"' " f "'^^^^'^ ^^^^^ki.l{
P-Ple and deep blue suLTou ZZ [fZl\\^ TV""'^^^^^^^^^
somewhatlighter-saifusedtowai;is costa at 3 r' f"''^ ^"■°^^"'
costa towards | light yellowish, ilia 1 n4 futco 1 •'' "l T""' ■ '"
Hieroxestis iolychua, n. sp.
Pal|^wbftli', Semftrda'rLlr^A't^ ^^' '^'^ ^''^'-^-
joint large, dark fuscoL. Thorax daVk /'*'"" "° ""^'"''^^ ^^«al
pale yellow. Forewiugs narrow-hncpo^.f '"'' P^'^^^'^^^ ^hird
pale yellow ; a rather tlick short nZtedd' ?7 "'"'"^^ ^^'^^^^^^ ^
basal fourth of costa; a dark ^0^- ^^ ^"''""' ^^^'^^^^^^ «l«"fe'
of wing, ar.terior edge dirlt Xr^t "T^^"'^ ""^'^^'^^ ^--^^
narrow fascia of i.tente violet blue no ''7^"^'^', -'''''^'^ ^'^"i a
with a yiolet-b!ue dottoward ap " cilia chr/rn"'^' "^^"'"^' ■''-^
and ciha (lark fuscous ' ^^^" ^'ark iuscous. Hindwi)i"-s
! '?<?^*o,0; 4 ex. ^ ' ^'°'" ^°-« '^^''^''^^ and Tcr,nina/ia
Synnympha perfrenis, n. sj,
^ ': ^^^^'^iin^t;;;:!!;;' :^;;nj^^^- forewiugs ra.her
- h, becoming graduali; p le Ji/^^^'f ^'^^^ /^^"'^^l^cl; vu,lct-
■-r transverse fuscous line ., fir ^ posLeriorly ,. at al.out -? a
t'lackish apicaT ot cil a whV-7 r'^"?^^'^J"^ ^'"^^ ^-«ta ;
- i'^J^t grey, a tub trdajf fuT 'f "'^'"^ ^^ ^^'^
,^'s missing.) ^ '*'^' ^"«^'""« Jme rouud apex.
i^underbans, Anril hro.i /•
--;;2ex. ^^''' ''''^^ from i/cnVi.m nunor
0(52 KXOTIC MIOROLKPTDOrTRTlA.
J ErecMMas zebrina Butl.'
I^,vKBABOB, bred from nests of the wasp Voii.U^ anmclaris {Ballou).
^ CATALECTIS, n. g. ^
Headrongh-haired; ocelli posterior; tongue obsolete AntennrD^,
pressed, -™-'- /°»t/: f '^ V et n^^wU ape. .low,/-
palpi several-jointed, toldecl, scaiea. ^'^^'^J " ^^ ^
turned, 2 from angle 4 absen , D and 6 out of 7,7 ;« ^^J^f ' ^^^ ^
7 approximated.
Near Phthinocola.
Catalectis pharetropa, n. sp.
o Q nim Head white. Talpi white, second joint dark
„e„t 3. Forewings ""7''-. '«'"^"/''''^'^:'\°^ ; ri Alcd dark
reddish-brown, irregularly i™™<?a ^ y/^jt,^ cloudy dark
T'-l Urll "'^nrlf: :^ ddl : : Waciil el„nga.e^blotch
=;^r:i:4lora\o. beyond middle to I. ane;^..t,^^
:;--r.Klatrbti:"lwu^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"1.:fLl?KayXr"-'0i 1 e..,poorlH.tdisti„=t(Bri.M„s.).
y PONTODRYAS, n. g.
Head rough-haired; 0-1" l-^r-n ton?- "l;-!';- . ^'X'lTaf;
t'::aSl^rurin:r^an;eco„dwi,blo„gvroje^^^^^^^
7 approximated.
Near Decadarchis.
Pontodryas loxosema, n. sp.
5 . 11 .™ . Head o^^r^;;^^^^^:^:^:^: ^oS
ir"'ihiSv::ir;rruinr-i>--"«>''"-- ^ -»---
T.YONKTIAD^. 303
median bar of whitisli snfTusion on hack. Forewinofs rathor narrow,
f ornion cxtremnly obliqiiclj' rounded ; brown, darker ])ostcriorly,
costal edge dark fuscous; white streaks from dorsum at base and 4,
unit ing in a spot on costa at | ; a short very obli(iue white strigula
from costa before middle; two very ol)lique fine white strigse from costa
before middle, first becoming yellow-ochrcous posteriorly, both
terminated at a white bar in costal cilia before apex ; a rather thick
white slightly upcurved streak from fold beyond its middle to middle
of first striga : a small round dark fuscous apical spot : cilia whitish,
basal third suffused brown mixed dark fuscous, a dark fuscous
snbapical shade. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Fltf, Lautoka, in the mountains, April {Greenwood) ; 1 ex.
(Ih-it. Mus.).
/ DIACHALA.STIS,n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete.
Antennce |, in S simple, basal joint rather stout, without pecten.
Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, second joint rough-scaled
towards apex above and beneath, terminal joint as long as second,
thickenod with scales and transversely compressed, obtuse.
]\raxillary palpi several-jointed, folded, loosely scaled. Posterior
tiliifE with long fine hairs above and beneath. ForcAvings 2 from
angle, 7 to costa, 11 frora^towards base. Hindwings 1, elongate-
ovate, cilia I ; 2 from middle of cell, 3 absent, cell open between 4
and 5, 5 and 6 short-stalked, 6 almost to apex, 7 rather approxi-
mated.
Allied to Hectacma.
Diachalastis tetraglossa, n. sp.
(S . 8 mm. Head, palpi white. Antennte whitish, on apical |
three dark fuscous bands and a ring beneath uppermost. Thorax
ochreous, patagia whitish towards apex. Forewings elongate,
termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous ; an inwards-oblique streak
of whitish suffusion crossing disc before middle ; a very fine dark
fuscous marginal line round posterior half of costa and upper part
of termen, cut by two extremely oblique fine white striguke towards
f ; an indistinct transverse streak of M'hitish suffusion at i, marked
with four irregular small longitudinal grey dashes : cilia whitish-
ocbreous, round apex a fine fuscous subbasal line. Hindwings
light grcj' ; cilia whitish-grey.
Fiji, l.autoka, January (Greemvood) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Hectacma placens, n. sp.
d! . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings rather narrow,
termen very obliquely ronnded ; yellow-ochreous ; three suffused white
fascia? angulatedin middle, towards costa blackish-edged, first basal,
third median ; a fourth fascia indicated bj^ undefined suffusion on
costa and tornus and a transverse mark in disc ; a fifth fascia across
3fi4 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDDPTERA.
apex on coslal half, limited beneath by a fine dark fuscous longi-
tudinal lino from transverse mark, but sending a short rino white
streak along upper part of tornien : cilia light yellow-ochreous, with
bars of white suffusion above and below apex. Hindwings light
grey; cilia whitish.
QuEKNSLAND, Brisbane, A.ugust(Z)of?(/); 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (23-119).
Plemyristis oenochares, n. sp,
c? 2 . 12-17 mm. Head, palpi dark fuscous, maxillary ])al])i
rough-scaled. Antennae almost 1. Thorax deep purple mixed
blackish. Forewings narrow, apex pointed, upturned, termeu
extremel}' obliquely rounded ; ashy-purple suffusedly irrorated dark
fuscous or blackish, tending to form blackish streaks along fold and
in median portion of disc ; a large blackish subdorsal tuft beyond
middle of dorsum and smaller ones before and beyond tornus;
usually an ochveous dot in disc at 4, preceded by a tuft of scales :
cilia grey tinged violet, and irrorated dark fuscous. Hindwings
and cilia grey.
Nigeria, Ibadan, March, bred from dry cacao pods {Pomeroy) ;
Natal, Durban {Jayise)\ 6 ex. Type in Brit. Mus. Decadarchis
tninu^cida was bred from same pods, but this latter is a general
feeder on dry vegetable matter.
(ECOPHORlDiE.
Macrobathra synacta, n. sp.
cJ . 13 ram. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
extreme base and anterior edge near tip black. Thorax pur]>le-
blackish. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish. Forewings dark purplish-
fuscous ; a moderately broad ochreous-whitish fascia at |, somewhat
narrowed towards costa ; triangular ochreous- white spots from costa
at I and dorsum before tornus just touching at tips : cilia dark
fuscous, on spots ochreous-whitish. Hindwings light grey, basal |-
saffused whitish-yellowish ; cilia whitish-yellowish suffused pale
grey except round tornus and dorsum.
South Australia, Yatala, April; 1 ex, (Coll. Lower). Near
aliernatella.
Macrobathra opposita, n. sp.
S . 15 mm. Head black, face ochreous-white. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, terminal joint slightly sprinkled dark fuscous. Thorax
ochreous-white, anterior margin and posterior extremity black.
Abdomen pale yellow-ochreous, apical half sprinkled fuscous.
Forewings blackish-fuscous; markings ochreous-white; subquad-
rate costal spots at |, middle, and towards apex ; a transverse
blotch from dorsum at }, directed towards first costal spot but not
reaching it ; a subquadrate spot before tornus : cilia dark grey
mixed blackish towards base, beneath tornus ochreous-whitish.
Hindwings ratlier dark grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Toowoomba (lUeel-); 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (17218).
(ECOrHORIDiE.
365
Promalactis sponsalis, n. sp.
cT. n mm. Head, thorax rather dark fuscous, slightly pale-
spriukled, face grey. Palpi whitish, irrorated dark fuscous except
tip. Antennae dark fuscous dotted white, ciliations 1^. Forewings
elougate-lauceolate ; light ochreous-yellow ; markings dark brown
sprinkled pale and blackish, slightly whitish-edged towards disc ;
a basal fascia occupying about I of wing, edge nearly straight ; a
slight costal streak from hear this to middle; a triangular spot on
doisiim beyond middle, from this a rather deeper ochreous-yellow
fascia exte"nding along termen to apex, preceded on costa by a dark
blotch reaching to | ; some dark sprinkling on termeu below this
blotch, and at apex: cilia pale yellow. Hiudwings uarrow-
lanceolate, light grey ; cilia 3, pale greyish.
N. India, Dehra Dun, March, bred from logs Shorca rohasta
(Bcesoii) • 1 ex.
n/ ANORCOTA, n. g.
Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 1,
in d' serrulate, rather shortly and evenly ciliated, basal joint
elongate, with slight pecton. Labial palpi very long, recurved,
slender, smooth, terminal joint longer than second, acute. Maxillary
palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae
rough-scaled above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle,
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hiudwings =,
lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-4 parallel, 4 and 5 connate, 6 and 7 parallel.
Type plati/.vavtJia Meyr., hitherto included in Promalactis, but it
is so evidently allied to Triclonella that it must be regarded as a
distinct genus derived from it.
i Triclonella pliilantha, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 9 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, orbits and sides of
]>atagia finely white. Antennae black lined white. Palpi white
lined black. Forewings rather narrow, termen very obliquely
rounded ; ochreous-yellow; a dark fuscous basal patch occupying ^
of wing, edge straight ; costal edge slenderly dark fuscous from this
to a whitish dot at | preceding apical patch ; a narrow irregular
])ale shining grey fascia edged dark fuscous be) ond middle ; a dark
fuscous ai)ical patch occupjing ^, edged auteriorl} by a narrow pale
shining grey dark-edged fascia rising from the whitish dot : cilia
dark grey, liindwings and cilia duik grey.
liiiAziL, Telle, December, January {I'arish); 13 ex.
■* Triclonella etearcha, n. sp.
c? 2 • ^-^ ^i"i- Sead, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi white lined
black. Antenna black lined white. Forewings termen very
obliquely rounded; light yellow-ochreous; slightly irregular direct
transverse silvery-whitish lines at | and f , basal and apical areas
within these dark fuscous : cilia dark grey. Hiudwings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Pkku, Iquitos, March, May {Parinh); 2 ex.
36G EXOTIC MlCROLEl'IDOPTEPvA.
/
Triclonella triargyra, n. sp.
2 . 0 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, orbits finely white. Palpi
blackish lined white. Antennae black lined white, ajncal half wholly
white. Forowings rather narrow, termen very obliquely rounded ;
ochreous-yellow ; transverse slender silvery fascise at |, middle, and
|, last slightly inwards-oblique, white on costa, basal and apical areas
limited by these blackish ; three or four marginal white dots round
apex : cilia dark grey. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Pdeu, Jurimaguas, March (Parish)- 1 ex.
y Triclonella pictoria Meyr.
The cT (Brazil, Parintins) has a pale yellowish tuft on posterior
tibiso as in ellipLka, and a notch on stalk of antenna) near base, also
found in elUiJtica but not previously noted. I have elliptica from
Tefie. /\
Triclonella trachyxyla, n, sp.
$ , 12 ram. Head, thorax brown. Palpi white lined blackish.
Forewings elongate, costa slightly sinuate in middle, with well-
marked prominence of rough scales at f and slighter one at |, apex
pointed, termen sinuate, very oblique ; brown, scattered blackish
scales ; a spot of blackish-grey suftusion on costa before middle,
including prominence, its posterior edge whitish, and an inwards-
oblique mark of whitish suffusion before |- ; a transverse blotch of
blackish-grey suffusion on dorsum at -^ ; two longitudinal streaks
of blackish-grey suffusion towards median portion of costa ; an oval
si)ot of blackish suffusion above middle of fold, and two or three
undefined irregular small blackish-grey spots in disc before and
beyond middle, with one or two white scales ; a white speck at
apex: cilia brown, towards tornus suffused dark grey. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dark fuscous subbasal shade.
Brazil, Obidos, August (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Y Orsotricha raptans, n. sp.
c5' . 28 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark brown, pale-speckled, palpi
whitish tow^ards base beneath and on terminal joint above, thorax
with three posterior whitish dots. Abdomen fuscous, a dorsal
series of bronzy spots, anal tuft whitish. Forewings rather narrow,
apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, very oblique ; dark
brown, with violet iridescence ; a suff'used dark fuscous median
longitudinal streak from base to apex, and one along fold to a spot
beneath middle of wing followed by a white dot, between these a
bi\nd of greyish-violet suftusion extended to termen ; a transverse
suff'used dark fuscous spot from upper margin of median streak at
I : cilia purplish-grey, on costa except near apex while. Hindwings
grey, paler and subhyaline towards base ; cilia pale greyish, a darker
subbasal shade.
Peku, Kio Napo, May {Parish); 1 ex.
(ECOPHOEID^. 367
^ NOCHELODES, n. g.
Head with appressod scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Atateniia) |, in <S serrulate, evenly ciliated, basal joint elongate,
without pecten. Labial palpi long, curved, ascending, slender,
second joint smooth-scaled, terminal hardly as long as second, acute.
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, a])pressed to tongue. Forewings
1 h furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11
from middle, llindwings |, lanceolate, cilia 2; 2-4 parallel, 5 and
0 short-stalked, 7 parallel.
Presumably a derivative of Promalactis.
Nochelodes xenicopa, n, sp.
c? . 16 mm. Head dark fuscous, sidetufts mixed fulvous-ochreous.
Pali)i fulvous-ochreous, anterior edge dark fuscous. Antennal
ciliations 1. Thorax dark grey mixed fulvous-ochreous. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate ; dark grey suff'usedly overlaid light fulvous-
oolireous : cilia light grey, basal half overlaid light fulvous-ochreous.
Uindwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
Palestine, JS^azareth, April {Barraud) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Borkhausenia comarclia, n. sp.
J'. 20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark purplish-fuscous speckled
w'hitish. Forewings elongate, termen very obliquely rounded ;
grey irregularly mixed whitish and irrorated dark purplish-fuscous ;
stigmata represented by cloudy roundish spots of dark fuscous
sutfusion, discal widely remote, second transverse, plical rather
beyond first discal, two additional spots between and above discal,
indenting margin of a streak of whitish suffusion joining t\vo diseal:
cilia grey, mixed dark fuscous and whitish towards base. Hind-
wings ochreous-yellow, apex suffused dark grey ; cilia grey.
South Axtsxralia, Piunaroo ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Allied to
dlchroa.
Borkhausenia liacta, n. sp.
(S . 17-18 mm. Head, thorax whitish. Palpi whitish, second
joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal infuscated anteriorly.
Antennal ciliations hardly 1. Forewings rather narrow, apex
pointed, termen faintly sinuate, very oblique ; light fuscoua
suff'usedly overlaid with whitish ; a fuscous streak with only a few
whitish scales occupying costal third throughout ; stigmata in one
example fuscous, discal remote, plical rather before first discal, au
additional dot beyond plical, and a dash beneath middle of disc, in
the other example tlieso all absent : cilia whitish-fuscous. Hind-
wings gtey ; cilia pale grey.
CiUKENSLAND, Brisbane, (October, November {Dodd) ; 2 ex. Type
AVals. Coll. (2y776).
Leptocroca granimocentra, n. sp.
(S . 22 mm. Head, thorax white sprinkled dark fuscous, thorax
with dark fuscous posterior sp'ot. Palpi white, second joint dark
308 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEBA.
fuscous except, apex. Antenuul ciliations 2. Forewiiigs r.atlier
narrow, costa slightly sinuate towards middle, termeii very obliquely
rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked ; pale grey overlaid with wliite suil'usion,
scattered blackish scales ; stigmata represented by dark fuscous
dashes, discal nearly approximated, plical obliquely before first
discal ; cloudy dark fuscous spots on costa before and beyond middle,
and two small dark fuscous spots between these and first discal
stigma ; subterminal line indicated by irregular dark suffusion
towards costa : cilia fuscous-whitish, some dark fuscous sj)ecks
indicating bars towards base, a fuscous almost apical line.
Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Queensland, Duaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Leptocroca plinthinopa, n. sp.
2 . 22 mm. Head, thorax pinkish irrorated dark fuscous. Palpi
roay-whitish irrorated blackish. Forewings slightly dilated, termen
ol)liquely rounded ; 2 and 3 nearly approximated from angle ;
pinkish irrorated dark fuscous, disc suffused grey; a blackish
median streak from near base to 3, suffused above with dark grey
extended to base of costa ; stigmata cloudy, blackish, plical slightly
bnyond first discal, an additional cloudy dot between and above
discal, and another beneath this, second discal forming a small
transvei'se spot with a black dash proceeding from it posteriorly ;
a marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous subtriangular spots round
posterior part of costa and termen, and a subtermiiml series of
similar spots near and paraUcl to it, preceded opposite apex by a
triangular dark fuscous blotch united with it : cilia ])inkish
sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish, two
faint greyish shades.
South Australia, Bulimba ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). ^Next
suncjuinolenta.
Leptocroca pseudopis, u. sp.
J. 17mm. Head pale ochrcous, suffused fuscous except on
sides. Palpi whitish-ochreoHS, a spot on second joint near apex,
and terminal joint except apex dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 1.
Thorax pale ochreous, anterior half dark fuscous. Forewings
elongate, termen obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 connate or hardly ;
rather dark fuscous ; base very narrowly pale ochreous ; a pale
ochreous transverse blotch crossing disc iu middle, and large
irregular sulfused spot tovvaids costa at ^ : cilia fuscous, outer half
pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, a darker
subbasal shade.
West Australia, C. Naturaliste, December {Turner); 1 ex.,
Wals. Coll. (300275).
y ANCHARCHA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae |, in S moderately ciliated, basal joint elongate, without
pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened
(KCOPnORIDJE. 309
Avith aijprcssed scales, terminal joint shorter, slender, acute.
Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Postciior
tibite clothed with hairs above. Forewings 1 6 furcate, 2 from
angle, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from middle, Hindwings 1,
elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly parallel.
Near Anchonoma, but earlier.
Ancharclia ombromorpha, n. sp.
c? . 15 mm. Head fuscous, face somewhat mixed whitish-
oclireous. Palpi pale ochreous sprinkled fuscous, terminal joint
suffused dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, a posterior spot and
apical half of patagia ochreous-whitish. Eorewings el mgate,
termcn rounded, rather strongly oblique ; pale ochreous suifusedly
sprinkled fuscous and dark fuscous; four suffused dark fuscous
transverse fascite, first narx'ow, basal, second broad, anteinudian,
third broad, postmedian, somewhat oblique, fovirth subterminal,
broad opposite apex, narrower on costa and rapidly narrowed down-
wards : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey,
darker towarda base.
AVest Australia, C. N^aturaliste, December {Turner); 1 ex.,
Wals. Call. (300282). Not in good order, but structurally distinct.
v' ATOPOPHRICTIS, u. g.
Head with dense appressed hairs ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete.
Antennae |, basal joint moderate, scaled, without pecten. Labial
palpi moderate, curved, subascending, slender, second joint with
appressed scales, terminal joint short, setiform. Maxillary palpi
rudimentary. All tibise and base of posterior tarsi clothed above
with very long rough erectly expanded and spreading huirscales.
Thorax with rough erect scales posteriorly, and some rough hair-
scales on patagia. Abdomen elongate, stout. Forewings with scales
somewhat roughened in disc anteriorly, but without tufts ; 2 froin
angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex, 11 from before middle. Hind-
wings 1, elongate-ovate', cilia nearly 1 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 cui vx-d
and nearly approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 parallel.
Atopophrictis xenosema, n. sp.
5 . 20 mm. Head, palpi ochreous-yellowish. Thorax black
mixed ochreous-yellowish. Abdomen ochreous irregularly sprinkled
dark fuscous, sides and two apical segments suffused dark fuscous.
Hairs of tibite whitish mixed dark fuscous. Porewings rather
narrow, costa almost straight, arched towards apex, termen very
obliquely rounded; pale yellow-ochreous, bases of all scales fuscous ;
an irregular narrow basal fascia of coarse blackish mixture ; a very
irregular and interrupted narrow transverse ochreous-whitish fascia
at I not reaching dorsum, surrounded with broad irregular suflusion
or irroration of coarse black scales confluent on dorsum with
preceding ; second discal stigma indicated by a faint cloudy darker
spot of ochreous and grey suflusion ; a slightly oblique moderate
VOL. II. — December 1920. 2 b
370 EXOTIC WI('R0Li;rH10PTKl!A.
irregular whitish fascia from - ot costa to toriius, edged posteriorly
by ail irregular narrow black fascia from which three black bars
separated hy whitish interspaces run to posterior part of costa ;
tertniual area beneath these tinged rosy; a cloudy white marginal
streak round apex and upper part of termen : cilia grey, tip ochreous-
whitish, basal half round costa, apex, and upper half of termen
ochreous-orange, on lower part of termen mixed grey-whitish.
Hiiulwings dark grey; cilia light ochreous-orange, round apex and
upper part of termen with two greyish shades.
BojiBAT, Ahmedabad, November (Ma.vtvell); lex. A singular
insect of striking aspect; though a characteristic Eulechriad, it has
no obvious affinity to any particular genus ; the curious legs give
somewhat the suggestion of a Mdiitia. The example is in very
fine condition, and a strong tendency to corrode the pin suggests an
internal-feeding larva.
Barea instructa, n. sp.
5 . 19 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, basal joint of antennse
ochreous, with slight pecten. Palpi white, second joint suffused
pale ochreous, terminal joint sprinkled blackish. Thorax ochreous-
Avhitish, shoulders and anterior margin s])otted blackish. Fore-
wings termen rounded, rather strongly oblique ; white, partially
tinged whitish-ochreous ; markings dark fuscous ; a rather narrow
fascia from base of costa to dorsum at g, expanded dorsally,
a small spot representing first discal stigma connected with a
]!rominence of this; a small spot beneath middle of disc; an
elongate mark on costa about ^ ; a quadrate blotch on costa beyond
middle, its posterior angle produced into an arm representing second
discal stigma ; an irregular transverse blotch from costa before
apex, whence an irregular interrupted line runs very near termen
to a spot on dorsum before tornus : cilia whitish-ochreous.
llindwings grey; cilia grey-whitish.
Queensland, Warra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower), rather damaged.
Ealechria styracista, n. sp.
2 . 19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark grey speckled whitish.
Forewings termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous-grey, irregu-
larly sprinkled grey-whitish ; a moderately broad suffused dark
fuscous median streak from base to apex, expanded at base into a
blotch on costa; a curved suffused dark fuscous subterminal line
from i of costa to tornus : cilia fuscous, base mixed whitish. Hind-
wings light grey; cilia whitish-ochreous tinged grey.
Tasmania, Hobart, March ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Eulechria leucospila, n. sp.
J . 12 mm. Head dark grey, whitish-speckled. Palpi dark
ftiscous, second and terminal joints each wdth median and apical
whitish rings. Antennal ciliations 1. Thorax dark fuscous, a
posterior blotch and apex of patagia whitish. Forewings rather
accopnoRiDiE, 371
narrow, termen very obli(]uely rounded ; fuscous suftusedly irroralcd
blackish ; an irregular suffused blackish streak from base of costa
along fold to ^, some irregular whitish irroration round tliis ; stig-
mata represented by blackish spots, plical obliquely beyond first
discal ; irregular whitish blotches on costa bofoi'e middle and at |,
and on dorsum between these; a transverse suffused dark fuscous
blotch towards apex, resting on a small whitish terminal spot above
torn us : cilia fuscous- whitish, a dark fuscous basal shade and
median line. Hindwings grey, lighter towards base ; cilia grey.
(iuEEXSLAND, Brisbane, November {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll,
(24111).
Eulechria viduata, n. sp.
S. 18 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half of second
joint dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 1^. Thorax dark fuscous,
posterior margin and patagia except shoulders wbite. Forewings
termen very obliquely rounded ; white ; a moderate irregular-
edged dark fuscous fascia from base of costa to dorsum before
middle, and a broader one from costa beyond middle to dorsum
before tornus ; a dark fuscous blotch on apical portion of costa, and
some scattered irroration below it : cilia white, towards tornus and
on costa grej'. Hindwings rather dark grey, basal third suffused
pale yellowish ; cilia whitish-yellowish, round apex greyish-tinged.
UuEENSLAWD, Duariuga ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Eulechria myrochrista, n. sp.
S . 19 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi grey-whitish,
second joint dark grey except apex. Antonnal ciliations Ig.
Thorax ochreous-grey-whitish, anterior margin and a blotch on
shoulders dark grey. Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched,
termen obliquely rounded ; whitish-grey-ochreous, some scattered
grey scales ; a suffused dark fuscous spot on base of costa ; an
inwards-oblique mark of grey suffusion on costa beyond middle ;
stigmata moderate, dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, an
additional dot between and above discal, and one beneath second
discal ; an inwards-oblique suffused fuscous mark from costa at |,
whence an excurved series of indistinct grey dots runs to before
tornus ; a marginal series of fuscous dots round apex and termen :
cilia whitish-grey-ochreous, somewhat mixed grey. Hindwings
grey, paler anteriorly ; cilia light greyish.
QuEijNsLAND, Brisbane, March {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (19949).
Eulechria physica, n. sp.
S $ . 19-21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey variably and
suffusedly mixed whitish. Antennal ciliations (S 2|. Forewings
costa moderately arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen very
obli()uely rounded ; grey or fuscous, more or less suffusedly mixed
whitish, tending to form a slightly oblique transverse fascia at j,
some irregular dark fuscous irroration before this and on median
area ; stigmata moderate, cloudy, blackish, plical rather before first
2b2
372 EXOTIC MICHOLEPIDOPTERA.
discal, an additional sj)ot between discal ; an indistinct oxcurvcd
line of blackish irroration from before | of costa to tornus, sinuate
inwards towards costa : cilia light grey. Hind wings light grey ;
cilia whitish-grey.
West Aostkalia, C. Naturalistc, December {Turner); 4 ex.,
Wals. Coll.
Eulechria omosema, u. sp.
cJ . 16 mm. Head ochreous- whitish, sides of face groy. (Pal[)i
missing.) Anteunal ciliations fasciculate (4). Thorax ochreous-
whitish, patagia dark grey. .Forewings moderate, apex rounded,
termen rather obliquely rounded ; pale whitish-ochreous ; costal
edge dark fuscous at base ; a slight dark grey mark on dorsum near
base ; stigmata dark grey, plical beneath first discal, second discal
larger ; a subterminal series of small indistinct grey dots from near
costa towards apex, indented o^jposite apex, then near termen to
tornus : cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-ochreons
slightly sprinkled grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
New South Wales, Dorrigo, March ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Eulechria chorodoxa, n. sp.
5 . 26 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. (Palpi missing.) Thorax
fuscous mixed whitish and dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, termen
very obliquely rounded ; fuscous suffusedly mixed grey-whitish ;
a rather oblique suffused darker streak from costa near base reach-
ing half across wing; stigmata moderate, dark fuscous, plical
beneath first discal, a dash above fold beyond this, an additional
dot between and somewhat above first and second discal, and a
curved mark beneath second discal almost confluent with it ; a dark
fuscous subterminal line from costa at | to dorsum before tornus,
excurved from -^ to near dorsum ; indistinct dark terminal dots :
cilia light grey, base spotted dark grey and whitish, tips speckled
\\ hitish. Hindwiugs whitish-ochreous-grey, greyer posteriorly ;
cilia grey-whitish, a greyer subbasal shade.
Queensland, Toowoomba, October; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Eulechria dryoterma, n. sp.
S 2 . 10-12 mm. Head, thorax light yellow-ochreous. Palpi
pale ochreous, second joint fuscous. Antennal ciliations cS 1|.
Eovewings moderate, termen o})liquely rounded; light yellow-
ochreous; costal edge dark fuscous at base; first discal stigma
minute, fuscous, second forming a dark fuscous transverse mark,
connected with dorsum by a transverse spot of brown sufl'usion ;
apical area beyond this more or less tinged brownish, browner
beyond a more or less expressed cloudy brown sinuate line from ^
of costa to termen above tornus : cilia light brownish, paler towards
tornus. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
(Queensland, Brisbane, February to April (Dodd); 5 ex., Wals. Coll.
lECOPIlORlDJE. 873
Eulechria drosocapna, n. sp.
(5" . 20 mm. Head, thorax pale grey. Palpi whitish, second
joint grey except apex. Antcnnal ciliations 3. Eorewings rather
dilated, terraen rounded, rather oblique ; pale glossy grey with very
laint pinkish tinge, thinly sprinkled with grey scales with blackish
<i[)s; base of costa blackish; a blackish dot towards costa near
l)ase ; stigmata blackish, plical slightly beyond first discal, second
discal transversely double; a subterminal series of cloudy blackish
dots from beneath middle of costa to near apex, sinuate opposite
this, then curved near termcn to before tornus : cilia pale grey,
lliiidwings liglit grey, paler towards base; cilia pale grey.
QpEEXsL.vND, Duaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). iS^earest lejHobelu,
dilforiug by dark sprinkling and longer antennal ciliations.
Eulechria centridias, n. sp.
cJ . 18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish closely speckled fuscous.
Antennal ciliations 1|. Forewings somewhat dilated, apex obtuse-
pi liuted, termen slightly rounded, rather strongly oblique ; whitish-
groy, faintly darker-speckled ; stigmata minute, dark fuscous, discal
wiilcly remote, plical hardly beyond first discal; a subterminal
serii's of scattered dark fuscous specks from beneath costa at | very
oblitjucly to near termen beneath apex, thence acutely angulated
and continued very near termen to tornus: cilia whitish-grey,
ilindwings pale whitish-grey; cilia whitish.
South Australia, Adelaide; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Nearest jotteZZitm.
Eulechria orMtosa, n. sp.
c? . 21 mm. Head, thorax greyish-ochreous tinged fuscous.
(Palpi missing.) Anfennal ciliations 1|. Forewings slightly dilated,
termeii obliquely rounded; greyish-ochreous with very faint pinkish
tinge; costal edge whitish-tinged except towards extremities;
undelined interrupted streaks of coarse fuscous irroration between
veins, a short dark fuscous streak near base above middle ; stigmata
moderately large, dark fuscous, plical somewhat be5'ond fir.st discal;
a subterminal series of rather large irregular dark fuscous dots from
iniddle of costa very near costa to just beneath apex, thence
angulated and gradually diverging from termen to middle of dorsum :
cilia ochreous-grey-whitish, base faintly pinkish-tinged, an ante-
median series of cloudy fuscous spots. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia
whitish-grey.
Vtctoria, Gisborne ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Eulechria relevata, n. sp.
J. 29 mm. Head whitish mixed fuscous. Palpi whitish, second
joint fuscous except apex. Antennal ciliations 2, fasciculate.
Thorax fuscous, posterior margin and apex of patagia ochreous-
whitish. Forewings rather dilated, termen rounded, rather
oblique ; fuseous, sutfusedly irrorated dark fuscous ; stigmata cloudy,
dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, edged ochreous-wbitish
37-1 EXOTIC MICBoLKPIDOrTERA.
posteriori)', second discal edged whitish posteriorly, a dot beneath it
surrounded beneath by a spot of ochreous-whitish suffusion : cilia
whitit^li-ochroous mixed fuscous except on coata. Hiiidwings grey;
cilia ochreous-whitish luixed fuscous.
UuEENSLAND, Duaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower),
/ PYCNOTARSA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts slightly raised; ocelli
inferior; tongue short. Antennae f, in c? evenly ciliated, basal
joint moderate, without pectcn. Labial ])alpi very long, recurved,
second joint with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than
second, moderate, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Anterior
tarsi thickened with rough scales ; posterior tibia) rough-scaled
above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to apex, 11 fi'om middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate,
cilia ;j ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel.
B,elated to Eoinichla.
/ Pycnotarsa hydrochroa, n. sp.
(S . 25 mm. Head, thorax whitish-yellow, face suffused light
rosy. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint suft'ased reddish-fuscous,
Autennal ciliations 1. Forewings elongate, costa moderately
arched, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique; iridescent yellow-
whitish, with faint pink gloss ; a small rosy spot on base of costa;
a faint median longitudinal band of pale violet iridescence slightly
sprinkled dark fuscous, becoming broader and more perceptible
towards termen, on termen suffused wdth dark fuscous irroration,
apical and terminal edge above and below this suffused ochreons-
ytdlowish ; a small spot of dark fuscous irroration before tornus :
cilia yellow-whitish, tinged pale rosy except beneath apex and
towards tornus, with antemedian and subapical fuscous lines.
Hindwings whitish-yellowish with faint pinkish tinge ; ci!ia
yellow-whitish.
Brazil, Obidos, September (Parish) ; 1 ex.
V Thaumatolita stemouias, n. sp.
cS . 14 mm. Head, thorax light greyish-ochreous. Palpi whitish,
second joint greyish except apex, Antennal ciliations 0. Fore-
wings rather dilated, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ;
light greyish-ochreous ; a small black dot on base of costa ; first
discal stigma small, black, second represented by a transverse black
mnrk connected with dorsum by a direct dark fuscous line, these
bordered posteriorly by a j-ellow-ochreous transverse shade extended
to a black spot on costa, followed by some light fuscous suffusion,
veins beyond this faintly tinged fuscous ; an irregular transverse
series of indistinct dark fuscous dots about | not reaching either
margin : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings rather dark grey ;
cilia grey,
Peru, Iquitos, March, May {Paris7i): 2 ex.
CF,COriIOT!IDJS.
375
Macliimia agglomerata, n. sp.
$ . 23 ram. Head whitish-fuscous tinged ochreous. P;il[)i
ochreou.s-whitish. Thorax li,;;ht ochreous-fuscous. Anterior femora
rosy above. Forcwini^s suboblong, tcrmen rounded, slightlj' oblique ;
light brownish-groy, suffused grey-whitish posteriorly, some scattered
(hirk fuscous specks ; a small suffused dark fuscous spot on dorsum
near base; an elongate patch of purplish-fuscous irroratiou ex-
tending along dorsum from near beyond this to near tornus ; a
cloudy dark lu>cous dot in disc at | ; stigmata large, dark fuscous,
])lical slightly beyond first discal; an uudefined oblique shade of
purplish-fuscous irroration from costa at | traversing first discal;
a rather curved subterminal shade formed of small subconfluonb
spots of dark purplish-fuscous irroration from costa at }] to toruus,
an elongate costal patch of purplish-fuscous suffusion beyond this,
llindwings light grey; cilia grey-whitish.
South Australia, Adelaide ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Macliimia serva, n. sp.
2 . 26 mm. Head, thorax light grey. Palpi whitish, terminal
joint and upj)er part of second greyish anteriorly. Forewings
suboblong, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; pale greyish,
irrorated fuscous ; stigmata cloudy, dark grey, plic^l rather beyond
first discal ; an angulated subterminal series of faintly indicated
darker dots : cilia grey-whitish, somewhat speckled fuscous. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia whitish ■gre^^
VicxoEiA, Eirchip, April ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Machimia praepedita, n. sp.
c? . 22 mm., $ 26 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey, face whitish.
rall)i grey-whitish, terminal joint grey anteriorly. Antennnl
ciliations c5" under 2. Forewings suboblong, termen rounded,
rather oblique ; grey-whitish closely speckled fuscous, extreme
costal edge white ; stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, plical somewhat
beyond first discal ; indistinct undefined dentate oblique lines of
dark fuscous irroration crossing wdng before and beyond first discal;
an obtusely angulated series of indistinct dots of dark fuscous
irroration crossing wing beyond second discal, interrupted in middle,
and another series midway between this and termen ; a terminal
scries of indistinct similar dots: cilia grey-whitish, Hindwings
light grey, paler towards base ; cilia whitish, towards base greyish-
tinged.
South Australia, Hoyleton, March {Guest); Yiwnixvoo {Loiver).
Machimia iDiseriata, n. sp.
(S . 17 mm. Head whitish-grey-ochreous, face ochrcous-whitish.
Palpi ochreous-grey-whitish, second joint with median oblique grey
ring. Antennal ciliations 1, basal pecten tolerably developed.
Thorax light grcyish-ochreous. Forewings rather broad, termeu
rounded, somewhat oblique ; pale ochreous-grey, darker-speckled,
376 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
with faint pinkish tinge ; costal edge whitish-ochreous excojjt
towards base ; stigmata dark grey, plical somewhat bej-ond first
discal ; two excurved series of clondy dark grey dots, first from
beneath costa at ^ to second discal stigma, beneath this forming a
loop with three exterior dots larger and more strongly marked,
thence to near dorsum at 5, second from beneath costa at | to
nearly midway between second discal stigma and apex, thence
curved to tornus ; a terminal series of dark fuscous dots : cilia pale
greyish ochreous, more wliitish towards tips. Hiudwings light
greyish, darker towards a])ex ; cilia whitish-grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodl) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (23813).
Macliimia defessa, n. sp.
(^ . 22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish-ochreous, faintly
pinkish - tin<i:ed. Anteiinal ciliations 2, basal pectcn tolerably
devolo])ed. Forewings rather dilated, apex rounded, termen rather
oblicpiel}' rounded ; pale ochreous, pinkish-tinged ; stigmata rather
dark fuscous, plical somewhat lieyond first discal ; an angulated
snbterminal series of small groups of two or three rather dark
fuscous scales from beneath costa at | rather near costa and termen
to above tornus: cilia M'hitish - ochreous. Hiudwings whitish-
ochreous-grey, faintly pinkish-tinged; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Queensland, Diiaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
V Machiniia eothina, n. sp.
(5. ITmu). Head, thorax wliitish. Palpi white, second joint dark
fuscous except towards apes. Antennal ciliations 2^. Forewings
slightly dilated, termen almost straight, hardly oblique; whitish,
scattered dark grey scales; costa narrowly suffused pale rosy;
stigmata cloudy, dark grey, plical rather beyond first discal ; a
curved snbterminal series of cloudy dark grey dots from beneath
costa at I to before tornus ; terminal edge rosy-tinged : cilia
whitish-ros)', towards tornus whitish. Hindwings oclu'eous- whitish ;
cilia whitish.
Peench Guiana, Nouveau Chantier, II. Maroni, September; 1 ex.
^ Macliimia pericyclota, n. sp.
<S . 13 mm. Head whitish - ochreous. Palpi pale greyish,
towards apex whitish, a rose-pink lateral stripe throughout except
towards apex. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax pale pinkisli-grey.
Forewings rather dilated, apex rounded, termen rounded, hardlv
olilique; light grey-brownish; a light crimson line along costa
from base throughout, continued as a fine terminal line to toinus,
finely edged internally dark grey suffusion throughout, towards
base groundcolour somewhat suffused liglit crimson towards this,
extreme costal edge white towards middle ; second discal stigma.
grey, transverse: cilia crimson at base within a dark grey shade,
tips on termen wliitish beyond this. Hindwings light grey; cilia
]iale grey.
Peru, Iquitos, Februaiy (]\(rlsh); 1 ex.
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V Machimia distorta, n. .sp.
S $. 18-19 mm. Headlight ochrooiis-yellowisli, crown partially
suffused crimson. Palpi wbitish-ochreoiis, a broad lateral streak
oT second joint and basal half of terminal crimson-rose. Antennal
ciliations c? 2, Thorax ocbreous-yellowish more or less "wholly
siifl'iised crimson. Abdomen ochrcous-whitish, Forcwings moderate,
posteriorly dilated, termcn hardly rounded, little obliijiie; yellow,
till Veins broadly and sufFusodly streaked dull crimson, confluent
towards margins ; usually a streak of grey suffusion along costa,
broader towards base ; sometimes some greyish suffusion along
dorsum ; stigmata blackish-grey, plical verj' obliquely beyond first
discal ; a dark grey line or series of cloudy dots from 4 of costa,
strongly curved round in disc, hardly sinuate on fold, and running
nearly to dorsum at | ; a marginal series of cloudy dark grey dots
round costa posteriorly and termen : cilia dark grey, outer half
grey-whitish on termen. Hindwiugs 3 and 4 in c? remote at base,
in $ connate ; pale whitish-ochreous, towards termen suffused palo
rosy-ochreous or pale rosy ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
IkuziL, Parintins, TefFe ; Peru, Iquitos, Jurimaguas ; October to
Jiarch (ParisJi) ; 9 ex. Exceedingly similar to pJueocrossa, but
certainly distinct by much shorter antennal ciliations and sepaiation
of veins 3 and 4 in S hindwings (in pJiaeocrossa connate as usual) ;
the tips of terminal cilia of forewings in pliaeocrossa are probably
whitish as in this species.
^ Machimia dilecta, n. sp.
5-20 mm. Head pale ochreous, crown partially suffused crimson.
Palpi crimson, terminal joint yellow-whitish towards tip. Thorax
ciinison. Abdomen grey suffused crimson on sides and segmental
ni.'irgins. Forewings moderate, posteriorly dilated, termen straight,
little oblique ; crimson; a slender dark grey streak beneath costal
edge from base to |, and some grey suffusion beneath this anteriorly;
stigmata rather large, dark grey, plical obliquely beyond first discal ;
a dark grey rather oblique line from costa at |, curved round in disc
and running hardly sinuate on fold to dorsum at |; a marginal
series of dark grey dots round costa posteriorly and termen : cilia
dark grey, on termen ochreous-whitish with base suffused crimson.
Hindwings crimson ; cilia grey, darker towards base, an ochrcous-
w liitish patch on outer half beneath apex.
Pkku, Iquitos, February (Parish) ; 1 ex.
V Machimia rosea, n, sp.
5 . 17-18 mm. Head pale yellowish, crown partially suffused
crimson. Palpi whitish-yellow, second joint externally crimson
except anteriorly, terminal joint suffused crimson on basal lialf.
Thorax crimson, margins of patagia and some posterior markings
pale yellow. Abdomen whitish-yellowish suffused pale rosy.
Forewings moderate, posteriorly dilated, termen hardly rounded,
nearly vortical; crimson; a narrow suffused dark groy streak just
o/M EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPTKKA.
below costal edge throughoui, ; some longitudinal yellow streokiiig
and suffusion in disc from base to 4, and along fold; stigmata
ciMmson centred grey, plical obliquely beyond first diseal, second
discal transverse ; three or four cloudy grey dots obliquely placed
in disc at i ; a dark grey terminal line : cilia crimson, a dark grey
subbasal line (imperfect). Hindwings light crimson ; cilia rosy-
whit isli.
BiiAzir,, Manaos, November (Parish) • 2 ex.
V Macliimia callierastis, n. sp.
S $ . 11-16 mm. Head pearly-white, sidetufts pinkisli-tingod.
Palpi shining whitish, basal half of terminal joint light rose-pink.
Antennal ciliations cJ ^- Thorax whitish, partially suffused rose-
pink. Forewings somewhat dilated, apex rounded, termen rather
obliquely rounded ; rose-pink ; markings grey; an attenuated streak
beneath costa from near base to | ; a small spot near dorsum at
base, and a streak along basal fifth of dorsum ; a spot in disc at |,
whence a streak runs to beneath costa at |, thence continued as
a cloudy dentate strongly curved subterniiiial line to near dorsum
before tornus ; oval spots above and below middle in disc beyond
middle : cilia white, basal third pink, Hindwings and cilia whitish.
Ekazil, TefFe, January ; Pf.ru, Jurimaguas, April {Parish) ; 4 ex.
V Atelosticlia camelopis, n. sp.
(5 . 13 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi pale rosy, second joint
whitish-ochreous at apex and interiorly, with grey subapical band,
base of terminal joint grey. Autennal ciliations 3. Thorax pale
ochreous partially tinged rosy and marked grey. Forewings
moderate, costa moderately arched, with median protuberance
roughened with scales, termen rather obliquely rounded ; ochreous-
yellowish, irregularly streaked with grey and suffused with light
crimson, a subterminal band of this colouring near posterior costal
and terminal margin ; a crimson streak all round costal and
terminal margin, toothed on termen ; several small blackish-grey
spots towards base and beneath costal streak anteriorly ; stigmata
rather large, blackish-grey, plical obliquely beyond first discal :
cilia pale yellowish, faintly barred pale crimson, tips grey at apex.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
Brazil, Teffe, December (Parish) ; 1 ex.
V Atelosticha cnecodes, n. sp.
d . 12 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Antennal cilia-
tions 3. (Palpi missing.) Forewings dilated, costa gently arched,
apex obtuse, termen somewhat obliquely rounded; ochreous-whitish,
slightly sprinkled light grey ; costal edge dark fuscous towards
base ; stigmata blackish, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; an
angulated series of indistinct dark grey dots from a small spot
on costa at | to dorsum before tornus : cilia ochreous-whitish.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish.
Brazil, Parintins, October (ParisJi); 1 ex.
(ECOrHOKIDiE. 379
v/ Atelosticha stativa, n. sp.
S . 10 mm. Head, thorax ochroous- whitish. Palpi wliitish
slightly sprinkled blackish, second joint with basal half and a
suliapical ring irrorated blackish. Antenna! ciliations 3. Forewings
apex rounded, ternien rather obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous
sprinkled grey; a blackish dot on base of costa ; stigmata blackish,
])lical obliquely beyond first discal ; an inwards-oblique dark grey
mark from costa beyond i, whence a curved subterminal cLiudy
grey interrupted lino runs to tornus ; a fine grey marginal line
round apex: cilia whitish-ochreous, Hindwings whiliNh-grey ;
cilia ochreous-whitish.
Pkru, Ljuitos, May (Pui'isJi) ; 1 ex.
y/ Atelosticha perciiotoxa, n. sp.
J. 12 mm. Head whitish-grey. Palpi whitish, second joint
blackish-grey except towards apex, terminal joint sprinkled blackish.
Antennal ciliations 2. Thorax light grey, anterior margin suffused
whitish. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, termen obli(]uely
rounded; light gre3\ tinged rosy posteriorly, whitish towards base
of costa; plical and first discal stigmata blackish-grey, plical hardly
posterior ; a rather incurved blackish-grey streak from costa at | to
dorsum before tornus; a series of blackish-grey prsemarginal dots
round posterior pai-t of costa and termen : cilia pale rosy-grey.
Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey.
Ekazil, Teffe, December (Parish) ; 1 ex.
J Atelosticha miniobathra, n. sp.
c? . 8 ram. Head ochreous-whiti&h. Palpi whitish, somewhat
sprinkled dark fuscous, basal half of second joint suffused dark fuscous.
Antennal ciliations 7. Thorax dark fuscous. Forewings elongate,
apex rounded, termen rather oblicjuely rounded; pale ochroous-
yellow ; a triangular dark fuscous blotch on basal fifth of costa,
just reaching dorsum at base ; discal stigmata moderate, blackish ;
a dark fuscous spot on middle of costa, and one on dorsum at ^ ; a
prjemarginal series of small indistinct black dots round posterior
part of costa and termen; a small fuscous spot on termen beneath
apox : cilia grey, on costa pale yellowish. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Brazii,, Manaos, November (Parish) ; 1 ex.
i/ Atelosticha catasticta, n. sp.
$ . 9 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second
joint with supramedian ring of blackish irroration. Thorax
ochreous-whitish, anteriorly irrorated dark fuscous. Forewings
elongate, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; pale
yellowish, a few scattered blackish specks; a spot of grey suffusion
on base of costa ; stigmata blackish, discal moderate, pliciil small,
rather obliquely beyond first discal; small blackish spots on middle
of costa, and on dorsum at | ; a proemarginal series of minute black
dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia ochreous-
380 EXOTIC MTCROLEPTDOPTERA.
yellow, a median scries of scattered dark grey points, on tornieii
outer I light grey speckled whitish, beneath tornus wliitish.
Hindwiiigs pale grey; cilia grey-whitish.
Brazil, Para, Jnne (ParlsJi) ; 1 ex.
y Siderograptis separatella Walk.
c? 2 . 9-1.0 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreons-yellow, palpi
with a few dai'k fiiseons specks. Anfconiial ciliations (S 3. Fore-
wiugs deep ochreous-yellow, some blackish specks towards costa
and on posterior halt"; first discal stigma small, black; second
forming apex of a shining dark leaden raised line running to dorsum
at I; a similar slightly excurved or somewhat angnlated line from
costa at I to terraen just above tornus: cilia ochreous-yellow.
Hindwings and cilia pale yellowish,
Brazil, Para, Obklos, Pariutins, Teffe, Juno to December
(ParisJi) ; 15 ex.
v^ Siderograptis molybdopa, n. sp.
c? 2 . 9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous-yellow. Antonnal
ciliations S 2. Eorewings deep ochreons-yellow ; markings shining
dark leaden, more or less raised ; an irregular subcostal line from
base to middle; discal stigmata forming small rounded spots, a line
from near beneath second to dorsum at f ; a few scattered scales
beyond this and sometimes elsewhere ; a straight line from costa at
I to termen just above tornus ; a line round apical edge : cilia
ochreous-yellowish, some rows of dark fuscous points. Hindwings
and cilia whitish-ochreous.
Brazil, Teffe, December (ParisJi) ; 5 ex.
/
Doliotechna spilocrossa, n. sp.
J 2 . 9 ram. Head whitish. Palpi white, basal | of second
joint dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations J 4. Thorax dark fuscous.
Forewings somewhat dilated, termen rather obliquely rounded ;
7 absent ; pale yellow-ochreous ; markings dark violet-fuscous ; a
basal fascia extending on costa to |, very narrow on dorsum ; first
discal stigma small, second larger ; a spot of dark suffusion on
dorsum before tornus ; a triangular apical blotch, its edge running
from costa at i to termen above tornus : cilia (S ochreous with a
few dark fuscous specks, 2 violet-grey, a light ochreous-yellowish
patch occupying upper half of termen. Hindwings grey ; cilia
light grey.
Brazil, Teffe, December ; Perct, Jurimaguas, March (ParisJi) ;
2 ex.
V Doliotechna trissobathra, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head whitish. Palpi white, second joint with basal
half dark fuscous, scales roughly expanded beneath towards apex.
Thorax dark violet-fuscous. Forewings somewhat expanded, termen
rather obliquely rounded ; 7 present ; pale ochreous; markings dark
violot-grey ; a basal patch extending on costa to i, narrower on
cEcopnoRiD^Ti;. 381
dorsum; stigmata small, plicul slightly beyond first discul, second
diacal forming apex of a tiiangiUar praetornal blotch; an apical
blotch, edge running from costa at f to termen above tornus :
cilia dark violet-grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Peuu, Iquitos, February (Parish) ; 1 ex.
v^ Doliotechna triplacodes, n. sp.
c7 . 8 mm. • Head whitish. Palpi whitish, basal half of second
joint grey. Antennal ciliations 3, Thorax dark violet-fuscous.
Koi owin^s termen obliquely rounded ; 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ;
ochreous-yellow ; markings dark violet-fuscous ; a basal patch ex-
tending on costa to i, narrower on dorsum ; a blotch before tornu.s
reaching half across wing; an apical blotch, its edge running
straight from costa at | to termen above tornus, its edge irregularly
yellowish round apex : cilia light yellowish. Hindwings and cilia
grey.
13e.\.zil, Teffe, January (Parish) ; 1 ex.
/ Doliotechna eucentra, n. sp.
c? . 8 mm. Head whitisli. Palpi white, basal half of second
joint mixed dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 7. Thorax dark
fuscous. Forewings somewhat dilated, termen obliquely rounded;
7 absent; whitish-ochreous ; a narrow irregular dark fuscous basal
fascia, widest on costa ; discal stigmata moderate, blackish ; a suiall
dark fuscous suffused spot on dorsum before tornus ; a dark giey
apical patch, edge running from costa at 4 to termen above tornus :
cilia violet-grey. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Brazil, Obidos, September (Parish); 1 ex.
y SYSCALMA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts somewhat raised ; ocelli
])osterior ; tongue developed. Antennae in d rather shortly ciliated ,
basal joint elongate, without pecten. (Labial palpi missing.)
Jlaxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior
tibite clothed with long hairs above. Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 from
towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 10 absent, 11 from
middle. Hindwings 1, elongate- ovate, cilia nearly 1 ; 3 and 4
connate, 5-7 nearly parallel.
Probably near Parocystola.
Syscalma prymnaea, n. sp.
(S . 12 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish. Antennal ciliations
under 1. Thorax dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-
pointed, tormen very obliquely rounded ; yellow ; a dark fuscous
basal fascia, extended as a suffused fuscous costal streak to near
middle ; a dark fuscous patch occupying posterior half of wing, its
edge running from beyond middle of costa obliquely inwards to
fold, thence acutely angulated to dorsum at g, within this a sinuate
382 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
sluido of white suftusioii from | of costa to torniis, becoming
j'ellowish on costa : cilia whitish mixed fuscous. Hindwi]ig8 fuscous
tiiif^ed whitisli-j'ellowish towards base ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Warra ; 1 ex. (Coll. I;ower).
Parocystola terpens, u. sp.
J. 17 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen white. Palpi white, apex
of second joint tinged grey. Antennal ciliations 3, some additional
longer ones towards base (7). Furewings termen slightly sinuate,
oblique ; light pinkish-grey-ochreous, extreme costal edge whitish ;
stigmata dark grey, plical very small, somewhat beyond hrst discal :
cilia pinkish-grey, on termen whitish towards tips, towards torn us
pale tleshcolour. Hiudwings \vhitish-gre3r ; cilia ochreous- whitish.
New South Wales, Hornsby, August ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Parocystola initiata, u. sp.
J 2 . 17-19 mm. Head light ochreous - yellow. Palpi pale
yellow, basal half of second joint irrorated dark fuscous, Antennal
ciliations J nearly 2. Thorax dark purplish-fuscous, a pale
yellowish spot at posterior extremity. Forewings posteriorly dilated,
termen rather oblique ; light yellow ; extreme base dark purple-
fuscous ; a dull purplish terminal band, edge nearly st raight,
running from | of costa to dorsum before tornus : cilia grey, on
u])per half of termen pale yellow. Hiudwings rather dark grey,
lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey.
South Australia, Pinnaroo, Owen; 2 ex. (type Coll. Lower).
Coesyra lactipalpis, n. sp.
d . 17 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi whitish. Antennal
ciliations 6. Thorax dark purple-fuscous. Forewings termen
slightly sinuate, oblique ; ochreous-yellow ; markings deep fuscous-
purple ; a costal streak from base to | ; a rather broad direct
median fascia, connected by irregular irroration with an apical
patch whose edge runs from costa at | to dorsum before tornus,
some scattered yellowish scales towards centre of this : cilia dark
purplish-bronzy. Hindwings and cilia dark bronzy-fuscous.
Queensland, Duaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Chezala spreta, n. sp.
d" . 18 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous. Palpi grey, apex of
second joint grey-whitish. Antennal ciliations 1. Thorax light
fuscous. Forewings slightly dilated, termen slightly rounded,
oblicpie ; light fuscous sprinkled dai-ker ; stigmata cloudy, rather
dark fuscous, plical slightly beyond first discal: cilia pale fuscous,
sprinkled darker towards base. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
West Australia, C. Naturaliste (Turner) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(300283).
Chezala nugax, n. sp.
d . 21 mm. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous, faintly pinkish-
tinged. Palpi ochreous-whitish. Antennal ciliations 4. Forewings
n'.oopnor.ip.i?. 383
dilated, termen faintly sinuate, rather obli(iuc ; palo groyish-
ochreous, hardly percujjtibly i)inkish-tiuged ; stigmata dark fuscous,
discal rather near together, plical hardly beyond first discal ; two
or three fuscous subterminal specks before lower part of termen :
cilia whitish-ochreoiis. Hindwings and cilia whitisli-ochreous.
QuEKNSLAND, Caims ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Tanyzancla succensa, n. sp.
5.15 mm. Head, thorax pinkish suffused grey. Palpi second
idint grey, tip whitish, terminal joint rosy-whitish, anterior edge
dark fuscous. Anterior legs white above, tarsi with two black rings.
Forewings somewhat dilated, termen almost straight, rather oblique ;
rose-pink sprinkled fuscous, some grey suffusion towards costa
anteriorly; stigmata small, blackish, plical slightly beyond first discal,
an additional dot below second discal connected with it by a grey
mark, and connected with tornus by grey suffusion which extends
as a band along termen to apex ; an interrupted blackish marginal
line ruvmd apical part of costa and termen to before tornus : cilia
light grey. Hindwings yellow-whitish, apex suffused pale grey ;
cilia whitish.
QuELNSLAKD, Caims ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Philobota immemor Meyr.
3 ex. from Brisbane, March (Dodd), have stigmata of forewings
dark fuscous, plical somewhat beyond first discal, an additionnl dot
between and above discal, and one beneath second discal, a dot
towards costa near base, and a marginal series of small dots round
apex and termen, second joint of palpi more or less suffused fuscous ;
I am, however, satisfied that they are not a distinct species, though
probably recognisable as a local form.
Philobota futilis, n. sp.
S . 24 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, externally
infnseated. Anteunal ciliations 1. Thorax whitish, anteriorly
oclireous-tinged, shoulders fuscous. Forewings moderate, costa gently
arched, termen slightly rounded, oblique; ochreous-whitish; a narrow
fuscous costal stripe, very slender towards base, rather wider and
lighter posteriorly, becoming obsolete at about | ; a small light fuscous
dot in disc above middle : cilia ochreous-whitish. Hindwings pale
grey with whitish-ochreous gloss ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. {Qoll. Lower). Near ohliviosa.
Philobota protecta, n. sp.
2 . 22 mm. Head whitish-yellow. Palpi whitish, second joint
suffused grey on apical half except tip, terminal joint irrorated grey.
Thorax whitish, mixed grey anteriorly, patagia suftused grey.
Forewings rather narrow, termen very obliquely rounded ; light
fuscous, largely suffused and irrorated white ; a rather dark fuscous
384 Exoxrc microlepidoptera.
moderate pointed costal streak from base to |, margined beneath
tliroughout by a rather broad white streak : cilia ochreous-whitish.
llindwings pale grey ; cilia ochrcous-whitish.
QoEBNSLAND, Duariuga ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Philoljota madida, n. sp.
5 . IS mm. Head white. (Palpi missing.) Thorax greyish-
ochroous sprinkled wliitish. Eorewings apex obtuse-pointed, termen
almost straight, oblique; pale grey suffusedly mixed brownish,
posteriorly suffused brownish ; a streak of whitish suflusion along
costa from base to ^, and another along dorsum throughout ; a
moderately broad median stripe of white suffusion from base to end
of cell, thence to costa near apex, posteriorly sending a short whitish
streak to termen above tornus ; stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, first
discal on upper edge of stripe, plical on lower edge obliquely before
it, second discal interrupting stripe : cilia whilisli, fuscous apical
and tornal bars. Hindwings grey ; cilia wliitish-grey.
Tasmania, llobart, October ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Philobota etlinitis, n. sp.
J . 23 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale greyish-ochreous. Anteniial
ciliations 4. Forewings termen obliquely rounded ; pale greyish-
oclireous, median ai'ea irregularly sprinkled blackish ; stigmata
black, plical somewhat beyond first discal, an additional dot beneath
second discal, a curved series of indistinct dots of blackish irroration
on dorsal half near beyond this ; an incomplete angulated sub-
terminal series of undefined dots of blackish irroration ; a marginal
series of blackish dots round apical part of costa and termen : cilia
pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale grey.
Tasmania, Hobart, March ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
PMlobota curriculata, u. sp.
(S . 10. Head pale ochreous-yellow. Palpi yellow - whitish,
second joint light grey except towards apex. Antennal ciliations
hardly L Thorax purplish-grey, posterior margin and apex of
patagia pale yellowish. Forewings termen obliquely rounded;
light yellow ; costal edge dark grey towards base ; a lilac-brownish
suffused marginal streak round apex and termen, ending in an
erect triangular spot before fornus : cilia light grej', towards
base brownish, on costa pale yellowish. Hindwings grey ; cilia
pale grey.
Queensland, Warra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
PMlobota eutelopis, n. sp.
d . 13-14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen ochreous-white.
Antennal ciliations 1. Forewings termen obliquely rounded ;
ochreous-whitish ; a narrow streak of light pinkish -grey suffusion
along termen : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings light grey j cilia
whitish -grey.
Quebnsland, Townsville, Brisbane, March {Dodd)\ 2 ex.
Vol. II. Pt. 13.1 / [Pp. 385-4T6.
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EXOTIC •
MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
By
EDWARD MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S.
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(ECOPHORTD^. 385
Philobota mylothris, u. sp.
cJ . 19 mm. Head, thorax whitish, a fuscous spot on shoulder.
Palpi whitish, second joint fuscous except apex. Anteimal cilia-
tions Ig. Forewings elongate, dull white, some scattered fuscous
scales in disc and towards dorsum ; costa grey towards base ;
a moderate irregular costal streak of grey suffusion from 5 to | ; a
black linear dot towards base above middle ; stigmata black, plical
linear, slightly bej'ond first discal, an additional dot between and
above discal, and one beneath second discal ; a transverse patch of
fuscous irroration beyond cell ; an inwards-oblique dark fuscous
mark from costa at |, whence a curved row of cloudy fuscous dots
runs to before tornus ; a marginal series of dark fuscous dots round
apex and termon : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia
whitish-grey, a grey subbasal shade.
QunENsLAND, Brisbane, March {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (19727).
Philobota siphonistis, n. sp.
c?.|14mm. Head white. (Palpi missing.) Antennal ciliations 2^.
Tliorax dark fuscous, a whitish-ochreous quadrate blotch occupyiifg
anterior dorsal area. Forewings apex tolerably pointed, termen
hardly sinuate, oblique ; white, basal half pale greyish-ochreous ;
markings dark brown ; a thick streak along costa from base to f ;
a rather narrow direct transverse fascia at t, its dorsal end extended
as a thick dorsal streak to | ; a large roundish blotch in lower
portion of disc posteriorly not quite reaching tornal edge, sending
two fasciate arms to costa beyond middle and before apex : cilia
brownish speckled dark fuscous, on costa whitish. Hindwings
grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous, towards base tinged grey.
Queensland, \Yarra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Philobota pyrsopa, n. sp.
5 . 17 mm. Head pale yellowish. Palpi yellow-whitish, basal
half of second joint purplish-grey. Thorax pale yellow, anterior
margin narrowly dark grey. Forewings apex obtuse-pointed,
termen almost straight, rather strongly oblique ; yellow ; costal
edge dark fuscous towards base; a rosy-purple terminal patch
suffused grey on edges except on lower part of termen, anterior
edge running from costa at .| to dorsum before tornus, rather
obtuse-prominent in middle : cilia yellow, on lower part of termen
and tornus rosy- purple. Hindwings grey; cilia pale grey, barker
towards base.
Queensland, Duaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower), l^eiir ^'ancci/cht.
Philobota otiosa, n. sp.
J . 13-14 mm. Head, thorax whitish -ochreous. Palpi oclireous-
wbitish, basal half of second joint greyish. Antennal ciliatimis 2.
Abdomen whitisli-ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa moderately
arched ; whitish-ochreous ; costa grey towards base ; stigmata
VOL. II. — Januani 1921. 2 c
386 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
fuscous, plical hardly before first discal, second discal minute,
transvorse-linoar : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light grey;
cilia wliitish-ochreoua tinged grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodd) ; 2 ex., Wals. Coll.
(typo 23969).
Cormotypa nigricincta, n. sp.
(S . 11mm. Head, thorax very pale ochreous. Palpi whitish,
second joint dark fuscous excejjt apex, terminal joint with apex and
subbasal ring blackish. Antenual ciliations 8. Forewings termen
obliquely rounded ; pale brownish-ochraous-sprinkled dark fuscous;
base of costa blackish ; stigmata moderate, dark fuscous, plical
beneath first discal ; an elongate dark fuscous spot on costa at ^ ;
some dark fuscous suffusion on apical portion of termen : cilia pule
ochreous. Hindwings pale greyish ; cilia whitish-grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, April (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (23654).
Differs from auchmera by black rings of palpi and still longer
antennal ciliations.
Eaphiltra gemmaria, n. sj).
$ . 11 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half of second
joint dark brown. Thorax ochreous-wliitish, a dark brown spot
on shoulder. Forewings moderate, termen obliquely rounded ;
ochreous-whitish ; a spot of pale ochreous sutiusion in disc towards
base ; a narrow irregular deep chestnut-brown median fascia,
expanded and produced both ways on costa, with dark fuscous
costal edge extending from ^ to |, from middle of this fascia a
broader arm, partly pale ochreous and partly chestnut-browu, runs
to dorsum before toruus; a chestnut-browu fascia from | of costa
to tornus, very narrow at extremities but moderately broad in disc,
edged anteriorly with pale ochreous suffusion, and on both margins
with some small spots of blue-leaden scales tipped dark fuscous, a
light rosy-greyish bar sprinkled blackish from this above middle
to apex, and similar spot at tornus ; a few blackish scales on
termen : cilia ochreous-yellow, dark grey spots at apex and tornus.
Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-ochreous tinged grey.
Queensland, Warra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Heliocausta unguentaria, n. sp.
S . 27 mm. Head, thorax light ferrngiuous-ochreous. (Palpi
missing.) Antennal ciliations 4. Forewings suboblong, termen
hardly oblique; ochreous-ferrugiTious, irrorated whitish-grey;
costal edge rosy on median third ; some cloudy grey dots, arranged
in four irregular oblique transverse series, discal stigmata indi-
cated in these. Hindwings 3-5 approximated at base; whitish,
slightly greyish-tinged towards apex; cilia whitish.
West Australia, Dundas; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Heliocausta sarcopliaea, u. sp.
cJ . 17 mm. Head, palpi light greyish, palpi suffused white
towards base. Autenmil ciliations over 2. Thorax greyish-ochreous.
(ECornoRiD^. 387
Abdomen pale yellowish. Forewings moderate, costa anleriorly
moderately arched, termen rather obliquely rounded ; pale pinkisli
closely irrorated brown ; extreme costal edge whitish-tinged towards
middle ; second discal stigma cloudy, fuscous : cilia pale brownish-
ochreous, becoming whitish towards tips. Hindwings light
ochreous-YoUow ; cilia pale yellow.
QuETONSLANf), Brisbane, October, bred from larva feeding between
spun ])liyllodia of Acacia aidacocarpa (Docid); 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(l!;i08(5). Near atoechu, which however has antennal ciliations
1 only.
Heliocausta iusaua, n. sp.
5 . 24 mm. Head, thorax greyish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, terminal joint infuscated anteriorly. Forewings suboblong,
costa moderately arched, termen slightly oblique; pale i)iiikisli-
ochreous finely sprinkled light grey, ai)puaring dull greyisli-tlesh-
colour, costal edge more pinkish-tinged ; stigmata piiikish-grey,
plical rather obliquely beyond first discal ; an indistinct subterminal
series of scattered piukish-grey scales in disc : cilia oclireous-
whitish, towards base pinkish-tinged and grej'-speckled, Hindwings
light grey, paler towards base; cilia whitish-grey.
Queensland, Warra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Heliocausta spatiosa, n. sp.
cJ . 26 mm. Head light rosy-ochreous, face whitish-tinged.
Palpi whitish, suffused rosy-grey towards apex of second joint auil
on terminal joint anteriorly. Antennal ciliations 1. Thorax
ferruginous-ochreous. Forewings rather broad, costa moderately
arclied, termen hardly oblique; light ochreous-ferruginous, base ot
scales tinged grey-whitish ; stigmata cloudj^, dark grey, plical
slightly beyond first discal ; a strongly angulated subterminal
series of very faint greyish dots ; a marginal series of faint grey
dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia rosy-grey-
whitish. Hindwings pale grey, whitish-tinged towards base; cilia
grej-whitish.
VicxoKiA, Melbourne; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
/ CHARIPHYLLA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts loosely s])reading ; ocelli
posterior; tongue developed. Antennae |, in cJ nioderately ciliated,
basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long,
recurved, second joint more than twice face, with rough expanded
scales on apical half above and beneath, terminal joint ^ of second,
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibije
rough-haired above and beneath. Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 and 3
closely approximated from angle, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen,
10 nearly approximated, 1 1 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-
ovate, cilia -I ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel.
2 c 2
388 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Y Chariphylla closterias, n. wp.
c? . 22 mm. Head white, sidetufts mixed dark fuscous. Palpi
white, ai)ical half of second joint and anterior edge of terminal
joint irrorated dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 1. Thorax browu
iiTorated dark fuscous, with white posterior ring. Porewings
elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, tormen concave, rather oblique ;
brown slightly rosy-tinged, sufFusedly sprinkled dark fuscous ;
costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; a narrow white costal
streak from i to | ; a white spot on dorsum near base, whence a
sinuate white subdorsal line, furcate anteriorly and connected with
both cuds of it, runs to dorsum at | ; a curved white line from
above fold at i of wing to dorsum at i, connected on dorsum with
])receding, some white irroration between thom posteriorly ; some
scattered white scales towards costa : cilia brown. HindAvings
light grey, sprinkled darker on veins and terminally ; cilia whitish-
grey, on costa whitish.
Peru, Papitiiiga, June (Parish) ; 1 ex.
^ Hypercallia byrsocyma, n. sp.
J. 15-16 mm. Head lisjlit ochreous-yellowish sprinkled
crimson. Palpi stout, pale yellowish irrorated crimson and dark
fuscous, terminal joint | of second, tip whitish. Thorax light
yellowisli suifusedly irrorated greyish-crimson. Forewings sub-
triangular, costa moderately arched, termen sinuate, somewhat
oblique ; 8 and 9 out of 7 ; oclireous-yellow, coarsely and suffusedly
reticulated brown ; costa suffused brown ; costal edge dark fuscous,
interrupted at middle and .| by yellowish spots with costal edge
white ; discal stigmata blackish, first minute, surrounded with
yellowish, second larger; dorsal area tinged rosy towards base;
termen suffused brown : cilia whitish, a dark fuscous subbasal line
and tornal patch. Hindwings pale yellowish, towards apex and
upper part of termen tinged light brownish ; cilia whitish, a
brownish subbasal shade except towards tornus and dorsum.
Prazil, Obidos, September {Parish) ; 2 ex.
V Hypercallia calidaria, n. sp.
cj" . 19-20 mm. Head, thorax pale yellow suffusedly reticulated
crimson, patagia brownish. Palpi pale yellow suffusedly irrorated
crimson, terminal joint | of second. Forewings subtriangular,
costa moderately arched, termen sinuate, hardly oblique, somewhat
rounded-prominent below middle ; 8 and 9 out of 7 ; pale yellow
suffusedly reticulated crimson : a brownish border running all
round wing, broad on termen, interrupted in middle of costa,
connected by a fascia from beyond costal interruption to before
middle of dorsum, with an arm from middle to before costal
interrui)tion, and an excurved streak from near costal end of this
to dorsum at 5, indented below middle ; small round subhyaline
white spots in disc before and beyond middle, second followed by
an indistinct dark fuscous dot ; whitish marks on costal edge in
(ECOPnORTDiE. 389
mifWle and at j; : cilia ochrooiis-whitish, towards tips whito, with
fuscous modian line, dark fuscous patches at a])Ox, toriius, and below
middle. Hiudwings light rosj'-brownish, becoming wliitish towards
base ; cilia white, on upper ^ of termen ochreous-tinged towards
base, with light brownish median shade.
Brazil, Teffe, December, January (Parish) ; 5 ex.
^ Hypercallia pialea, u. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ferruginous-brown, terminal
joint of palpi |, tip whitish. Forewings oblong, costa anteriorly
strongly arched, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 9 separate ;
ferruginous-brown; a slightly paler oblique mark from costa at |,
followed by some rather darker suffusion ; a tiue white very oblique
sf.rigula on costa at | ; discal stigmata dark ferruginous-fuscous,
first minute, second rather small ; a darker terminal line : cilia
darker ferruginous-brown, tips round apex white, at apex a slight
dark fuscous projection. Ilindwings dark fuscous ; cilia rosy-grej',
tips whitish, a dark fuscous subbasal line.
Brazil, Fara, July [Parish); 1 ex.
^ Hypercallia isodryas, n. si).
(^ . 14 ram. Head whitish-ochreous, sides sprinkled fuscous.
(P^lpi missing.) Thorax brownish. Forewings short, suboblong,
costa ratlier abruptly bent nearly in middle, termen rounded, little
oblique ; 9 separate ; brown ; first discal stigma minute, blackish,
second small, white; a very oblique white strigula from costa
before |, from near apex of this a curved series of small indistinct
dots of blackish irroration near costa and termen to toruus : cilia
brownish, towards tips greyish, at apex a slight blackish projection,
costal cilia white at tips. Hiudwings grey ; cilia pale grey, a
darker subbasal shade.
Brazil, Para, August (Paris7i) ; 1 ex. Near cnisodes (which
occurs at Obidos), but in that species the summit of costal arch is
nearer base, and there is no subterminal series of dots.
/
Hypercallia praeclivis, n. sp.
cJ . 16 mm. Head light fuscous. Palpi rather dark reddish-
fuscous. Thorax fuscous. Forewings rather broad, costa rather
abruptly arched before middle, termen rounded, vertical ; 9 separate ;
reddish-fuscous ; a suffused dark fuscous streak along dorsum from
^ to 1^; second discal stigma small, white: a slight very oblique
whitish mark on costa at g : cilia reddish-grey. Hiudwings
dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Itio Napo, June (Parish) ; 1 ex.
v/ Filinota rhodograpta Meyr.
3 c5' 's from Para and Obidos, Brazil, agree fully with the $
described, except that the forehead is grey, face white, thorax has
a dark grey posterior spot edged in front with criiuson ; antennal
390 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
ciliations 14 ; a black subcostal dot at base of forewings. The last
cimracter is present in $ , and the thoracic spot is indicated but
defaced ; I have no doubt of their specific identity.
^ Filinota regifica, n. sp.
5 . 15 ram. Head purple-fuscous, face white, back of crown
crimson. Pali)i lio;ht yellowish. Antenna) crimson, apical half
dark grey with a whitish band at g and another just below apex.
Thorax pale yellow, a dorsal crimson stripe marked dark blue
posteriorly, an oblique crimson stripe on patagia sometimes suffused
(lark blue externally, shouldei' dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish.
Forewings elongate, terraen very obliciuely rounded ; 3 and 4
stiilked, 7 to apex ; whitish-grey irrorated blackish ; a small yellow
spot on base of costa, edged beneath by a black dot ; beyond this
a triangular pale yellow spot along costa, edged crimson ; shining
yellow-whitish transverse blotches from dorsum at \ and before
tornus, edged crimson, reaching half across wing, first of these
followed in disc by an oval yellow crimson-edged spot touching it ;
a triangular yellow crimson-edged blotch from costa beyond middle,
directed towards second dorsal blotch ; an oval shining white
crimson-edged blotch in disc posteriorly ; a brassy-yellow marginal
streak running round apex and termen and shortly produced
inwards beneath postdiscal blotch, interiorly crimson-edged : cilia
pale bronzy-ochreous, base crimson. Hiiidwings and cilia yellow-
w^hitish.
Brazil, Obidos, Parintins, November, December (Parish) ; 3 ex.
V Filinota sphenoplecta, n. sp.
d' . lo mm. Head whitish-ochreous, face whitish, sides and back
of crown crimson. Pul[»i whitish-ochreous. Antenna? grey, cilia-
tions 2. Thorax liglit yellowish, a spot on shoulder and suffused
dorsal markings crimson. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings
ratiier narrow, termen obliquely rounded ; 3 and 4 stalked, 7 to apex ;
light yellow ; a dark grey streak along costa from base to |, and
dark grey streaks from costa at ^ and j converging to dorsum at |,
all edged crimson ; a slender crimson streak from dorsum near base
to fold and thon along fold nearly to first transverse streak ; slender
crimson streaks from second transverse streak above and below
middle to below apex and below middle of termen respectively; a
slender crimson marginal streak round costa posteriorly and termen
to lower of these : cilia dark grey, towards tornus whitish. Hiud-
Avings and cilia ochreous-whitish, towards apex more ochreous-
tinged.
liiiAziL, Teffe, January {Parish) ; 1 ex.
Enchocrates vesperascens, n. sp.
5 . 19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark grey closely speckled
whitish, palpi rather shorter than usual in genus, terminal joint
very short. Forewings suboblong, costa moderately arched, termen
CECOPHORID^. 391
obliquely rounded; grey, speckled whitish, -with irregular dark
grey irroratien ; undefined markings of dark grey sufliision, viz.,
an oblique blotch from base of costa confluent beneath with a
transverse blotch from costa at |, transverse blotches from costa
at middle and |, and indications of a subterminal shade: cilia light
grey, some dark irroration towards base. Hindwings and cilia
pale grey.
Socrrn Atjstualia, Adelaide; I ox, (Coll. Lower).
Peritorneuta minans, n. sp.
9 . 21 mm. Head,thoraxpalebrownish-ochreou8. Palpi ochreous-
wlutish, terminal joint infuscated anteriorly. Forewings oblong,
termen rounded, little oblique; pale pinkish-ochreous, with violet
gloss ; three series of small dark fuscous dots on veins posteriorly :
cilia rosy-whitish. Hindwings pale ochreous, faintly pinkish-
tinged ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Pupa (case sent)
erect on truncate abdomen, pale ochreous reticulated crimson, very
stout, with ventral knobs, two long prominences on head, and two
projections on each wing-case, posterior longer ; this quaint object
presumably imitates something, but I do not perceive what,
possibly a Doratifera larva.
Depressaria liodryas, n, sp.
tS . 25 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides slightly brownish-
tinged. Palpi whitish-ochreous, scales of second joint rounded-
prominent anteriorly, terminal joint loosely scaled towards base.
Thorax pale ochreous, Forewings elongate, apex rounded-obtuse,
termen rather obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked ; browuish-
ochreous, veins posteriorly faintly infuscated, a very few scattered
dark fuscous or black scales ; a black subdorsal dot near base ;
discal stigmata moderate, black, rather remote ; faint indications
of submarginal dots round apex and termen : cilia pale ochreous.
Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish, somewhat greyer posteriorly ;
cilia ochreous-whitish,
Palestine, Nazareth, April {B.arraud) ; 1 ex, (Brit, Mas.).
Depressaria occaecata, n. sp.
(S . 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides of crown dark grey.
Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint with scales roughly prominent
towards apex beneath, a few grey scales towards apex, terminal
joint with indistinct greyish basal and supramedian rings. Thorax
dark grey. Forewings apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat
oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked ; pale ochreous, partially faintly pinkish-
tinged ; first discal stigma blackish, an additional dot obliquely
before and above it, second discal indicated only by faint partial
grey margin, on one wing a small ff^iiit greyish cloud beyond and
above first discal ; three or four indistinct dark grey terminal dots :
cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish.
Sykia, Beirut ; 1 ex. Probably, as in suhirroinnquella (to which
it is allied), the dark thorax may not be constant.
392 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Depressaria remota, n. sp.
cS . 19 ram. Head ochreous-whitisli. Palpi white, terminal
joint with a few g'rey median scales on inner side. Thorax pale
ochreous. rorowinj;s apex obtuse-pointed, termen rather obliquely
rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked ; pale ochreous, distinctly pinkish-tinged,
some scattered dark grey scales towards termen ; small dark fuscous
dots on base of costa and towards dorsum near base ; discal stigmata
small, blackish, rather approximated, a rather large cloudy dark grey
spot beyond and above tirst ; sliglit indistinct dark grey marginal
dots round apex and termen : cilia pale ochreous faintly barred
pinkish. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish.
Palksxine, Haifa, January {Barraud); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). Next
projiinquella.
Depressaria chlorothorax, n. sp.
5 . 18 mm. Head greyish-ochreous, face pale greyish. Palpi
fuscous, terminal joint |, dark fuscous, towards tip whitisli.
Tborax whitish-ochreous, anterioily suffused light greyish-ochreous.
• Forewings elongate, termen very obliquely rounded ; 2 remote ;
light brownish, irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous ; a small dark
fuscous spot on base of costa, surrounded by light sutfusion ; a
short ochreous-whitish mark on base of dorsum, surmounted by
a spot of dark fuscous suffusion ; stigmata represented by cloudy
spots of dark fuscous suffusion, plical rather beyond first discal,
both discal connected by transverse dark suffusion with a similar
streak extending along costa from near base; a curved subterminal
fascia and terminal streak of similar suffusion largely confluent :
cilia grey with whitish reflections, base mixed darker. Hindwings
5 connate with stalk of 3 and 4; whitish-grey; cilia ochreous-
whitish, two faint pale greyish shades.
Palestine, Nazareth, February (Barraud) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Close to marcella and cuprinella, but I think distinct.
Depressaria amblyopa, n, sp.
$ . 20 mm. Head, thorax whitish irregularly mixed fuscous
and dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, second and terminal joints each with
two broad suffused dark fuscous bands, scales of second joint more
prominent towards base. Forewings apex rounded, termen oblicjuely
rounded; 2 remote; fuscous, slightly reddish-tinged, sprinkled
dark fuscous ; a suffused dark fuscous elongate mark above base of
dorsum ; discal stigmata very small, whitish, connected by an
indistinct lino of dark fuscous scales, and first immediately pre-
ceded by a very oblique elongate dark fuscous mark ; a dark
fuscous elongate mark towards costa in middle ; a faintly indicated
paler angulated subterminal shade ; obscure darker suffusion beyond
this, forming indistinct streaks between veins towards costa ;
suffused dark fuscous subconHuent marginal dots round costa
posteriorly and termen : cilia light fuscous mixed darker. Hind-
wings 5 connate with stalk of 3 and 4; grey, rather darker
posteriorly ; cilia grey.
(KcornoRiD.'E. 393
Asia Minok, Alma Dagh ; Palestine, Haifa, January (Barraud);
2 ex.
Heterobatlira infesta, n. sp.
cJ . 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark purplish - fuscous.
ForeAviiigs co.^ta moderately arclied, termon obliquely rounded ;
dark piirplisli-fuscous : cilia grey mixed dark fuscous. Hiudwiiigs
and cilia rather dark grey.
ViCTOKiA. Meibouriic ; 1 ex. (^Coll. Lower). Near ietracenirn.
^ PHANERODOXA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior: tongue developed. Antennjci,
in 6 serrulate, sitnple, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial
palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales,
somewhat rough towards apex beneath, terminal joint as long as
second or soniewliat shorter, moderate, acute. Maxillary jialpi very
short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled
above. Forewings 1 h furcate, '1 from towards angle, 8 and 9 out
of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings under 1, elongate-
trai)ezoidal-ovale, cilia nearly 1 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly
paniUel.
/ Type tiibicen. An immediate offshoot of Cn/jotolecJiia . Besides
the following, loxohathra Meyr. is referable here.
^ Phanerodoxa tubicen, n. sp.
S 2 • 8-10 mm. Head pale yellowish, crown light violet-
ochreous. Palpi whitish-yellowish, more or less irrorated dark
grey. Thorax light violet-oehreous, partially sprinkled or wholly
suffused dark fuscous. Forewings somewhat dilated, termen slightly
rounded, rather oblique ; ochreous-yellowish, with violet gloss ; a
finely attenuated wedgeshajjcd streak of dark fuscous irroration
along basal half of costa, at base extending to dorsum ; stigmata
dark fuscous, first discal and plical often obsolete, a dot on dorsum
beneath second discal; a short oblique dark fuscous mark from
costa at I and one before termeu above middle, apical and terminal
area beyond these variably infuscated or wholly dark violet- fuscous,
or with yellowish spot on costa only : cilia dark grey, an ochreous-
yellowish patch occu])ying upper | of termen except towards base.
Hindw^ings grey, darker towairds apex ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, Teffe, July, December ; Peru, Iquitos, Jurimaguas,
March (Parish) ; 13 ex.
y Plianerodoxa semotella Walk. Cat. xxix. 620.
d $ . 8-9 mm. Head whitish-yellowish slightly sprinkled grey.
Palpi yellow-whitish, ])artially or wholly irrorated dark fuscous.
Thorax dark violet-grey. Forewings somewhat dilated, termen
rather obliquely rounded ; ochreous-ycUow ; a dark violet-grey
triangular blotch extending along basal fifth of costa and just
reaching dorsum at base; extreme costal edge sometimes infuscated;
a small oblique dark grey mark on costa at | ; a triangular dark
894 EXOTIC MTCKOLEPIDOPTERA.
violet-grey apical blotch extending over upper part of tcrmon and
slenderly produced to tornus, edge sinuate opposite apex : cilia
dark violet-grey, Hindwings and cilia grey.
]3kazil, Teff6, January (FarlsJi) ; 4 ex.
/ Phanerodoxa pachybathra, n. sp.
$.11 mm. Head, thorax yellow. Palpi pale yellow, second
joint irrorated fuscous except apex. Forewings somewhat dilated,
termeu slightly rounded, rather oblique ; dark violet-grey ; a
yellow streak along costa from base to |, dilated at base into
a triangular blotch extending to dorsum : cilia yellow, on apical
fourth of costa dark violet- grey, beneath tornus grey. Hindwings
and cilia grey.
Brazil, Parintins, October (ParisJi) ; 1 ex.
V Phanerodoxa versatilis, n. sp.
(5 5 • 9-10 mm. Head pale yellowish. Palpi yellow-whitish,
second joint sprinkled grey except apex, loosely scaled beneath.
Thorax violet-grey, anterior third pale yellowish. Forewings
somewhat dilated, termen nearly straight, rather oblique ; violet-
grey ; a pale yellow irregular costal streak from base to | ; a pale
yellow irregular line along termen : cilia pale yellow, grey beneath
tornus and with a broad violet-grey patch above apex. Hindwings
and cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, Teffe, June, July, January {ParisJi) ; 4 ex.
Cryptolecliia synclera, n. sp.
c{ . 22 mm. Head ochreous-orange. Palpi ochreous-orange,
second joint dark fuscous except towards apex. Thorax dark
purplish-fuscous. Forewings elongate, termen very obliquely
rounded ; rather dark fuscous, darker and purplish-tinged towards
base : cilia fuscous. Hindwings light grey, paler and thinly scaled
towards base, veins darker ; a small oval hyaline spot beneath cell
near base ; cilia pale greyish.
Kanaka, in March [Maxwell) ; 1 ex.
"^ Cryptolechia citrodeta, n. sp.
cJ $. 12-13 mm. Head whitish-yellow. Palpi yellow-whitish,
second joint with basal | brown and an indistinct subapical fuscous
ring, apical half of terminal joint dark fuscous. Thorax violet-
grey, anterior third whitish-yellowish. Forewings somewhat
dilated, termen hardly rounded, little oblique; violet-grey; a whitish-
yellow costal streak throughout and irregular terminal line : cilia
whitish-yellow, on tornus grey, a grey spot above apex more or less
indicated. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Brazil, Obidos, II. Trombetaa, August, September [Parish); 7 ex.
Distinct from vallifera by palpi.
Cryptolechia malacobyrsa, n. sp.
(5 . 19 mm. Head, palpi yellow-ochreous. Thorax ochreous
somewhat sprinkled fuscous. Forewings elongate, termeu rounded,
(EcopnoKit).T3. 395
rather strongly obliquo; 7 to costa; deep yellow-ochreoiis, sprinkled
ratlior dark purplish- t'uscoua ; some purplish-fuscous sufl'usion
towards dorsum anteriorly ; an oblique oval purplish-fuscous spot
representing first discal stigma ; a somewhat oblique slender
purplish-fuscous fascia from beyond middle of costa to dorsum
before tornus ; a margiinil series of small purplish-fuscous spots
round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia yellow-ochreous,
paler towards tips. Hindwings grey, paler towards base ; cilia
pale grey. ^
Japan, Tokio, July ; 1 ex.
Cryptolechia picrocentra, n. sp.
5 . 16-17 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous sprinkled fuscous.
Palpi i»ale ochreous, second joint with some dark fuscous specks
and a slight subapical ring. I'orewings apex obtuse-pointed, termen
slightly rounded, rather strongly oblique; pale ochreous irregularly
sprinkled fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical rather obliquely
beyond first discal, these rather small, second discal large; some
fuscous suffusion extending from second discal to apex, darker pos-
teriorly ; minute dark fuscous terminal dots: cilia whitish-ochreous.
Hindwings grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish, a greyish subbasal
shade.
Assam, Khasis, November ; 3 ex.
Cryptolechia sarcinodes, n. sp.
2 • 19 mm. Head, thorax pinkish-grey. Palpi grey-whitish,
second joint very long, terminal half second. Forewings oblong,
termen hardly oblique ; light pinkish-grey, scattered fuscous or
dark fuscous scales ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical beneath first
discal ; undefined marginal dots of dark fuscous irroration on
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia rosy-whitish. Hindwings
pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
South Austkalia, Pinnaroo ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Next
iri^nnictella.
v/ PSEUDOCENTRIS, n. g.
Head smooth, sidetufts loosely raised; ocelli posterior; tongue
developed. Antennae over 1, in cj serrulate, simple, basal joint
very elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved,
second joint thickened with appressed scales, terminal joint much
longer than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short,
filiform, appressed to tongue. Middle tibiae with long projecting
antemedian and apical tufts of spatulate hairscales above, posterior
tibiie rough-scaled above and beneath, Forewings with tufts of
raised scales; lb furcate, 2 from towards angle, 3-5 approximated,
7 and 8 long-stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings
nearly 1, oblong-ovate, cilia |; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel.
Somewhat allied to Siri(thoscelis. '
y Pseudocentris testudinea, n. sp.
(S . 16 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, slightly speckled
396 J3X0TIC MlfROLEPIDOrTEKA.
dark fuscous, Anteiuux) cliirk grc}-, towards base light l)rownisli,
basal joint and tip white. Eoiewings rather narrow, somewhat
dilated, termen somewhat obliijuely rounded ; white, irregularly
speckled brownish ; a white tuft on fold at ^, surrounded with grey
irroration ; some yellow-ochreous suifusion along costa towards base ;
a fascia of yellow-ochreous suffusion from | of costa to beyond
middle of dorsum ; a roundish blotch of suffused dark grey irroration
in disc at | ; a yellow-ochreous spot on costa beyond middle; a
very obliijuc irregular yellow-ochreous fasciate streak from costa
at I to disc before apex; an irregular-edged yellow-ochreous streak
along termeu from apex to below middle : ciiia ochreous-whitish
tin;;ed grey, greyer towards tornus. Hindwings daik grey ; cilia
grey-whitish, suffused grey towards base.
J'Eiiu, Juriuuiguus, March (Farish) ; 1 ex.
y/ Compsistis labyrinthias, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, terminal joint
with grey lateral line. Thorax whitish-grey. Forewings elongate,
apex pointed, termen somewhat sinuate, very oblique; yellow-
ochreous, partially shaded grey; two irregular transverse whitish
lines irrorated grey towards base, connected in middle ; an irregular
obli([ue similar line from ^ of costa to disc before middle ; from middle
of second transverse line a white blackish-edged line runs almost to
dorsum in middle, thence curved round to disc above middle, where
it meets a similar down-curved line from above fold at |, their apex
just touching a very oblique straight white black-edged line from
costa at S- to near termen beneath apex, where it meets a similar
line from costa at |-, between these a shorter similar line from middle
of costa not reaching them ; a silvery spot on tornus, followed by a
black mark and preceded by a black suffused spot, before which is
an obliqtie Avhite mark resting on preceding transverse line, from
junction of these a white black-edged longitudinal line runs to a
silvery spot above tornus, connected by a similar line with a silvery
mark on lower part of termen ; a triangular white costal spot just
before apex : cilia grey, a white patch below apex, outside this two
fine dark grey lines. Hindwings rather dark grey, lighter towards
base ; cilia pale grey.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 1 ex.
^ Compsistis caerulipalpis, ti. sp.
(55.9 mm. Head silvery-whitish, sidetufts greyish-tinged.
Palpi light silvery-blue. Thorax ])ale violet-grey, posteriorly
suffused pale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat obliquely rounded ; light
violet-grey ; a very obliqtto yellow-ochreous streak from costa at I,
nearly reaching apex of dorsal blotch ; a yellow-ochreous median
longitudinal line from near base running into apex of. dorsal blotch ;
some yellow-ochreous suffusion towards base of dorsum ; an oblique
curved violet-grey fasciate blotch from dorsum before middle reaching
3 across wing, margined with yellow-ochreous suffusion becoming
(EcopnoRiDiE. 397
broad anteriorly towards dorsum ; posterior half of wing suffused
yellow-ochrcous, more strongly towards dorsum, with a transverse
violct-grey-metallic streak from costa before apex to termen above
tornua : cilia whitish, base ochreous-yellowish within an indistinct
greyish line. Hindwiiigs dark grey ; cilia grey, whitish on outer
half round apex and upper part of termen.
Peeu, Jurimaguas, March {Parish) ; 3 ex,
^ Compsistis malacoscia, n. sp.
(S . 12 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi second joint pale
silvery-hlue, anteriorly dark grey, terminal joint dark grey, tip
whitish. Thorax light violet-grey. Forewings apex obtuse, termen
obIi(jiiely rounded ; grey, towards costa anteriorly paler and violet-
tinged ; a light ochreous-yellowish median longitudinal line from
base nearly to middle, and a whitish submedian line extending to
racdiodorsul blotch ; obscure oblique streaks of violet-grey-whitish
suffusion from costa at i, -f, and ^, with obscure ochreous streaks
between and beyond these ; mediodorsal blotch indicated by two
])arallel curved obli(jue dark grey streaks reaching to above middle
of disc but not reaching dorsum, externally edged whitish, space
between these somewhat suffused whitish; a grey-whitish curved
mark beyond apex of this ; a transverse violet streak at | and one
])efore apex, space between these suffused grey- whitish and sprinkled
black ; an indistinct small spot of blackish-grey suffusion beyond
prajapical streak: cilia light grey, a blackish subbasal line. Hind-
wings dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly ; cilia whitish-fuscous, a
dark fuscous suffused subbasal shade.
I'keu, Iquitos, Jurimaguas, March, May (Parish) ; 2 ex.
/ Compsistis macrocliorda, n, sp.
(J. 10 mm. Head, thorax grey, face whitish. Palpi grey,
second joint suffused blue. Forewings termen hardly sinuate,
rather oblique ; dark grey ; a violet longitudinal streak from base
of costa to disc beyond middle, bordered beneath by an ochreous-
yellow streak from base to middle, and this by a second violet
streak; an ochreous-yellowish mark above first streak near base,
edged above pale vi:)let on costa, and an oblique violet streak from
costa at ^ running into first streak, whitish on costa; beyond this
an obliciue ochreous-yellowish streak from costa, then a shorter
violet strigula whitish on costa, then a dark grey strigula, then two
wedgeshaped ocbreous-j'ellovv marks, from between which a slightly
curved su1)mctallic violet-grey line crosses wing at | ; between this
and base six irregular rather oblique incurved whitish-ochreous
streaks crossing dorsal half of wing, a dark space representing
mediodorsal blotch more strongly convex anteriorly, narrowed and
pointed above ; space beyond transverse line finely pale-speckled,
edged anteriorly towards dorsuia by a whitish-ochreous mark, and
posteriorly by an irregular incomplete whitish-ochreous line
preceding a violet-submetallic streak crossing apex obliquely and
398 EXOTIC MTCROLEI'IDOPTEHA.
continued along lower part of tormon : cilia grey, a dark grey
subbasal line. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peku, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 2 ex.
^ Compsistis homochorda, n. sp.
c? . 10 ram. Head whitish. I'alpi whitish, second joint violet-
purple. Thorax grey. Forewings tormen ratlier oblicpie ; dark
grey ; markings nearly as in macrochorda, but mediodorsal blotch
much broadfr, not narrowed above, its centre whitish-tinged, last
two dorsal whitish-ochreous streaks forming a ring witli central
whitish-ochreous spot, costal spot beyond transverse violet line
whitish, pale speckling of posterior area replaced by a very
irregular-edged transverse gre3ish spot margined ])Osteriorly by
whitish-ochreous line, beyond it a violet-submetallic marginal
streak round apical part of costa and termen : cilia grey, an
ochreous- whitish bar at apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
J*Euu, Jurimaguas, March (Parish); 1 ex.
V Taruda leucochna, n, sp.
c? . 13 mm. Head silvery-whitish, sidetufts and hairs of crown
dark fuscous, Palj)i white, second and terminal joints each with
three dark fuscous rings. Thorax dark fuscous, somewhat sprinkled
whitish. Forewings apex and termen evenly rounded off, 5 to
apparent apex ; dark fuscous, some scattered white scales indicating
irregular striga3 ; a white transverse mark on costa at ^ ; a sub-
ovate white blotch extending on costa from j to beyond middle,
tinged pale ochreous posteriorly ; an irregular streak of whitish
irroration from ^ of costa to tornus, finely attenuated towards
middle ; an apical blotch of irregular whitish-ochreous suffusion,
with a blackish dot just below apparent apex : cilia round
costa and apex dark grey with dark brown basal shade, elsewhere
whitish-ochreous, Hindwings costa concave on posterior half ;
grey ; edge on anterior part of concavity white, on posterior dark
fuscous; a white line on apical edge, upper part preceded by a
spot of brown suffusion ; cilia grey, a dark grey basal shade, tinged
brown round apex.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 1 ex,
/ Psittacastis cosmodoxa, n. sp,
5. 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax leaden-grey. Antenna? grey,
a whitish band at |. Forewings termen deeply excavated beneath
slender acutely-produced apex; leaden-grey; a rather oblique
violet-golden-metallic streak from costa at 5, edged black both sides,
more broadlj' towards costa anteriorly, almost meeting a similar
erect streak from dorsum in middle, edged Idack anteriorly ; beyond
these a broad brownish-ochreous transverse band dilated towards
costa, limited posteriorly by an inwards-oblicjue pale yellowish
black-edged mark from costa at j and an erect violet-golden-metallic
streak from dorsum at i ; a rather down-curved light blue-grey
I
I
(ECOPHORlDiE. 399
line conuocts the apices of the two dorsal streaks ; from apex of
the yellowish mark a violet-goldeu-metallic line runs to apex of a
rather oblique blue-grej" fasciate streak from middle of costa ;
a blue-grey line along costa from middle to the yellowish mark; a
violet-golden-metallic terminal fascia; apicjil prominence orange :
cilia rather dark grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Peru, Nazareth, Juue (Parish); 1 ex.
/ Psittacastis pictrix, n. sp.
c? $ . 13-15 mm. Head light ochreous, crown suffused pale
leaden, sidetufts ochreous-brown. Palpi ochreous-brownish, second
joint with indistinct whitish subapical ring, terminal joint suffused
dark grey, with whitish dots above middle and at apox. Thorax
brown, a broad leaden dorsal stripe. Forewings narrow, costa
arched anteriorly, termeu deeply excavated between apical and
tornal prominences ; ferruginous ; a very oblique wedgeshaped
yellow-whitish patch from near base of costa to fold, sometimes
sufFnsed with groundcolour beneath ; a thick dark red-brown longi-
tudinal streak from base of dorsum to g, surrounded with violet
iridescence, followed by a subdorsal spot of leaden suffusion ; a
violet-silvery white oblique trapezoidal patch resting on middle of
costa, one angle reaching | across wing, the other forming a short
acute projection posteriorly near costa ; beyond this a yellow-
ochreous spot edged white on costa and cut by a very oblique fine
spatulate violet-metallic striga crossing half wing; a streak of
■whitish suffusion running from apex of silvery costal patch to
tornus ; an elongate dark fuscous spot on dorsum beyond middle,
preceded and followed by spot s of leaden suffusion and surrounded
with violet iridescence ; three or four short black lines on veins
posteriorly, and a short white streak beneath middle; a spot of
bluish-silvery suffusion on tornus ; a small spot of blackish suffusion
towards apex; a fine blackish line round tornus: cilia suffused
round apical prominence with light brownish, on tornal prominence
with red-brownish, above tornal prominence blackish at tips,
beneath tornus grey. Hindwings grey, on basal half whitish-grey ;
cilia pale greyish.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6(500 feet, May (FarisJi) ; 6 ex.
V Psittacastis argentata, n. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head pale ochreous, crown with submetallic
iridescence. Palpi bronzy-ochrcous, second joint with whitish
subapical ring, terminal joint darker, with whitish dofs above
middle and at apex. Thorax ferruginous, a dorsal stripe and apical
half of pat agia leaden-grey. Forewings narrow, termen with oblique
narrow excavation between apical and tornal prominences ; ferru-
ginous ; a whitish-grey-ochreous streak from costa near base to a
leaden spot above dorsum at |, a greyish streak from base along
fold to this; an oblique trapezoidal blue-leaden-metallic patch
resting on middle of costa, one angle reaching | across wing, the
other projecting near costa posteriorly ; an extremely fine very
400 EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPTERA.
oblique leaden striga from costa near beyond this to a verj' oblique
blue-leaden striga in disc at 4, a blackish dash and some dark fuscous
suffusion in disc between this and preceding patch, and some dark
fuscous suffusion in disc before patch ; a streak of leaden suffusion
along ])Osterior fourth of fold ; a fine blackish line towards apex ;
two small spots of bluish suffusion transversely placed above tornus :
cilia ferruginous, beneath tornus light grejisli. Hindwings dark
grey; cilia violet-grey, at apex a spot of pale brownish suffusion.
Ekazil, Parintins, October [Parish) ; 1 ex.
Comotechna corculata, n. sp.
S $ . 9-10 mm. Head whitish-ochrcous, on crown peai'ly and
greyish-tinged. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint pearly with
faint ribbing, terminal joint sometimes infuscated. Thorax
ochreous-whitish, more or less suffused grey. Abdomen dark grey,
Eorewings formed as in ludicra ; fuscous ; basal third of costa dark
fuscous, cut by an oblique whitish mark at |, beneath this a yellow-
ochreous streak ; an obliquely curved suffused dark fuscous fasciate
streak from | of dorsum to this, enclosed by two whitish-ochreous
streaks ; an oblique-oval mediodorsal blotch reaching | across
wing, formed of yellow-ochreous suflusion edged with dark fuscous
suffusion and then with whitish; beyond this a parallel whitish
streak, confluent with an ochreous-whitish ring surrounding an
elongate ochreous-whitish mark ; a very oblique orange-ochreous
striga from costa in middle, preceded and followed by fine white
striga3 edged dark fuscous ; beyond this a whitish-ochreous elon-
gate mark ; a transverse silvery line at |, followed by an ochreous-
whitish costal dot ; an oblique whitish-ochreous streak hooked
beneath from lower part of this to a silvery oblique streak crossing
wing near apex, above this some whitish-ochreous scattered scales ;
a whitish-ochreous terminal line ; cilia grey speckled w hitish-
ochreous, a dark fuscous basal line on termen. Hindwings dark
grey ; cilia grey.
13RAZ1L, Para, June to August; Pkku, Iquitos, March (Par/s7i);
7 ex.
V Comotechna scutulata, n. sp.
c5' $ . 10 mm. Head, thorax grey, facial tuft dark fuscous.
Palpi rather dark fuscous, terminal joint ochreous-whitish, anterior
edge infuscated. Abdomen grey. P'orcwings as in Jvdicra ; rather
dark fuscous; a rather broad oohreous-whitish streak along costa
from base, marked with very oblique cloudy dark fuscous striguhc
from costa near base and at |, and terminated by a very obli()iie
orange-yellow blackish-edged striga from costa before middle,
followed by a white posteriorly blaok-edged strigula ; a largo
mediodorsal rather oblique transverse dark fuscous blotch edged
whitish, reaching | across wing, anterior edge strongly convex,
posterior almost straight, apex shortly projecting posteriorly, a
transverse fasciate streak of dark fuscous suffusion edged on each side
grey-whitish suffusion midway between this and base; an irregular
CECOPHOEID^. 40 1
transverse leaden line at |, preceded on dorsal half by an 8-shaped
darker blotch edged ochreous-whitish, on costa followed by an
ochreous-whitish dot ; some slight marks of ochreous-whitish
suffusion in disc beyond this ; an oblique leaden lino before apex
from an ochreous-whitish spot in costal cilia, thence to tornus
abutting on an ochreous-whitish terminal line : cilia grey obscurely
sprinkled ochreous-whitish and dark fuscous, a dark fuscous basal
line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 3 ex.
V Comoteclina parmifera, n. sp.
c?. 12 ram. Head, thorax light grey, facial tuft darker. Pal}»i
grey, terminal joint whitish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Fore-
wings as in ludicra ; rather dark fuscous ; a rather broad
ochreous-whitish streak along costa from base, marked with very
oblique cloudy dark fuscous striguloe from costa near base and at j,
and terminated by a very oblique orange-yellow blackish-edged
striga from costa before middle, followed by a white posteriorly
black-edged strigula ; a large mediodorsal rather oblique transverse
dark fuscous blotch edged whitish, reaching |^ across wing, anterior
edge strongly convex, posterior almost straight, apex shortly
projecting posteriorly, a transverse blotch of dark fuscous suffusion
edged whitish anteriorly immediately precedes this ; a small
leaden-metallic subdorsal spot near beyond this ; an indistinct
transverse leaden-metallic line at |, preceded below middle by an
incomplete ochreous-whitish ring, within which is a small suffused
ochreous-whitish spot ; a small ochreuus-whitish mark on costa
just beyond this ; a roundish patch of ochreous-whitish suffusion
occupying disc beyond this, followed by a rather excurved bluish-
leaden line from -f of costa to tornus, abutting beneath on an
ochreous-whitish terminal line: cilia as in scutulata. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, June, July ; Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Ftn-ish) ;
7 ex. Differs from scutulata by larger size and ochreous-whitish
abdomen.
" Comotechna dentifera, n. sp.
J 2 . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax grey, crown Avhitish-tinged.
Palpi grey, tip of second joint whitish, terminal joint dark fuscous
with base and tip whitish. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings as
in ludicra ; violet-fuscous ; an oblique mark from costa at | running
into a short subcostal longitudinal streak beneath it whitish-
ochreous, preceded and followed by dark fuscous suffusion ; an
irregular-edged curved oblique dark fuscous fasciate streak from 4
of dorsum to beneath this, edged whitish suffusion ; a dark fuscous
oblique fasciate mediodorsal blotch reaching | across wing, edged
whitish, anterior edge sinuate-convex, posterior concave with
well-marked triangular projection in middle ; an ochreous-orange
very oblique striga from middle of costa, preceded and followed by
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-102 KXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEKA.
fine white blackish- edged striga3 ; some variable small dark fuscous
spots towards dorsum beyond this, surrounded by whitish suffusion ;
an indistinct irregular blue-leaden transverse line at f , followed by
a whitish dot on costa ; some slight whitish-ochreous marking or
suffusion in disc beyond this ; an oblique leaden line before apex,
thence to tornus abutting on a whitish terminal line : cilia grey,
mixed ochreous-whitish towards apex, a dark fuscous basal line on
terraen, Hindwinga dark fuscous; cilia grey, an apical patch of
whitish suffusion.
Brazil, Teff6, December ; Pt5rij, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ;
5 ex. Distinct by palpi and toothed dorsal blotch.
^ Comoteclina semiberbis, n. sp,
S2- 13-14 mm. Head, thorax grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
second joint with scales forming a projecting tuft longest on basal
half, dark grey except on tuft. Forewings rather narrow, termen
sinuate, rather oblique ; dark grey ; a fine whitish median longi-
tudinal line from base to mediodorsal blotch, sometimes merged in
a general obscure whitish suffusion of this area, sometimes a yellow
or whitish streak beneath costa towards base, and a faint violet
streak beneath this ; an oblique dai'k-edged yellow-ochreous striga
from middle of costa, and a fine violet striga, white on costa, on
each side of it ; a dark fuscous fasciate curved oblique mediodorsal
blotch reaching | across wing, parallel-sided, edged whitish-ochreous,
apex pointed posteriorly; another incurved whitish-ochreous streak
beyond upper portion of this, and some leaden iridescence towards
dorsum ; an irregular obscure leaden transverse line at |, edged
whitish-ochreous towards costa and crossed by an oblique whitish-
ochreous mark in disc ; a patch of ochreous-whitish irroratiou in
disc beyond this ; a curved violet-leaden transverse line crossing
obliquely before apex and abutting beneath on an ochreous-whitish
terminal line : cilia grey speckled whitish, a dark grey basal line.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, above apex and on upper part
of termen whitish-tinged.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parisli) ; 5 ex.
V Sphyrelata escharias, n. sp.
d . 13 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous mixed fuscous. Palpi
whitish-ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous. Antennae stout, yellow-
ochreous ringed fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous mixed pale greyish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate, terraen obliquely rounded ; dark
fuscous ; a pale greyish-ochreous basal patch, its edge running from
middle of costa to ^ of dorsum, including small dark fuscous spots
on base of costa and dorsum and on costa at |, and some scattered
dark fiiscoiis scales ; stigma indicated by small whitish-ochreous
dots, discal approximated, ])lical hardly before first discal ; a
moderate pale greyish-ochreous spot on costa at |, some scattered
scales indicating a slight curved subterminal line rising from this
and small undefined dots round apex and termen : cilia dark fuscous,
(ECOPIIORIDxT^ — HELIOZELIDiE. 403
tips pale groyish-oclireous and a median line of scattered points.
Hindwiiigs dark grey, somewhat lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey,
ViCToiiiA, Macedou, December (Lyell)-, 1 ex.
HELIOZELID^.
Antispila anna, n. sp.
S 2- 4-4'5mra. Head shining bronze. Palpi whitish. Antennae
dark bronzy - luscuus. Thorax dark shining bronze. Abdomen
dark purple-fuscous. Forewings broad-lanceolate; dark pui'ple-
fuscous ; two narrow irregular-edged direct silvcry-wliite transverse
fasciae slightly before -J and f respectively, second tending to be
interrupted in middle : cilia light grey, basal half within a black
line bronzy-grey. Hindwings and cilia gi'cy.
Bengal, Serarapur, bred in December from cocoons attached to
leaves of Eagenia jamholana {Mrs. A. Drake) ; cocoons formed of
two irregularly oval or subovate greenish or fuscous leaf-segments
joined at edges, without projecting filaments; 2 ex. Mr. Fletcher,
who communicated the specimens, does not think that the Eugenia
is the foodplant (the texture of leaf renders it improbable), and
enquired of Mrs. Drake whether there was a Vitis growing near
the tree, but she replied that there was none. A North American
species, eugeniella Busck, has however been bred from Eugenia, and
this certainly suggests that the Eugenia is the real foodplant.
Antispila mesogramma, n. sp,
5 . 5 mm. Head shining grey. Thorax dark leaden-fuscous.
Abdomen ochreous-white beneath. Forewings broad-lanceolate ;
dark fuscous ; markings pale golden-metallic ; a narrow fascia at ^,
somewhat inwards-oblique from costa, slightly dilated towards
dorsum ; an erect wedge-shaped streak from dorsum before tornus
reaching nearly half across wing, and a broader triangular spot on
costa rather beyond it : cilia light grey, within a fine black median
line tinged pale blue. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peku, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 1 ex. Near Nolckeni Z.
Antispila postscripta, n. sp.
c? . 5 mm. Head shining greyish-bronze. Thorax dark fuscous.
Forewings rather broad-lanceolate; dark bronzy-fuscous ; markings
l)ale golden- metallic ; a transverse fascia at ^, narrow on costa,
gradually dilated to dorsum ; a triangular spot on dorsum before
tornus reaching half across wing, a transverse mark from costa
rather beyond this, and a longer somewhat inwards-oblique mark
from costa at |, extended into cilia : cilia dark bronzy-grey.
Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Peru, Iquitos, May (ParisJt) ; 1 ex.
Antispila praecincta, n. sp.
6. 5 mm. Head shining greyish-bronze. Thorax violet-fuscous.
Forewings broad-lauceolato, apex produced, acute ; dark violct-
2 J) 2
404 EXOTIC MIOEOLEriDOPTERA.
fuscous ; markings silvery-metallic ; a rather narrow transverse
fascia at 3- ; opposite elongate-triangular costal and dorsal spots
at 1^, nearly meeting: a rather narrow transverse fascia at |,
extended into costal cilia : cilia dark violet-grey. Hindwings and
cilia dark grey.
Brazil, Para, June (ParisJi) ; 1 ex.
Antispila cyclosema, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Head shining pale golden-ochreous. Thorax dark
grey. Forevcings elongate-lanceolate ; 3-5 absent, 6 and 7 long-
stalked, 8 absent, 9 out of 7, 10 absent; dark fuscous; slender
white somewhat irregular-edged transverse fasciae before J and
beyond middle, second attenuated in disc ; a round white spot
towards apex : cilia dark purple-grey, lighter towards tips. Hind-
wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 1 ex.
PHANEROZELA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete. Antennae | (?),
in d* shortly ciliated, basal joint short, without pecton. Labial
palpi very short, drooping, hliform, pointed. Maxillary palpi
obsolete. Posterior tibioe smooth-scaled. Forewings all veins
present, crowded, 2 from angle, 7 to costa, 11 from middle, cilia
imusually long, nearly half length of wing. Hindwings |, lanceolate,
cilia 2 ; 2-7 all present, separate.
The earliest form of the family known ; the neuration is apparently
correct, but not clearly ascertainable on the unique example.
Phanerozela polydora, n. sp.
cJ . 6 mm. Head, thorax shining bronze. Forewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen slightly sinuate,
oblique; shining deep bronze; markings iridescent-golden-metallic,
suffused bright coppery-purple in disc ; a slender transverse fascia
at 5 ; a similar median fascia interrupted in middle ; a sliort erect
streak from dorsum near beyond this ; a slender transverse fascia
at |, rather dilated towards costa, not quite reaching tornus ; a
brilliant iridescent-purple mark along lower part of termen : cilia
dark grey. Hindwings shining dark bronzy-grey ; cilia dark grey.
Brazil, Tetfe, January (Parish); 1 ex.
ADELID.E.
Nemotois spars ella Walk.
A series from Brisbane, Queensland. In this si)ecies the black
subcostal streak is slender and not longer than the distance between
itself and the postmedian fascia ; this will readily distinguish it
from both orichalcias and topazias, in which the streak is thick ajid
twice as long as this distance.
Ceromitia chionocrossa, u. sp.
(S 2 • 10-11 mm. Head white, face grey mixed white. Autennie
white ringed fuscous, d simple. Thorax white, patagia grey.
Porewings apex tolerably pointed, tcrmeii very oblicjuely rounded ;
(^ and 9 sometimes connate ; rather dark grey: cilia rather dark
grey, on termen white. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Brazil, Para, 11. Trombetas, June, September {Parish) ; 3 ex.
Tlie genus Ceromitia is known hitherto only from South Africa,
whence I am acquainted with more than 40 species ; I now
describe seven entirely typical species from the Amazon region of
Brazil ; this is a clear rccoid of great interest.
Ceromitia ochrodyta, n. sp.
J . 9-10 mm. Head white, face grey. Antennae white ringed
fuacous, ciliations c5' ^- Thorax white, patagia greyish-ochreous.
Foi-cwings tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 8 and
9 connate; light greyish-ochreous, base of scales light grey, some
scattered dark grey and black scales ; sometimes a dark fuscous dot
on lower angle of cell; some scattered black marginal scales on
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia light greyish-ochreous.
Hindwings grey with purple reflections ; cilia pale grey.
Bkazil, Pariutins, October (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Ceromitia exalhata, n. sp.
(S . 10 mm. Head, thorax white. Antennae white ringed grey,
pubescent-ciliated (1), basal joint dark grey. Forewings obtuse-
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; all veins separate; white,
base of scales pale grey ; two or three scattered black scales, a small
blackish dot in middle of disc, and large blackish dot in disc
})eyond | ; one or two small blackish dots on dorsum, and a few
scattered scales on costa and termen : cilia whitish. Hindwings
pale brassy-grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
JiuAziL, 11. Trombetas, September (Parish) • 1 ex.
Ceromitia eccentra, n. sp.
5. 15 mm. Head whitish, face grey. Antenna? greyish.
Thorax grey suffused whitish on margins, Forewings obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 connate ; grey irrorated
wliitish-grey, a few scattered dark grey scales ; a small dark fuscous
dot in middle of disc, and larger one at f: cilia light grey speckled
whitish. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey,
Brazil, Obidus, September (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Ceromitia viscida, n. sp,
J 2 . 13-14 mm. Head white. Antennae white, ciliations d"
hardly 1. Thorax whitish, Forewings obtuse-pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 connate ; light grey, sprinkled
violet-whitish and dark grey ; indistinct small spots of darker
406 EXOTIC MTCKOLKPTDOPTERA.
sufl'iision on posterior half of costa and tormoii : cilia lifilit prey
speckled whitish. Hindwings light brassy-grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
JJKAZiL, I'ara, Pariulius, July, October [FarisJi); 3 ex.
Ceromitia phaeoceros, n. sp.
d" 5 . 14-16 mm. Head whitish, face grey. AntenncG dark
grey, ciliations d under 1. Thorax pale grey. Forewings apex
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 sometimes connate ;
violet-grey, sprinkled grey-whitish, some scattered dark grey scales,
especially towards costa posteriorly and termen, which arc indis-
tinctly spotted dark grey : cilia light grey speckled whitish, llind-
wings rather dark purplish-grey ; cilia light grey.
Brazil, Parintius, October {Parish) ; 2 ex.
Ceromitia sciographa, n. sp.
c? . 17 mm. Head whitish, face and palpi grey. Antenna) grey,
ciliations minute. Thorax grey-whitish. Eorewings apex obtuse,
termen rounded, ratlier strongly oblique; 6 and 7 stalked, 8 ajid 9
short-stalked ; light fuscous ; costa irregularly spotted dark fuscous ;
several irregular transverse lines of dark grey suffusion, two ending
in moderate dark grey spots on dorsum at ^ and beyond middle, some
scattered dark grey scales on strigulee between the lines ; small dark
fuscous maigiual spots round apex and termen : cilia light fuscous.
Hindwings i)urplish-grey ; cilia light fuscous.
Brazil, Obidos, iSeptcmber {Parish); 1 ex.
ORNEODID^.
V Orneodes balioxantlia, n. sp.
(5 . 17 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi hardly over 2,
with appressed scales, yellow-ochreous, second joint with blackish
apical dot, terminal little over half second, pointed, a blackish
median ring. Thorax light yellow-ochreous sprinkled blackish, a
blackish mark on shoulder. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish, a blackish
lateral stripe. Forewings golden-yellow-ochreous : segment 1 with
a blackish dot on costa near base, a blackish elongate mark near
beyond this, and five spots of groundcolour outlined blackish and
surrounded with white suffusion, first semioval, second and third
transverse, fourth nearly obsolete, fifth oblique-transverse ; base of
wing partly suffused whitish and irregularly-sprinkled blackish ;
segments 2-6 crossed by four irregular slender white fascioe edged
blackish irroration, first nearly straight, others angulated inwards
on segment 4: cilia light ochreous-yellowish, suft'used whitish on
markings and mixed fuscous on margins of these. Hindwings as
segments 2-6 of forewings, but last three fascine angulated inwards
on segment 3 instead of 4.
French Congo, Fort Crampel ; 1 ex.
/ Orneodes sertifera, n. sp.
2 . 16 mm. Head white. Palpi 3|, curved, white, second joint
rough-scaled beneath, with two rings of dark grey irroration,
ORNKODID-E. 407
terminal joint somewhat shorter, pointed, base and a subraedian
ring blackisli-grey. Thorax white, shoulders and an autemedian
bar irrorated blackish-grey. Abdomen white, base of segments
greyish, a lateral stripe of blackish irroration. Forewings white ;
a blackish dot beneath costa near base ; an undefined fascia of
blackish irroration, rather wide on dorsal half, narrow towards
costa, followed by an ill-defined ochreous-yellow fascia with some
black scales on segments 2-(5 ; a moderate rather irregular l)lackish
median fascia, widest on dorsum, mixed white on segments 4, 5 ;
a moderately broad ochreous-yellow fascia near beyond this on
segments 2-6, finely black- edged, widest on segments 2 and 5; the
yellow fasciae represented on s(^gment 1 by slight marks of blackish
irroration; an irregular transverse line of blackish irroration at |,
on segment 3 forming a blackish spot ; towards apex of segments
some faint yellowish tinge and more or less indicated small dots of
blackish irroration : cilia white, on median fascia blackish, on
yellow fasciae light yellowish, on posterior line slightly blackish-
mixed, with a blackish spot on anterior margin of segment 5.
Hindwings white ; some irregular marking of blackish irroration
towards base ; narrow antemedian and postmedian light yellowish
fascia3 edged with a few black scales, anterior suffused blackish on
segment 6; two or three small dots of blackish irroration on each
segment posteriorly : cilia white, tinged yellowish on fasciae, dark
grey on these on segment 6, a blackisli-grey blotch on anterior
margin of segment 2 towards apex, and more or less grey tinge
corresponding on other segments.
French Guiana, li. Maroni ; 1 ex.
/ Orneodea stephanopis, n. sp.
2 . 11 nim. Head white. Palpi 3|, curved, white, second joint
with short compact apical tuft of scales beneath, with two rings of
dark fuscous irroration, terminal joint somewhat shorter than
second, acute, base and a median ring dark fuscous. Thorax white,
an antemedian bar of dark fuscous irroration. Abdomen white,
some dark fuscous irroration on segments 2, 6, and sometimes 5.
Forewings white ; some scattered dark fuscous irroration towards
base, costal edge dark fuscous anteriorly ; segment 1 with six
dark fuscous spots, last apical, and ochreous-yellow spots edged
white in last four interspaces ; segments 2-6 with three moderately
broad ochreous-yellow black-edged fasciae at J-, middle, and |, third
broadest on segment 4 posteriorly and obsolete on segment 6 ;
segments 2, 3 with blackish patches towards apex, segments 4-6
with smaller ochreous-yellow black-edged spots corresponding to
these ; segments 2-6 with ochreons-yellow apical spots including
black apical dots : cilia white, on fasciae yellowish, on dark patches
dark fuscous, on dark margins greyish-tinged. Hindwings white;
ochreous-yellow fasciae edged black irroration at |, before middle,
beyond middle, and a slender one at | ; small praeapical and apical
black dots ; cilia as in forewings.
Bbazil, Manaos, Tefte, November to Janirary (Parish) ; 4 ex.
408 EXOTIC MICBOLEPIDOPTERA.
• Orneodes nubifera, n. sp.
c^ $. 11-12 mm. Head whitish. Palpi 2|, curved, slightly
roughened anteriorly, whitish, secoud joint with two rings of dark
fuscous irroration, terminal joint shorter, pointed, base and a
median ring dark fuscous. Thorax whitish irrorated dark fuscous
except subapical part of patagia. Abdomen whitish irrorated dark
fuscous except segmental margins. Forewings white irregularly
irrorated dark grey ; segment 1 with four dark grey white-edged
rather oblique transverse spots, last broader, apical, including a
small white-edged semioval costal spot, interspaces faintly yellowish-
tinged ; segments 2-6 crossed by irregular subbasal, median, and
subterrainal blackish-grey white-edged fasciae and obscure pale
yellowish fasciie alternating with these, fir,4 yellowish fascia
partially irrorated grey, su])terminal fascia broadest on segments
3,4; dark grey apical dots on segments 2-6: cilia grey, oblique
whitish bars on margins of fascia?. Hindwings white sprinkled
dark grey; raarking-t as on segments 2-6 of forewings, but iU-
defined, subterminal fascia narrow ; cilia as in forewings.
Colombia, Cali, 500 feet, May {Parish) ; 2 ex.
V Orneodes patria, n. sp.
(S $. 10-11 mm. Head whitish irrorated dark grey except
orbits. Palpi 4, somewhat curved, with appressed scales, whitish,
second joint with two bands of dark fuscous irroration, terminal
joint nearly as long as second, pointed, with basal and supra-
median bands of dark fuscous irroration. Thorax whitish irrorated
dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish irrorated dark fuscous except
segmental margins. Forewings pale ochreous with white reflections,
tijis of scales grey, forming a very fine transverse striation, darker
towards base ; two irregular transverse white lines about \, and
three between | and termen : cilia grey, oblique whitish bars on
lines. Hindwings as forewings, but striation darker, white lines
broader and blackish -edged, third little beyond middle.
British Guiana, Bartica, December [Parish) • 2 ex.
Orneodes rhymotoma, n. sp.
J $ . 9-13 ram. Head, thorax white irrorated blaekish-gre)', a
white frontal bar. Paljn 2, curved, thickened with loose scales,
grey-whitish, a blackish apical band on second joint, terminal joint
shorter, obtuse. Forewings segments extremely slender, first
somewhat stouter ; dark fuscous slightly sprinkled whitish, more so
towards base ; five transverse irregular series of white dots, on
segment 1 linear, third rather beyond middle : cilia grey, oblique
indistinct whitish bars on markings. Hindwings as segments 2-6
of forewings, third series median.
Kanaka, Castle Jlock, April (Maxtvell) ; Madras, Cuddapah,
4000 feet {Campbell) ■ 2 ex.
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^ Orneodes ancalopa, n. sp.
S 2 • 17-18 mm. Head rather dark fuscous. Palpi 3|, rather
curved, whitisli, second joint with scales roughly expanded above
towards base aiid projecting beneath towards aj^ex, nearly all
occupied by two oblifiue dark fuscous bands, terminal joint 2, stout,
pointed, with basal and supramedian dark fuscous bands. Thorax
tuseous, darker antemedian and posterior transverse bands.
Abdomen grey, segmental margins white. Forcwings fuscous,
somewhat si)rinkled or mixed whitish ; segment 1 with six dark
fuscaus whitish- edg(Hl somewhat oblique transverse spots, first
betore cleft, third broadest, sixth small, apical; from third of these
a curved rather dark fuscous whitish-edged fascia crosses wing,
angularly j)rojectiug ])osterioriy in first and third clefts ; a straight
fuscous fascia edged dark fuscous and then whitish crossing segments
2-() near tips ; dark fuscous apical dots on segments: cilia fuscous,
oblique whitish bars on edges of fasciae, somewhat mixed whitish
between fa-^eiie, whitish basal dots on apex of segments followed
by short dark fuscous bars. lliiidwings dark fuscous obscurely
\\hitish-striuted transversely ; four transverse series of white dots;
cilia as in forcwings.
BiuziL, li. Trombetas, Teffe {Parish), Sao Paulo; FKENcn
Guiana, R. Maroui ; 6 ex.
CARPOSINID^.
Paramorpha cylindrica, n. sp.
5 . 15 mm. Head, thorax grey-whitish, patagia with a subapical
small black dot. Palpi 7, grey irrorated dark fuscous, above irrorated
'white. Abdomen grey - whitish, two basal segments whitish-
ochreous. Forcwings rather narrow, apex pointed, termen faintly
sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; pale grey, irregularly sprinkled
darker grey and blackish ; a black dot towards dorsum near base,
and one beyond it in disc ; three large black dots edged with some
white scales in an oblique series in disc at |, one on fold beyond
these, one towards costa in middle, and two on end of cell connected
by a pale ochreous transverse spot ; some whitish irroration towards
termen ; three or four indistinct blackish marginal dots round
apex: cilia pale grey sprinkled darker, tips whitish -speckled.
Hindwings and cilia grej^-whitish.
S. AusiKALiA, Adelaide ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lowerj.
BLxISTOBASIDtE.
y CLADOBROSTIS, n. g.
Head with dense appressed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue
short, slight. Antenna |, in J simple, basal joint moderate,
with short pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, recurved, second
joint thickened with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than
410 KXOTTC lITCROLEPinOPTEHA.
ficcond, moderately stout, acute, Maxillarj^ palpi rudimentary.
Tostorior tibite densely rough-scaled above and beneath. Forewiugs
1 /) furcate, 2 from angle, 2-6 parallel, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa,
10 absent, 11 from beyond middle. Hind wings |, lanceolate,
cilia 1 ] ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 and 0 stalked, 7 parallel.
A curious form of somewhat uncertain affinity.
Cladobrostis melitricha, n. sp.
c? ? . 20-25 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides of crown
yellowish, sides of face fuscous. Palpi whitisfi-ochreous, basal half
of second joint dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous, anteriorly darker-
suffused and violet- tinged. Abdomen elongate, light greyish-
ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; light fuscous, slightly
violet-tinged, faintly paler-sprinkled, without markings : cilia light
greyish-ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
C. India, Dehra Dun, bred June to August (Beeson) ; 10 ex.
Larva with 10 prolegs, elongate, cylindrical, whitish, head rounded,
amber-brown ; boring down twigs Dalbergia sissoo (Leguminosce),
girdling the twig. Pupa similarly elongate and cylindrical, without
spines, wingcases nearly reaching base of sixth abdominal segment,
a slight but well-marked dorsal ridge ; near anal extremity on
ventral surface are two singular snbquadrate flat transverse fin-like
processes, possibly used in locomotion within the bore. Seemingly
a serious pest.
NEPTICULID^.
y ACALYPTRIS, n. g.
Head rough-haired. Antennae |, somewhat stout, filiform, basal
joint moderate, without eyecap. Labial palp'i short, thickened with
scales, obtuse. Maxillary palpi long, filiform, folded. Posterior
tibiae rough-scaled above, middle-spurs below middle. Forewings
neuration as in Nejiticida. Hindwings under 1, narrow-lanceolate,
cilia 3 ; neuration as in Trifurcida.
Nearest Trifv.rcula, but without antennal eyecap.
Acalyptris psammophricta, n. sp.
5 . 5 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen whitish-
ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, whitish-ochreous ; some obscure
irregular pale brownish-ochreous suffused marbling or freckling: cilia
whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-ochreous,
Bombay, Ahmedabad, October {MaxiveU) ; 1 ex,
Nepticula diplocosma, n. sp.
S . 4 mm. Head light fulvous-ochreous, collar dark fuscous.
Antennae grey, eyecaps whitish. Thorax pale shining bronzy,
shoulders blackish. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings lanceolate ;
purplish -fuscous, basal area as far as first fascia paler; rather broad
direct silvery fasciic at | and |, dilated dorsally : cilia grey, round
KEPTIClTLrD.Ti:. — COSMOITERYGID-Ti:. 411
apex (lark grcj' (imperfect), beneath second fascia a silvery patcli.
Hind wings and cilia grej-.
Assam, Shillong, 5UU0 feet, June {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
COSMOPTERYGID^.
Cosmopteryx ancalodes ]\[eyr.
(S $. 8-10 mm. Forewings median subbasal white dasli often
extremely fine and partially obsolete or interrupted, but normally
extending to base; terminal dash often silvery; 6 furtlier ex.
{Fletcher).
Labdia rationalis, u. sp.
5 . 11 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous- whitish,
terminal joint with dark fuscous subapical band. Thorax dark
purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings dark purplish-
fuscous ; markings whitish-ochreous ; a narrow slightly oblique
transverse fascia at |^ ; au irregular-triangular transverse blotcli
from costa beyond middle, reaching more than half across wing,
tinged pale ferruginous in disc ; a triangular spot on costa towards
apex ; some minute marginal dots round apex and termen : cilia
grey, darker and purplish-tinged towards base. Hindwings and
cilia grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, July ( Feifch) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Labdia spirocosma, n. sp.
cJ . 10 mm. Head pale metallic-grey, back and sides of crown
bronzy, face shining whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint irrorated
blackish, terminal with three oblique black bands. Antennaj black
dotted white. Thorax shining giey, anterior margin and patagia
broiizj'. Forewings ferruginous-orange ; four narrow oblicjue grey
fascine sprinkled whitish and edged black irroration, tirst basal,
fourth at |, first two suffused white towards costa, a bar from lower
end of third to middle of fourth ; a similar semioval blotch on costa
towards apex enclosing a white spot, edged beneath by a black line
continuous with cilial line : cilia white, a black subbasal line, costal
cilia dark grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Fiji, Cuvu, September {Greenwood) ; 2 ex. (Brit. JIus.).
Labdia calida, n. sp.
$ . 13 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides ferruginous-brown.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint tinged ferruginous. Thorax
ferruginous-brown, a broad whitish-ochreous dorsal strijie. Fore-
wings ferruginous-brown; dorsal edge narrowlj' and irregularly
ochreous-whitish from base to near tornus : cilia ferruginous- brown,
towards tornus ochreous-whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, September {Gree7iivood); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
412 KXOTIC MICROr.EPIBOPTimA.
Labdia microchalca, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 0 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining bronze. Forewings
sliining coppery-bronze : cilia grey, base mixed bronze. Hindwings
linear, grey ; cilia (5, grey.
UuEKNSLAND, Brisbane, October, January (Dodd); 2 ex. Type
Wals. Coll. (1U670).
V IDIOSTYLA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennre almost
1, in cj" simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi
very long, recurved, slender, smooth, terminal joint longer than
second, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to
tongue. Posterior tibia3 shortly rough-scaled above, forewings
1 /) turcate, 2 from |- of cell, 3-5 approximated from angle, 7 and 8
stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings 'i, lanceolate,
cilia 3 ; 2-7 separate, tolerably parallel.
Allied to Limnoecia.
Idiostyla oculata, n. sp.
^ . 9 mm. Head, thorax light shining bronzy-fuscous, face
whitish, an expansible tuft oflong fine grey- whitish hairs from sides
of thorax beneath forewings, and a fine pencil of five or six very long
sinuate ochreous-whitish hairs from beneath hindwings. Palpi
whitish, second joint tinged grey. Forewings rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen extremely obliquely
rounded ; fuscous ; a broad oblique whitish fascia from costa beyond
middle reaching | across wing, posteriorly suffused ; in disc towards
apex a small round white spot centred with a black dot : cilia grey-
whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. Forewings
beneath with a ferruginous bristle from lower angle of cell reaching
to termen.
Fiji, Lolotu, September (Greenivood) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Pyroderces coriacella Snell.
The cJ hasalargetuftof long whitish -ochreous hairs lying beneath
hindwings from base.
Stagmatophora drosophanes, n. sp.
(^ 2 . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax dark bronze. Palpi whitish
lined black. Antennae d dark grey without markings, $ blackish
dotted white on basal half, apical fourth white. Abdomen dark
fuscous. Forewings narrowly elongate -lanceolate, acute; dark
fuscous, posteriorly tinged fulvous in some lights ; markings pale
shining iridescent blue; a slender direct transverse fascia at -I,
followed in disc by an irregular group of scales ; a slender direct
median fascia interrupted in middle ; a round spot in disc at | ;
opposite triangular costal and tornal marks at |, continued by
whitish marks in cilia so as to form an incurved fascia interrupted
in middle ; two small spots on termen and one at apex : cilia dark
COSMOPIERTGID^. 413
grey, at apex a whitish patch and dark fuscous basal bar. Hind-
wings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey. Forewings S beneath with
rather short fine whitish-ochreous subdorsal hairpencil from base.
Assam, Shillong, Juno {Fletcher) ; 3 ex. Near /ao«ia, but larger,
and distinguished by terminal spots, white apical fourth ofanteunuo
in 5 , and hairpencil beneath forewings in S .
Stagmatophora erebinthia, n. sp.
$.8mm. Head light broiizy-fuacous, (Palpi missing.) Antennae
white lined black. Forewings fuscous, posterior half of costa
suffused dark fuscous ; plical and second discal stigmata cloudy,
blackish ; a cloudy ochreous-whitish dot on costa beyond middle ; a
small triangular ochreous-whitish spot on costa at ^ partly in cilia,
and a few scales on termen opposite, apical area beyond this dark
fuscous: cilia grey, towards base dark fuscous, with several minute
grey-whitish basal dots round apical area. Hind wings and
cilia grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, bred December from pods of cow-pea (F/yji«)
{Greenwood) -y 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Stagmatophora flexa, n. sp.
S . 8 mm. Head, palpi white. Thorax rosy-brown, a broad
white dorsal stripe. Forewings rosy-brownish, becoming dark
fuscous posteriorly ; a rather broad white costal streak from base
to I ; a narrower slightly irregular sinuate white streak along
dorsum and termen throughout to apex, lying partly on base of
cilia: cilia grey. Hind wings light grey, paler anteriorly; a long
whitish-ochreous expansible hairpeucil lying along costa from base
to I ; cilia greyish.
Fiji, Lautoka, mountains, April (Greenwood); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Persicoptila ramulosa, n. sp.
(J. 11mm. Head, palj)i white. Thorax pale ochreous, patagia
white. Tuft of posterior tibiae whitish suffusedly barred whitish-
ochreous. Forewings 0 and 7 out of 8 ; pale brownish-ochreous ;
some white suffusion and dark fuscous scales beneath costa towards
base ; a fascia of white suffusion at g ; a line of scattered dark
fuscous scales indicating discal stigmata, and a short mark plical ;
a white postniedian fascia interrupted in middle, u])per portion
extended posteriorly as a discal streak running to costa before
apex, wdth a branch to middle of termen : cilia whitish-yellowish,
beneath apex a fuscous subbasal mark. Hindwings light grey ;
cilia very pale yellowish-grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, November (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(24U85).
Chrysoclista monotyla, u. sp.
cJ . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark purplish-fuscous, terminal
joint of palpi slightly pale-speckled. Forewings narrow-lanceolate ;
414 P.XOTTC MICEOLEPIDOPTERA.
dark purplo-fuscous ; a largo blackish ridgctiift crosaiiig fold at | of
wing, some light grey suffusion preceding this towards costa; a
blackish dot on end of cell, preceded by some pale grey suffusion :
cilia light grey. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, April (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals.Coll. (23G55).
Stilbosis turrigera, n. sp.
(5 . 12 mm. Face and forehead shining pale greyish-ochreous,
crown and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, slightly
whitish-speckled. Forewings narrow, acute pointed; dark fuscous,
somewhat leaden-mixed, some scattered black scales ; a large
transverse tuft on dorsal half at ^ and two transversely placed
before middle, lower somewhat posterior ; an oblique blotch of
ochreous-brown suffusion in disc at | : cilia light fuscous, round
apex suffused darker. Hindwings and cilia greyish.
Punjab, Simla, May (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Trachydora iridoptila, n. sp.
2 . 11 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint
with series of grey white-tipped scales. Thorax grey s])rinkled
white. Abdomen grey. Forewings dark grey irrorated whitish ;
a very slight fine whitish transverse ridge beneath middle ; two
transversely placed ridgetufts at |^, edge finely whitish, preceded
first by iridescent greenish and then by coppery ; a similar ridge-
tuft at ^, a short linear black mark in disc before it : cilia grey
with some whitish points, on costal cilia a blackish basal shade and
dark fuscous apical shade. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
UuEENSLAND, Brisbane, April (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (19757).
V CLEMMATISTA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antenna? f,
in c? simple, basal joint moderately elongate, without pecten.
Labial palpi moderately long, recurved, with appressed scales,
terminal joint shorter than second, pointed. Maxillary })alpi
obsolete. Posterior tibiae rough - haired above. Forewings 2-5
parallel, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 9 absent, 11 from middle.
Hindwings f , narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-5 parallel, 6 and 7
nearly approximated at base.
Allied to Batrachedra and Bhndinastis.
Clemmatista laetacirrha, n. sp.
S . 7 mm. Head, thorax dark violet-fuscous, somewhat whitibh-
speckled. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of joints wliitish. Antenna3
dark grey, two approximated white rings just above middle, three
scattered between this and apex, and one apical. Abdomen pale
ochreous, ventral surface and large anal tuft dark grey. Forewings
elon"-ate-lanceolate ; dark violet-fuscous, sprinkled grej'-whitisli :
cilia light violet-fuscous, mixed darker fuscous towards base.
Hindwings pale yellow - ochreous, suffused grey towards apex ;
cosMOPTEUYoiD.Ti;. — gr.vcil.vriab.t;. 415
cilia whitish-grey-yellowish, j^roj'er on costa ; a fine hairpeiicil
lying along costa from base beneath forewings.
Bombay, Surat, April {Maxivell) ; 1 ex.
Batracliedra sacrata, n. sp.
S. 10 mm. Head, palpi, antennje, thorax ochreous-whitish.
Forewings very narrow, long-])ointed ; whitish-oehreous, posterior
half spriiikhul fuscous, more strongly irrorated towards apex ; a
narrow whitish costal streak from middle to near apex: cilia pale
ochroous, round apex whitish beyond a blackish anteniedian line,
on costa whitish. Hind wings and cilia whitish-oehreous.
Assam, Garo Hills, March, bred from Shorea rohusta (probably a
refuse-feeder) (Beeson) ; 1 ex.
GRACILARIAD^.
Litliocolletis hapalotoxa, n. sp.
c? . 6 ram. Head silvery-white. Palpi white. 15asal joint of
antonnie with strong pecten. Thorax, abdomen whitish. Fore-
wings lanceolate ; shining light golden-ochreous ; a slender white
costal line from base to near middle, slightl)- thickened towards
posterior extremity ; an e(]ually long narrow white median streak
from base, edged above Avith dark fuscous scales; a white slightly
dark-edged mark along dorsum about | ; a moderate angulated
silvery-white median fascia, widest on margins, anteriorly edged
dark fuscous scales, ])Osteriorly suffused ; three small wodgesha])ed
iudistinct shining white costal marks posteriorly, and two triangular
dorsal spots, all slightly dark-edged anteriorly; some scattered dark
fuscous si)ecks in disc between these, and a streak of blackish
irroration from second dorsal spot to apex: cilia whitish, base
within a blackish subbasal line pale golden-ochreous. Hindwings
pale grey ; cilia whitish.
Assam, Sliillong, June, bred from bark of apple (Pip-tis malus)
with Acrncercops malicola, 1 ex. ; " possibly the larva had merely
pupated under the bark" (FletcJier). The leaf-mining larvaj of
LithocoUetis generally ])upate within the mine, so it is quite possible
the larva fed in the bark.
Acrocercops patellata, u. sp.
d (?). 12 mm. Head silvery-white. Palpi whitish-oehreous,
suba])ical band of second joint and median band of terminal joint
faintly grey. Antennae with dense anterior flap of scales on basal
joint, and thickened tuft of hairs on base of stalk above. Thorax
silvery- white, patagia brown. Forewings brown ; markings silvery-
white edged black ; a spot on base of dorsum ; rounded subtriangular
dorsal blotches before and beyond middle, nearly reaching costa ;
a pear-shaped spot before apex, its point resting on termen just
beneath ai)ex : cilia brownish, towards tornus grey, a white line in
costal cilia beyond apex. (Hindwings missing.)
Fiji, Cuvu, October (Greenwood) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
416 [exotic microlbpidoptera..
Acrocercops malicola, n. 8p.
6 2 • 10-] 1 ram. Head white. Palpi white, apical half of
second joint grey, scales somewhat projecting at apex, terminal joint
loosely scaled, with dark grey median ring. Basal joint of antennae
with apical tuft of scales anteriorly. Thorax white, some dark grey
irroration on shoulder. Forowings verynarrowly elongate-lanceolate ;
ochreous-whitish irregularly and suffusedly irrorated or clouded
brown ; a white fascia near base, upper half edged laterally and on
costa with black irroration, lower half expanded and unmargined,
reaching base ; three other narrow slightly oblique white fasciue
edged black irroration, first at ^, largely expanded posteriorly on
dorsal half, second hardly beyond middle, widest on costa, third
reduced to a costal spot and indistinct dorsal dot ; two slightly
curved white lines edged with a few black specks crossing wing
near apex ; a minute white blackish -edged apical dot : cilia whitish-
ochreous, beneath, apex a patch of white suffusion, round apex
some scattered black specks. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyisii.
Assam, iShillong, 5000 feet, bred January from larv;e mining in
bark of apple (Pi/ras malas), causing outer bai'k to peel off (jFktcher);
2 ex.
Acrocercops zygonoma, n. sp.
c? . 6 mm. Head, thorax white, shoulders sprinkled dark fuscous.
Palpi smooth, white, apical band of second joint and median ring
of terminal dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental
margins white. Forewings very narrow, moderutel}' pointed, acute;
brownish-ochreous, towards costa suffused fuscous and sprinkled
dark fuscous ; a quadrate white spot on costa near base, laterally
edged blackish ; moderate evenly broad straight hardly oblique
transverse white black-edged fasciae at j and beyond middle; a
slender similar fascia at | ; a downwards-bent oblitiue white
anteriorly black-edged line from ^ of costa to middle of termen,
closely followed on costa by a very small white spot connected with
it beneath ; a small white apical dot : cilia whitish, round apex
grey with two blackish lines. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia
whitish-grey.
Bengal, Pusa, bred September from larvae mining under bark of
cotton (Gossi/pium) (Fletcher); 2 ex. Exceedingly similar to
isonoma, but groundcolour different, the subbasal spot on costa
forms in isonoma a complete fascia, and there are other differences ;
the larval habit is widely different. A very accurate figure (without
specific name) is given in lleport Agric. Bea. Inst. Pusa, 1019, pi. 7.
Acrocercops bisinuata, n. sp.
6 ?. 7-8 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi slender, white, upper
part of second joint and lower half of terminal dark grey. Forewings
very narrow ; rather dark fuscous suffusedly mixed oehreous ; a
shining white black-edged streak along dorsum from base to toriius,
edge rather irregular towards base, triangular-prominent before
Vol. II. Pt, 14.] / [Pp. 417-448.
EXOTIC
MIGROLEPIDOPTERA
By
EDWARD MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S.
To be obtained from the Author:
' Thorn hanger,'
M^arllDorough,
"Wilts.
Price 3s. per part, post free.
Printed by Taylor & Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, E.G. 4.
May 1921.
QRACILARIDA^. — PTEKOPnORIDJE. 41 7
middle, and twice siiiuafco postoriorlj', extremity slightly prominent
above; a small roundish white apical spot : cilia grey. Hindwings
and cilia grey.
Ceylon, Peradeniya, bred December from Eugenia tnalaccensis
(ffutson) ; 2 ex. Type Brit. Mus.
Acrocercops trissoptila, n. sp.
d" 2 . 7-8 ram. Head whitish, crown speckled dark grey. Palpi
■white, variably spotted grey or dark grey, second joint with strong
greyish tuft beneath. Thorax whitish speckled dark grey. Fore-
wings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arclied, apex pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded ; pale grey speckled dark fuscous ; very
oblique triangular brownish spots irrorated dark fuscous from costa
before and bej-ond middle, and a third less oblique towards apex, not
reaching half across wing, edged with obscure whitish striae, and
costa elsewhere with some oblique whitish marks ; three small sub-
dorsal tufts of blackihh irroration from middle to tornus, dorsum
somewhat whitish-marked, especially adjoining these, a whitish
erect mark from termen beyond third ; apex brownish, preceded by
a small black dot, and separated from preceding brownish spot by a
triangular whitish spot : cilia pale greyish, round apex whitish with
two lines of black points and a projecting apical hook of dark
fuscous irroration. Hind wings rather dark grey ; cilia light grey.
BoMB.vr, Gujarat, Kharaghoda, July (JlJa.riveU) ; 2 ex. Broader-
winged than others of austeropa group, and speciallj' characterised
by subdorsal tufts.
Cyphosticha caerulea Meyr.
Additional material shows that the Fijian centrometra Meyr. is
not distinguishable from this Indian species.
PTEROPHORID.^.
Hexadactylia civilis, n. sp.
6 2 . 15-16 mm. Head light fuscous, obscure whitish bars on
forehead and lower part of face. Palpi fuscous irrorated black and
ringed whitish. '1 borax light fuscous, anteriorly mixed dark grey.
Abdomen fuscous sprinkled darker, segmental margins whitish.
Forewings cleft firstly towards middle, second segment also cleft
nearly to middle : light brownish or fuscous, obscurely and irregu-
larly irrorated darker, base, costa, and fold suffusedly irrorated
dark fuscous ; a blackish line in disc from \ to base of cleft : lower
segments and basal half of lirst rather sutfused brownish-ochreous ;
a slender whitish direct bar crossing first segment at | of its length,
preceded by a darker area, and less distinct bars on other two seg-
ments : cilia grey mixed whitish, blackish-grey towards base on
angles of each segment, whitish beneath each of these places, and
on dorsum beneath base of each cleft. Hindwings grey irrorated
blackish : cilia grey, whitish at apex of third segment, scattered
VOL. IT. — May 1921. 2e
418 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTBBA.
black scales on both murgiiis of third segment, and a triangular
black scale-projection beneath extending from g to near apex.
Queensland, Brisbane, January {Dodd); 3 ex. Type Wals. Coll.
(18819).
Deuterocopus honoratus, n. sp.
S . 11 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen whity-brownish auffusedly
irrorated blackish, margins of abdominal segments slightly marked
white on dorsum, ventral surface snow-white with dark ante-
median band. Forewings cleft firstly to 5, second segment cleft
nearly to \ from base; coppery-brownish suffusedly irrorated
blackish ; a white dot on dorsum at ^ ; an oval white spot in disc
before cleft, and small dorsal mark beneath and almost confluent
with it; some scattered white scales indicating bars at \ and f of
first segment, and middle of other two : cilia dark grey, blackish
spots edged by whitish patches at apex of each segment, ochreous-
whitish patches on middle of lower mtirgin of first segment and on
dorsum towards cleft. Hindwings dark fuscous, basal third light
orange-fulvous ; cilia dark grey, third segment with black dorsal
scaletooth before middle, and large black scale-projection occupying
both sides of apical third.
Queensland, Brisbane, March (/^oc/t/) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (19403).
Deuterocopus sochchoroides Fletch.
Brazil, Manaos, Teffe ; Peru, Jurimaguas {Parish) ; 4 ex. _ This
species has a red abdomen with basal yellow spot (abdomen missing
in type described), and is a much more striking insect than appears
from the figure given.
' Deuterocopus fortunatus, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head, thorax deep ferruginous, metathorax light
yellow. Palpi ferruginous, anterior edge dark fuscous. Abdomen
deep ferruginous, margins of segments 3 and 5 somewhat marked
yellow-whitish, ventral surface light yellow. Forewings cleft
firstly to f , second segment cleft to | from base ; deep ferruginous,
dorsal half mixed dark fuscous from base to cleft, costal edge dark
fuscous with a few yellow- whitish specks ; small white spots in
disc at f and on base of cleft ; a pale ferruginous spot on costa
at I ; posterior portion of segments somewhat infuscated, a slight
whitish transverse lino towards apex of first, and corresponding
dots on margin of second just before cleft : cilia ferruginous with
blackish basal shade, some scattered white scales within cleft, a
dark fuscous patch beneath tornua and a blackish tooth on dorsum
beneath base of cleft. Hindwings deep ferruginous on basal half,
rest blackish ; cilia ferruginous, third segment on dorsum with
three or four dark fuscous scales towards base, small projections
before and beyond middle, and a double-triangular projection
occupying apical fifth and preceded by a small white spot, above
with three slender bars on apical fourth.
Brazil, Tuffe, December (Paris/i); lex.
PTEROPHORIDiE. 419
^ Deuterocopus gratus, u. sp.
$. 12 mm. Head, thorax deep ferruginous, raetathorax light
yellow. Palpi ferruginous mixed fuscous, tip whitish. Abdomen
deep ferruginous, base and blotches on segments 4 and 6 light
yellow, ventral surface pale yellow. Forewings cleft firstly nearly
to 2, second segment cleft hardly to | from base ; ferruginous-
fuscous, darker posteriorly ; small whitish spots on dorsum at |,
in disc at f , and above base of cleft ; a small pale ochreous spot in.
middle of first segment, and one on costa before this ; a fine white
line crossing first segment towards apex, and corresponding dots
on margins of second before cleft : cilia rather dark fuscous, on
costa whitish-ochreous towards apex, within cleft some scattered
whitish scales, in second cleft a whitish patch, on dorsum whitish-
ochreous except a dark fuscous bar beneath base of cleft and large
dark purple-fuscous tornal patch. Hiudwings ferruginous-fuscous
on basal half, rest dark fuscous ; cilia coppery-grey, towards apex
of first two segments dark purplish-fuscous, on lower margin of
second with a slender blackish bar at g, third segment on dorsum
with small black projections before and beyond middle and a
trapezoidal dark fuscous scale-projection occupying apical fourth,
on upper margin a small black projection corresponding to second
dorsal, and scattered black scales on apical third.
Pkru, Jurimaguas, March {Farisli) ; 1 ex.
/ Deuterocopus exquisitus, n. sp.
J. 11 mm. Head, thorax coppery-fuscous, a pale yellow
transverse bar on crown, metathorax light yellow. Palpi whitish,
a dark fuscous band at apex of second joint, terminal joint dark
fuscous except base and apex. Abdomen dark ferruginous-
brown, basal segment and blotches on segments 4 and 6 light
yellow, ventral surface whitish-yellow. Forewings cleft firstly to
g, second segment cleft to | from its base : dark copjiery-fuscous,
darker posteriorly ; a small yellow- whitish spot on dorsum at ;j,
an oblique mark in disc at |-, and an elongate spot on base of
lower margin of first segment, whence a tine anteriorly blackish-
edged line extends round base of cleft; a small whitish-ochieous
spot on costa at g ; two white dots on margins of first S'^gment at
1^ of length, and two on jnargins of second segment before cleft :
cilia bronzy-gre}', on costa dark fuscous, with blackish basal shade
round apex of segments, within cleft some black scales towards
middle of segments and some scattered white scales, a whitish
patch in second cleft, a dark fuscous patch beneath tornus,
and two fine black projections on dorsum near base of cleft.
Hiudwings dark fuscous ; cilia rosy-grey, on lower margin of
second segment a blackish scale-projection at |- of wing, third
segment on dorsum with small black scahteeth at \ and before 5,
and a very small one at i, a triangul ir dark fuscous scalepatch
occupying apical fifth, and some irregular projecting black scales
on apical fourth of upper margin.
Brazil, Manaos, November (^Pariah); 2 ex.
2e2
420 KXOTIC UICROLEl'lUOPTERA.
^ Deuterocopus liipparchus, n. sp.
6. 11-14 mm. Head, thorax coppery-ferruginous. Palpi
ferruginous, terminal joint anteriorly dark fuscous. Abdomen
coppery-ferruginous, a white basal spot, two indistinct white dots
on margin of segment 2, ventral surface yellow-whitish, anal
appendages very long. Forewings cleft firstly to |, second segment
cleft to f from base ; deep ferruginous-brown, with some patches
of lighter ferruginous suffusion ; an indistinct small dark fuscous
spot in disc at f ; slight indistinct incomplete white lines crossing
both segments towards base and posteriorly : cilia pale ferruginous,
on costa dark fuscous, a blackish basal shade on termen, interrupted
in second cleft by a pale patcli, blackish patches beneath angles of
both segments, and a blackish bar on dorsum beneath base of cleft.
Hindwings dark fuscous, basal | coppery-ferruginous; cilia light
rosy-grey, a grey bar on lower margin of second segment before its
middle, third segment on dorsum with small black scaletooth before
middle, and blackish scalepatch occupying apical fifth on both
margins.
Bkazil, Para, Parintins, June, October (Parish) ; 2 ex. All
the South American species of Deuterocopus have the second cleft
of forewings much more shallow than Old- World forms, but in all
other respects are wholly concordant ; they represent (as usual in
South America) a relatively early stage of development.
Xyroptila tectonic a Meyr.
Java; larva on Bridelia tomentosa (Uaphorhiacece); pupa standing
erect on apex of abdomen on midrib of leaf {Roeplce).
y/ Platyptilia arsenica, n. sp.
(^ . 16-17 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen black slightly speckled
whitish, on abdomen indicating very faint lines, ventral surface
similar. Palpi sickle-shaped, black, basal and second joints with
lateral discontinuous white line, extreme base and tip of terminal
joint white. Forewings cleft from |, apex pointed, termen of first
segment rather concave, of second slightly prominent in middle,
rather oblique ; black, slightly speckled violet-whitish ; minute
white costal dots beyond base of cleft and before middle of first
segment ; a fine irregular subterminal line of white irroration : oilia
grey, towards base whitish-tinged, on termen a dark grey subbasal
line marked darker spots on angles of segments and in middle of
second. Hindwings dark fuscous, segment 3 linear, half wing,
blackish with a few white specks; cilia grey, on segments 1, 2 base
tinged whitish, segment 3 on dorsum small black scaletooth before
middle and moderate black triangular scale-projection before apex,
on upper margin some scattered black scales towards apex.
Peru, Iquitos, Juriraaguas, March (Parisfi) ; 2 ex.
^ Platyptilia chalcogastra, n. sp.
jj 2 • 12-13 mm. Head, thorax blackish, some Avhite specks on
face. Palpi sickle-shaped, black, a fine lateral white line, tip of
rTERomoRiDiK. 421
joints white. Abdomen deep coppery, towards apex dark purple-
fiiscous in S . Forewings cleft from |, termen of first segment
gently sinuate, of second slightly bisinuate, oblique ; blackish ; a
very fine whitish subterminal line more or less expressed : cilia
dark grey, a black basal line on terraen. Hindwings apex of second
segment very slender, forming | of its length, third segment linear,
half wing; dark fuscous; cilia rosy-grey, second segment with
slight indication of darker scale-projoction at lower angle, tliird
segment with small black scaletooth on dorsum before middle and
one sliglitly larger before apex, on upper margin some black
projecting scales towards apex.
British Guiana, Mallali, March (ParisJi) ; 2 ex. Diff^crs from
virilis by coppery abdomen.
Alucita parca, n. sp,
cJ . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen yellow-whitish.
Forewings cleft from before middle, segments slender ; yellow-
whitish, on anterior half slightly speckled light grey towards dorsum
and along costa : cilia grey, on costa whitish. Hindwings and
cilia grey. Valvoe narrow, terminating in slender scale-projections.
Palestine, Haifa, June, August {Barraud) ; 2 ex. (type Brit.
Mus,). Very similar to the Syrian Fselnophorus hemiargus, in
which, however, the valvae are broad and rounded.
v/ Pterophorus delospilus, n. sp.
c? . 10-17 mm. Head brownish-ochreous, forehead white between
antennae. Palpi hardly over 1, slender, whitish, a lateral fuscous
line. Thorax whitish. Abdomen ochreous-whiti&h. Forewings
cleft from |, segments moderate, first pointed, termen of second
very oblique ; ochreous-whitish, partially tinged brownish-ochreous,
first segment mostly suff'used brownish-ochreous with a fuscous
tinge, except along lower margin ; a small conspicuous dark fuscous
spot before cleft ; small black dots on extremities of veins 7 and
10, and three black spots on termen of second segment : cilia pale
ochreous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia greyish-ochreous.
Peru, Jurimaguas, Iquitos, March to May (Parish) ; 3 ex.
v' Petrophorus praenigratus, n. sp.
d' • 17 ram. Head fuscous sprinkled dark fuscous, forehead
whitish between antennae. Palpi somewhat over 1, whitish, irro-
rated blackish except apex of joints. Thorax whitish-ochreous.
Forewings cleft from |, segments moderate, first pointed, termen
of second very oblique; ochreous-whitish, a few scattered blackish
scales, a streak of light brownish suffusion beneath costa through-
out; costa narrowly grey on basal |^, Avith scattered blackish scales
beneath it ; an irregular oblique black mark before cleft, dilated at
lower end, some scattered adjacent scales ; an elongate dark fuscous
mark on costa above base of cleft ; a black dot on extremity of
vein 10 ; a spot of black suffusion and irroration occupying terminal
portion of both segments : cilia whitish-ochreous, on termen dark
grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia ochreous-grey.
Peru, Jurimaguas, Marcli (Parish); 1 ex.
422 KXOTIC MICRO r.EPIDOPTKUA.
Pteropliorus suspiciosus, n, sp.
cf . 17-18 mm. Head ochreous-whitish ii'rorated fuscous, a fine
white line between aiitennre. Palpi 11, white sprinkled fuscous.
Thorax oclireous-whitish irrorated brownish. Abdomen ochreous-
whitish partially suffused brownish-ochreous. Forewings cleft
from 1^, segments rather narrow, first pointed, termen of second
very oblique; pale brownish, sprinkled whitish in disc and on
Begraents, some scattered dark fuscous and blackish scales; an
indistinct dark fuscous dot in disc at ^ ; a triangular dark fuscous
spot before cleft, posterior edge angulated inwards and whitish-
margined ; an elongate suffused dark fuscous m irk on costa heyond
base of cleft ; indistinct dark fuscous dots at extremities of veins
7 and 10, apex of both segments, and at tornus : cilia whitish-
ochreous, grey within cleft and on basal half on tcrmeu of second
segment and dorsum. Kind wings rather dark grey ; cilia
ochreous-grey.
EcuADOK, Huigra, 4500 feet, June (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Pterophorus malesauus, n. sp.
c^" . 20-21 mm. Head brownish, forehead between antennae
whitish. Palpi 1, whitish sprinkled fuscous. Thoi-ax whitish
sprinkled light fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish sprinkled
fuscous. Porewings cleft from 1, segments moderate, first pointed,
termen of second very oblique ; light broAvnish-grey, slightly
sprinkled whitish, some scattered blackish scales ; a blackish dot
in disc at -|, and a larger one before cleft ; a cloudy dark fuscous
elongate mark on costa beyond base of cleft, dots on extremities
of veins 7, 8, and 10, at apex, and three less distinct on termen of
second segment : cilia grey or greyish-ochreous, on costa whitish
with dark fuscous patches on base and middle of first segment,
Hiudwings dark grey; cilia grey,
Peru, Lima, August [Parish); 4 ex.
V Stenoptilia insperata, n. sp.
c? ? . 12-15 mm. Head ochreous-grey-whitish or greyish.
Palpi 2, light greyish, white towards ajjcx above and base beneath.
Thorax grey or whitish-grey. Abdomen whitish-fuscous or greyish,
obscure darker lines, Forewings cleft from before f, first segment
pointed, terme]i of second very oblique; brownish-grey, irregularly
and variably sprinkled whitish and dark fuscous ; an obscure sub-
triangular patch of dark fuscous suffusion extending from costa
before cleft more than half across wing, and a small spot on costa
before middle of first segment: cilia greyish, on costa white except
on dark markings, on termen of second segment with dark fuscous
basal shade interrupted into three spots. Hindwiugs dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Peru, Lima, Chosica (2800 feet), July, August (ParisJi) ; 8 ex.
rrKKiiriiORiD.r,. 423
/ Stenoptilia tribonia, n. sp.
c? 5 • 15-10 mm. Head, thorax browiiish-ochreous. Palpi 2i,
brownish-ochroous, white towards base. Abdomen wliitish-ocbreous,
Forewings cleft from |, first segment rather narrow, pointed,
second much broader, termen very oblique ; brownish-ochreous
irrorated fuscous, suffusedly mixed or strigulated whitish ; a cloudy
dot of dark fuscous irroration in disc at |, and transverse spot or
two dots before cleft ; a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on costa
before cleft, and another before middle of first segment : cilia
whitish-grey, on costa white witii dark grey patches on costal spots,
on termen of second segment a dark fuscous basal shade. Hind-
wings grey ; cilia light greyish.
Peru, Matucana, 7780 feet, July {Tarlsli) ; 5 ex.
^ Ochyrotica placozona, n. sp.
J . 16 mm. Head brown, a shining white band on forehead
between antennse. Palpi whitish, a dark fuscous lateral line.
Thorax shining white, shoulders brown. Abdomen dark brown,
two shining white dorsal blotches, first extending length of seg-
ments 2, 3, full width of 3 but only half width of 2, second
extending length of segments 5, 6, but not quite full width of 5,
ventral surface shining white, extending further laterally on segment
1. Forewings apex pointed, termen concave-sinuate, oblique ; dark
brown, partially tinged ferruginous; a rather broad shining white
median streak from base to |, slightly sprinkled brown, edged
beneath with ferruginous suffusion, upper edge rounded-])rorainent
in middle of wing, a narrow projection on lower edge before
middle, apex pointed, not quite reaching posterior patch ; a white
patch somewhat strigulated ferruginous and brownish occupying
posterior third of wing except towards costa and dorsum, rounded
anteriorly, including a large dark brown dot above its middle, and
a triangular dark brown spot on termen beneath apex : cilia whitish-
grey, a dark grey subbasal line, on termen interrupted by whitish
basal dots. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light grej\
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Prtn's/i) ; 2 ex. Abdominal markings
quite diff'erent from fasciata, which has a white blotch on
segment 1.
Agdistis excurata, n. sp.
5. 22 mm. Head white, face rounded-prominent. Palpi, thorax
white, slightly and partially sprinkled grey. Forewings apex
pointed, termen slightly sinuate, oblique ; grey-whitish, sprinkled
dark grey, inverted-triangular area light violet-grey irrorated dark
grey, moderate spots of blackish irroration at apex, i, and | of
lower margin of this : cilia whitish, indistinct small grey costal
spots on veins and at apex, two faint pale greyish shades on termen
and tornus, no tornal spot. Hindwings grey; cilia pale greyish.
Palestine, Haifa, May, at light {Barraud) ; 2 ex. (type
Brit. Mus.).
424 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
GELECHIyVD^.
Apatetris hexagramma, n. sp.
cJ . 15 mm. Head, thorax white speckled fuscous. Palpi white,
second joint irrorated fuscoUvS, with rough apical tuft, terminal
joint about half second. Forewings white ; about six irregular
longitudinal slender streaks of fuscous irroration : cilia white
sprinkled dark fuscous, towards tornus whitish-ochreous. Hind-
wings termen rectangularly emarginato, apical projection j ; rather
dark grej' ; cilia pale greyish-ochrcous.
QuiiENSLAND, Brisbane, October (Dodd); 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(23922).
Apatetris anisaula, n. sp.
cJ . 15 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint light
fuscous except towards apex, with rough spreading hairs above and
beneath almost concealing terminal joint. Thorax white, tinged
pale ochreous dorsally, and on patagia except shoulders. Abdomen
pale ochreous, two basal segments deeper ochreous dorsally, anal
tuft large, whitish-ochreous. I'orewings elongate- lanceolate, apex
somewhat produced, acute; 7 and 8 out of 6; light glossy brownish-
ochreous, becoming pale yellow-ochreous towards dorsum ; a broad
shining white costal streak from base almost to apex, extremity
pointed ; a narrow shining white subdorsal streak from base to
tornus ; extreme dorsal edge white : cilia white, at apex grey
towards base. Hindwings with deep acute-triangular excision be-
low apex, leaving narrow apical and triangular tornal prominences;
whitish-grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
NoKTH Adstbalia, Port Darwin (Dodd) ; one specimen.
Megacraspedus sematacma, n. sp.
^ 2 . 13-14 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second
joint brownish or grey except towards apex, tuft long. Abdomen
grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 6 separate ; pale brownish-
ochreous, more or less sprinkled irregularly dark fuscous scales,
costa suffused whitish from base to beyond middle ; stigmata black,
plieal obliquely beyond first discal ; a faint pale acutely-angulated
subterminal line ; an elongate slightly curved black apical mark on
costa, one or two black dots before it, and two or three on termen :
cilia whitish-ochreous or pale greyish-ochreous, two faint greyish
shades becoming darker grey on costa. Hindwings rather light
grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous.
QuEENSLANo, Brisbane, October (Dodd) ; four specimens. Type
in Wals. Coll. (7996). The peculiar apical mark is a special
character.
Megacraspedus coniogramma, n. sp.
d $. 10-11 mm. Head, tliorax ochreous-white. Paljn white,
second joint speckled dark grey except apex, tuft very short.
Abdomen ochreous-whitish, segments 2, 3 more ochreous-tinged
GELECniAD^. 425
dorsally. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex rather produced,
ucute ; 6 separate ; whitish-oehreous, more or less indicated lines
of blackish-grey irroration between veins ; stigmata dark fuscous,
plical rather obliquely beyond first discal, second discal rather below
middle : cilia ochreous-whitish, scattered dark fuscous specks on
basal half. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish.
Queensland, Townsville, September {Dodd) ; three specimens.
Aristotelia iomarmara, n. sp.
(S . 8 mm. Head, thorax light greyish. Palpi greyish, apex of
second joint whitish, terminal joint | of second, moderately stout.
Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; 6 separate;
light ochreous-grey, irregularly sprinkled and strigulated darker
grey, with strong purple reflections ; second discal stigma dark
grey : cilia light grey. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; one specimen. Type
in Wals. Coll. (19492).
Proseiotis amphiptila, n. sp.
$. 11mm. Head, thorax whitish. Antennae nearly 1. Palpi
whitish, second and terminal joints eacli with two bands of fuscous
irroration, second joint with scales roughly projecting at apex above
and beneath, terminal joint with strong posterior projection of rough
scales. Forewings narrow-lanceolate ; pale ochreous, indistinct
longitudinal lines of fuscous irroration ; blackish dots towards costa
near base and at 5 ; stigmata black, plical obliquely before first
discal ; an undefined apical streak of dark fuscous suffusion : cilia
grey-whitish, infuscated round apex. Hindwings pale grey ;
cilia grej'-whitish .
Queensland, Brisbane, September {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(23903).
V NESOLECHIA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidctufts slightly raised ; ocelli small,
posterior ; tongue developed. Antennae |^, basal joint elongate,
without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened
with apijressed scales, slightly roughened anteriorly, terminal joint
longer than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short,
filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibise clothed with long
hairs above. Forewings 2-5 parallel, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa,
11 from middle. HindAvings somewhat under 1, elongate-trapezoidal,
apex somewhat produced, termen sinuate, cilia 1 ; 3-5 rather
approximated at base, 6 and 7 stalked.
Perhaps most allied to Epitheciis, but 3 and 4 of hindwings
separate; from Pragmatodes, which has similar neuration, it differs
by terminal joint of palpi longer than second, instead of shorter.
Nesolechia horogramma, n. sp.
$. 16 mm. Head, tliorax pale yellow-ochreous, shouldcra
narrowly dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-oehreous, a dark fuscous
42G EXOTIC MICUOLEPIDOrTERA.
lateral streak on second joint becoming obsolete towarcs apox,
terminal joint lined blackisb. Abdomen grey, ovipositor rather
long. Fore wings rather narrow, costa slightly archec', apex
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale yellow-ochnous ; a
narrow dark fuscous streak along costa from base, becoming sivthised
towards apex and continued round termen to neiir tornus ; plical
and second diseal stigmata dark fuscous : cilia grey, becoming pale
ochrcous towards tornus. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, June ( Veltch) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Phthorimsea frequens, n. sp.
5' . 10 mm. Head, thorax whitish irrorated dark grey. Palpi
whitish irrorated dark fuscous. Forewings rather narrow, apex
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; whitish
irrorated dark fuscous ; seven or eight blackish spots along costa ;
a blackish mark on fold towards base ; stigmata represented by
blackish spots, diseal remote, an additional spot between these,
])lical beneath first diseal ; two confluent blackish spots before upper
part of termen : cilia grey-whitish, basal half mixed blackish.
Hindwings light grey, paler and thinly scaled in disc and towards
base ; cilia whitish-grey,
Upeensland, Brisbane, July {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (233-48).
Thiotricha pancratiastis, n. sp.
J . 10 ram. Head white. Palpi white, basal joint dark grey,
second joint short, with apical pencil of a few long whitish hairs
above, terminal joint twice second, anterior edge blackish. Tliorax
white, five dark fuscous stripes. Forewings very narrow, widest
near base, costa almost straight, faintly sinuate, apex tolerably
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; white ; markings dark
fuscous ; a line along basal fourth of costa, terminating in an
irregular-edged blotch occupying costal half of wing to |, containing
a very oblique white striga from middle of costa and a longitudinal
white striga beneath it, and terminated by an oblique white dark-
edged line from | of costa to middle of termen, becoming pale
metallic-blue on diseal third and broken inwards beneath it; a
subcostal line from base almost reaching costal blotch, one beneath
this nearly from base and one from base above fold, both running
into costal blotch ; two oblique-triangular spots from basal portion
of dorsum reaching fold ; a somewhat upcurved line from middle
of dorsum to tornus ; a gradually attenuated streak from middle of
fold to blue diseal portion of posterior line ; a short line along
a])ical portion of fold, and an arrowhead above it terminated by
posterior line ; apical area'beyond posterior line tawny-fuscous on
costa with three very short whitish marks before apex, last limiting
a round black apical dot preceded by a pale metallic blue dot :
cilia whitish-grey, above a])cx white with two dark fuscous bars
running into a strong projecting dark fuscous apical hook, beneath
this a leaden-grey patch tinged bluish. Hindwings apex long-
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produced; grey ; a blacldsh apical dot surrounded by whitish
sufFusiou ; cilia pale grey, at apex whitish with short blackish line
near tips.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, June {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Stomopteryx coracina, n. sp.
J . 9 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. Palpi bronzy-
grey, apex of second joint whitish, terminal joint whitish lined
black. Torewings elongate-lanceolate, acute ; G separate, close to
7 at base ; dark bronzy-fuscous ; a minute whitish dot indicating
plical stigma, and one on tornus ; a slight white transverse mark
on costa at | : cilia grey, base mixed blackish, lliudwings dark
slaty-grey ; cilia grey ; costa with fringe of long dark violet-grey
hairs from base to beyond middle.
Queensland, Brisbane, January (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(19441).
Protolechia bistrigata, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint rcddish-
fuscous except apex, terminal joint tinged fuscous in middle.
Thorax whitish, a black line on each side of dorsum, patagia
rod -brown. Abdomen black irrorated whitish, apex whitish.
Forewings apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale
ochreous largely suffused light brown- reddish ; a line of dark grey
scales almost on costa towai'ds base ; a small group of black scales
just below costa before middle, and two others similarly placed
midway between this and apex ; a black streak along basal half of
fold, and an irregular thicker streak in disc from before middle to
I : three or four strigulae of irregular black scales along termen and
at apex ; a white marginal line round posterior part of costa and
termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, some scattered grey specks towards
base. Hindwings subhyaline whitish ; suffused grey streaks along
veins, and a broad terminal band of grey suffusion ; cilia whitish.
UuEiiNSLAND, Brisbane, May (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (13200).
Protolechia vacatella Walk.
The c? has blackish hindwings with pale ochreous-yellowish cilia.
Protolechia penthicodes, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white irrorated dark fuscous.
Abdomen dark grey. Porewings rather narrow, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; a very irregular
streak of white suffusion running from base of costa through middle
of disc to termen beneath apex, with undefined branches of white
irroration along veins towards costa ; a narrow black streak along
fold throughout, edged beneath by a suffused white streak towards
middle and nearly interrupted with white in middle ; short longi-
tudinal streaks of dark fuscous irroration representing discal
Btiginata, and similar marks towards jiosterior portion of costa and
termen between veins : cilia grey, basal half sprinkled dark fuscous,
42S -EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTJOBA.
round apex several whitish bars, Hiudwings rather dark gro}-,
thinly scaled at base ; a broad dark fuscous streak occupying costal
third tliroiighout ; cilia fuscous,
Queensland, Brisbane, October (^Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals, Coll.
(18794).
Protolechia secta, n. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale ochreoua
irrorated blackish. Thorax whitish-ochreous ^*pIinkle(l fuscous,
patagia irrorated dark fuscous, i'orewings rather narrow, apex
tolerably pointed, termen very obli(iuely rounded; pale ochreous
irrorated dark fuscous, some irregular ferruginous-ochreous suffusion
towards base, on fold, and beneath costa ; discal stigmata represented
by elongate blackish streaks, plical similar but shorter, rather
beyond first discal; a blackish mark on fold towards extremity;
an angulated series of cloudy blackish marks just before posterior
part of costa and termen, preceded by cloudy ferruginous-ochreous
spots : cilia grey sprinkled dark fuscous and barred i)ale ochreous,
base pale ochreous. Hindwings grey, paler towards base ; cilia
light grey,
Queensland, ]irisbane, October [Dodd); 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(23ti54). Near odorifeni, but without reddish-ochreous patch on
base of costa or spot at tornus.
Protolechia nyctias Meyr.
QuRENSLAND, Brisbane, January, a series bred from Eucahiptns
maculata (^Dodd); white scales accompanying stigmata variable in
devflopment but always visible, sometimes forming consjdcuous
small white dots, as also round termen and posterior part of costa.
Protolechia cryptosperma, n. sp.
2 . 2'6 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous, tip of palpi
whitish. Eorewings slightly dilated, termen somewhat oblique ; dark
fuscous; stigmata represented each by a whitish speck surrounded
Avith somewhat darker suffusion, plical somewhat beyond first discal ;
an almost marginal series of whitish dots round posterior third of
costa and termen: cilia grey mixed dark fuscous towards base.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grev, a dai'ker subbasal shade.
ViCXoiuA, Birchip ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Protolechia trocMas. n. sp.
$ . 16 mm. Head, thorax light ochreous. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, second joint with some blackish specks and a subapical
ring. Forewings apex obtuse-pointed, termen rather oblique ;
light brownish-ochreous, scattered dark fuscous specks; small
blackisli dots on costa at base and ^ : stigmata dark fuscous, discal
small, plical forming a small spot rather obliquely beyond first
discal; a roundish fuscous l)lotch above tornus, and rather smaller
one at apex, apex itself dark Inscous : cilia whitish-ochieous, at
apex a fuscous sjmt. Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale grey,
Queensland, Cairns, November {Bodd); 1 ox. Next sciflina.
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Protolechia nothrodes, n. sp.
(^ 2 . 13-15 mm. Head, thorax brownish or fuscous. Palpi
brownish irrorated dark fuscous, tip of joints whitish. Eorewinga
somewhat dilated, apex tolerablj' ])ointed, termen slightly sinuate,
rather oblique; brown, more or lor^s irrorated dark fuscous; stigmata
dark fuscous, usually obscure or indistinct, plical rather obliquely
beyond tirst discal, an additional dot beneath second discal, and one
between first and second ; cloudy dark fuscous dots along posterior
half of costa, interspaces usually lighter brownish-ochreous, and
an interrupted terminal line similarly edged : cilia light greyish-
ochreous or brownish-ochreous, a dark fuscous subbasal shade on
termen. Hindwings pale whitish-yellowish, more or less suffused
light grey on posterior half; cilia yellow-whitish, a light grey
subbasal line.
Queensland, Brisbane, September, October (Bodd) ; 14 ex.
Type Wals. Coll. (18534).
Protolechia proscripta, n. sp.
cf . 13 mm. Head, thorax light brownish-ochreous somewhat
sprinkled blackish. Palpi white, second joint except apex dark
grey irrorated blackish, terminal joint sprinkled black. Forewings
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; light brownish-ochreous,
coarse scattered blackish scales ; markings blackish ; a large dot
on base of costa, small spot at i, somewhat larger spot before
middle, and three dots posteriorly ; a small spot on dorsum at i ;
plical and first discal stigmata forming large roundish subconfluent
spots, plical posterior, second discal forming a small round spot, an
additional similar spot before and slightly above this, and an in-
distinct dot beneath it ; an almost terminal series of large cloudy
dots : cilia pale brownish-ochreous, an interrupted grey subbasal
line round apex. Hindwings light grey, somewhat darker
posteriorly; cilia pale greyish, a darker subbasal shade.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(18900).
Anarsia hippo coma, n. sp.
cJ. 11 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous speckled grev-
whitish. Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, slightly speckled irregularly
grey-whitish, irregularly scattered coarse black scales ; eight or nine
small dark spots along costa separated by pale irroration ; an
oblicpie transverse blackish streak at about | of wing not reachino'
margins : cilia grey slightly speckled whitish, mixed dark fuscous
towards base. Hindwings and cilia grey. Forewings beneath
with an expansible tuft of long fuscous hairs rising from beneath
cell near base.
Qceknsland ; 1 ex.
Chelaria orthostathma, n. sp,
J ? . 9 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish tinged grey. Palpi
4;J0 EXOTIC MICRO LBPIDOPTBRA.
whitish, second joint with two blackish bands, tuft short, terminal
joint with three grey rings. I'orewings narrow, apes pointed,
terinen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; grey, closely
and sufFusedly irrorated white, slightly tinged yellowish in places ;
a brownish streak along basal fourth of costa with some blackish
scales; a black dot on dorsum at | ; a semioval blackish spot on
middle of costa, preceded and followed by slight blackish marks ;
a direct transverse blackish fasciate streak from dorsum beneath
this, not reaching it ; a small dark grey spot on costa at I ; a black
longitudinal sometimes interrupted strigula in disc at | ; some
greyish suffusion towards terraen, and two or three slight blackish
marks : cilia pale grey sprinkled whitish, basal half barred darker
grey suffusion. Hind wings apex rather produced; light grey; cilia
pale ochreous-greyish.
Q,CfEE.vi?LAND, Brisbane, January, February [Dodd) ; 5 ex. Type
Wals. Coll. (19497).
Chelaria metaphorica, n, sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax grey speckled whitish. Palpi whitish
sprinkled grey, second joint dark fuscous with yellow-ochreous sub-
apical band, tuft short, terminal joint with three dark fuscous
bands. Forewings narrow, apex pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; dark grey irregularly irro-
rated whitish ; a small elongate blackish spot on costa at )^, and a
larger one on costa before middle, each edged beneath by an ochreous
dot; an ochreous dot near base above middle, edged above by a
minute black strigula ; a small blackish spot on dorsum at ^; two
or three undefined blackish-grey dots in basal area ; a fine black
twice or thrice obscurely interrupted longitudinal line in disc from
before middle to near termen, and a short similar line beneath
anterior portion of this representing plical stigma ; a very short
black strigula on fold near tornus, and several minute dots or
strigula3 indicated near costa posteriorly : cilia grey sprinkled
whitish. Hindwings apex strongly produced ; grey, lighter towards
base ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, January {I>odd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(19443).
Chelaria ammonura, n. sp.
(^ 5. 9-10 mm. Head, thorax pale grey sufi'usedly irrorated
white. Palpi whitish, tuft short, second joint with two, terminal
three or four dark fuscous bands. Valvse c? strongly recurved
upwards, narrow, sickle-shaped, tolerably pointed. Forewings
rather narrow, obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ;
7 and 8 out of 6 ; light fuscous, suffuscdly irrorated whitish ; a
small elongate spot of blackish irroration on costa towards base,
suft'used beneath ochreous-yellow ; a similar larger spot on costa
before middle, slight marks before and beyond this, and a small
spot at I ; irregular small black spots or fiue dashes representing
stigmata, variable in development ; a small blackish mark on dorsum
OELECUIADiE:. 431
at I ; a small dark grey elongate spot on tornus more or less indi-
cated ; sometimes some indistinct terminal dots : cilia grey more
or less irrorated or suffused whitish. Hiiidwings in d with costal
edge on basal 3 folded over above aud enclosing an ochreous-whitish
hairpencil; grey, thinly scaled anteriorly; cilia whitish-grey,
Queensland, Brisbane, August, September, January (^Dodd) ;
5 ex. Type Wals. Coll. (23343.)
Chelaria harpophora, n. sp.
S $ . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey. Palpi whitish,
second joint dark fuscous with yellow-ochreous subapical band, tuft
short, terminal joint with three dark fuscous bands. Valvae ^
moderately and evenly broad, strongly recurved, short-pointed,
uncus long, ^hinder, curved, with a longer equally slender more
stronglj' reverse-curved hinged process from base meeting it at apex.
Forowings narrow, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely
rounded ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; grey suffusedly irrorated whitish ;
a small elongate blackish spot on costa somewhat before middle,
margined beneath with oehreous, two slight blackish marks on
costa before this and two beyond it; plical stigma small, blackish,
second discal represented by a fine black longitudinal strigula;
several small scattered obscure spots of fuscous suffusion, and some
general fuscous clouding on apical area: cilia light fuscous
sprinkled whitish, basal half barred fuscous suffusion. Hindwings
apex strongly produced ; cJ subhyaline violet-whitish, margins
light grey, $ pale violet-grey, margins grey ; cilia pale grey ; (S
costa folded on basal half beneath, a grey costal streak on
this above.
Queensland, Brisbane, September, October (Bodd) ; 2 ex. Type
Wals. Coll. (18540).
Chelaria tessulata, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown sprinkled pale fuscous.
Palpi whitish, second joint fuscous except apex, tuft short, terminal
joint with three dai'k fuscous bands. Thorax ochreous-whitish
irrorated fuscous. Forewings narrow, slightly dilated, apex obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded; 6 separate ; light fuscous, closely
irrorated whitish ; rather dark fuscous semioval spots on costa at ^
and middle; smaller similar spots before and between these, and
two beyond second ; a dark fuscous longitudinal striga beneath
costa towards base ; plical and second discal stigmata dark fuscous ;
some irregular fuscous clouding in disc posteriorly and towards
apex: cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings apex somewhat produced;
grey, paler and thinly scaled towards base ; cilia light greyish.
Qdebnsland, Cairns, Octo])er {Dodd) ; 1 ex.
Chelaria brachyrrhiza, n. sp.
S . 14 mm. Head, thorax grey suffusedly irrorated whitish,
shoulders narrowly dark grey. Palpi grej' suffusedly irrorated
white, second joint with moderately long broad tuft, dark fuscous
432 Exonc iiicrolepidoptera.
except apical third, terminal joint with dark fuacous supraraedian
band. Forowings ratlier narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very
oblicjuely rounded ; 6 separate ; grey closely and SjifFusedly irrorated
white; several faintly indicated oblirjue darker marks from costa;
a short blackish lijie along fold about ^, and a rather longer one in
middle of disc; some dark fuscous scales forming an incomplete
short line towards costa before apex ; a minute black linear dot on
termen beneath apex : cilia grey irrorated whitish. Hindwings
light bluish-grey; a fringe of hairscales beneath costa before
middle ; cilia light gre}', base tinged whitish-ochreous.
Fjji, Lautoka, May (Veitch); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Clielaria derinatica, n. sp.
6 . 10 mm. H(^ad ochreous-whitish sprinkled* pale fuscous.
Palpi grey, second joint dark fuscous except apex, with large double
tuft, terminal joint with three blackish bands, posteriorly with
strongly projecting rough scales. Thorax dark brown. Eorewings
narrow, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 0 separate ;
brown, irregularly and suffusedly irrorated grey ; several obscure
irregular transverse lines of whitish irroration ; an elongate black
spot on costa about middle, two slight dark fuscous marks preceding
this, and a small spot beyond it ; a narrow irregular somewhat
interrupted black streak from disc before middle to apex, beneath
costal spot edged above by a small elongate white spot ; a slender
obscure blackish streak along fold from near base to beyond middle,
interrupted by whitish transverse lines; a dark fuscous irregular
streak along basal fourth of dorsum : cilia fuscous sprinkled whitish.
Hindwings apex not produced, grey, lighter anteriorly ; cilia
light fuscous.
Qdeensla-nd, Brisbane, February (Dodd); 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(19246).
'^TORNODOXA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetuf ts loosely raised ; ocelli
posterior ; tongue developed. Antennae 4, in c? serrulate, simple,
basal joint moderately elongate, without pocten. Labial palpi very
long, recurved, second joint densely scaled, with long rough pro-
jecting bairscales beneath throughout, terminal joint longer than
second, thickened with dense appressed scales, laterally compressed,
acute. ]\Iaxillary palpi short, loosely scaled, aj)pressed to tongue.
Posterior tibi;>3 clothed with rough hairscales above. Forewings
with 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4 short-stalked from angle,
5 closely approximated, 6 to apex, 7 absent, 11 from middle.
Hindwings 1 , elongate-ovate, costa somewhat sinuate, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen rounded, cilia g ; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 rather
approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.
A peculiar insect, perhaps near Titaacut.
Tornodoxa tholochorda, n. sp.
6. 22 mm. Head whitish. Palpi white, second joint with two
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dark grey bars, terminal joint with oblique subbasal bar and apical
half dark grey. Thorax whitish mixed grey. Fore wings rather
narrow, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely
rounded ; whitish, irregularly irrorated grey and dark fuscous ; a
blackish line above middle from base to i ; some dark grey suffusion
along basal half of dorsum ; a vague lino of dark fuscous irroration
rising out of tliis near base and continued just beneath fold nearly
to extremity, suffusedly edged white above ; an irregular dark
fuscous median line from base almost to apex, more blackish on
posterior hal£, edged white above, indented by a white mark on
lower edge at | and obscurely interrupted before apex ; three or
four blackish internenral dashes towards costa posteriorly ; a streak
of dark fuscous suftusion along costa from before middle to apex,
cut by four oblique wliitc strigula3 : cilia whitish, within a sub-
basal blackish line whitish-oclireous, outer third irrorated dark
fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish, two fuscous
sliades.
Japan, Tokio, July ; 1 ex.
Nothris sporogramma, n. sp.
S . 9 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-white. Palpi whitish, basal
half of second joint irrorated grey, tuft moderate. Forewings
rather narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded;
ochreous-whitish, more ochreous-tinged posteriorly ; black dots
on costa at about 5 and beyond middle ; subcostal and median
longitudinal series of irregularly arranged black scales in
posterior half of wing, and some on fold forming especially two
elongate subconfluent marks posteriori}^ : cilia ochreous-wliitish.
Hindwings grej'-Avhitish, towards apex whitish-ochreous ; cilia
ochreous-whitish.
North Australia, Port Darwin (Dodd) ; 1 ex.
Dichomeris quercicola, n. sp.
2 . 17 mm. Head, thorax light yellow-ochreous, on tliorax a
grey dorsal line, slioulders narrowly grey. Palpi second joint dark
grey speckled whitish, tuft very long, apical edge whitish-ochreous,
terminal joint longer than second, whitish, anterior edge black.
Forewings ratlier narrow, termen slightlj- rounded, oblique ; light
yellow-ochreous ; a narrow grey streak on basal fourth of costa ;
stigmata blackish, discal approximated, plical somewhat before first
discal ; an oblique interrupted grey streak crossing disc between
plical and first discal stigmata; a very irregular transverse lino
across second discal from an elongate spot on costa ; some irregular
grey irroration and suffusion towards costa and dorsum except
anteriorly, and in disc posteriorly ; an irregular grey streak along
termen : cilia light yellow-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-grey,
veins and apex grey ; cilia whitisli-grey.
Punjab, Kangra, August, bred from Qnercifs(Beeson); 1 ex.
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434: EXOTIC MICROLBPIDOPTERA.
Dichomeris chalcophsea, u. sp.
2. ] 0-11 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen fuscous. Palpi fuscous,
tuft large, rough, terminal joint whitish, anterior edge dark fuscous.
Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded ; rather dark bronzy-fuscous, obscurelj- irrorated grey-
whitish; stigmata cloudy, obscure, dark fuscous, diseal approximated,
second transverse, plical rather obliquely before first diseal ; a
distinct angulated thick dark coppery-fuscous line from | of costa
to tornus, edged anteriorly by a faint line of whitish irroration ;
ajncal edge coppery-bronze : cilia pale fuscous, base within a dark
fuscous subbasal line spotted whitish, continuously whitish round
apex, a less marked dark fuscous postmediau line. Hindwings
fuscous ; cilia light fuscous.
Queensland, Brisbane, October, March (Dodd) ; 2 ex. Type
Wals. Coll. (19492).
Dichomeris liitivittata, n. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head grey. Palpi second joint dark fuscous, tuft
long, triangular, apical edge grey speckled white, terminal joint
whitish, apex and submcdian ring dai'k fuscous. Thorax dark
fuscous, patagia pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings rather narrow,
apex tolerably pointed, termen faintly bisinuate, rather oblique ;
mixed brownish and dark grey, appearing fuscous, becoming dark
fuscous anteriorly, and narrowly along termen ; a broad pa\e
greyish-ochreous costal streak from base to about |-, posteriorly
suffused, with five or six black specks just beneath costa and a
small black mark at base : cilia light greyish-ochreous,' on termen
suffused light grey, a blackish subbasal line. Hindwings grey ;
cilia light ochreous-greyish.
Queensland, Brisbane (Dodd)-^ 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (7992).
Dichomeris mesoctenis, n. sp.
6 . 16 mm. Head dark grey. Palpi tuft moderately long and
broad, second joint dark fuscous, apical portion and most of tuft
grey sprinkled whitish, terminal joint with basal third pinkish,
median whitish, apical dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous. Forewings
rather naiTow, somewhat dilated, termen almost straight, slightly
oblique ; fuscous, sprinkled with obscure brown strigula3 and
minute blackish dots ; costal edge dark fuscous at base, thence rosy-
brown to I ; some darker suffusion towards dorsum near base ;
stigmata small, blackish, accompanied by some white scales, plical
rather before first'discal; a small blackish mark on dorsum at i:
cilia rosy-brownish, basal half barred whitish-ochreous, tips Avhitish-
ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, tips whitish ; on
undersurface an upwards-directed appressed pecten of long dense
grey hairscales from median line of cell throughout.
Queensland, Brisbane, bred March from Alchornea ilicifoUa
(Euphorbiacece) (Dodd); 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (19916).
Crocanthes doliopa, n. sp.
$ . 13 mm. Head, thorax dark purplish-fuscous, face pale
GELECHXAl)^. 435
yellowish. Palpi pale yellowish, terminal joint infuscated. Fore-
wings r;ichcr narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, termen hardly sinuate,
oblique ; 8 and 9 stalked ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a broad yellow
transverse band extending from near base to middle of costa and
dorsum, posterior edge rather concave : cilia purplish-fuscous.
Hindwiugs dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
QuEKNsLAND, Cuirus, December (^Bodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Homaloxestis cliiloptila, n. sp.
cJ . 20 ram. Head light ochreous, crown light violet-fuacous
except on sides. Palpi light ochreous, second joint with expansible
tuft of hairs from base above, terminal joint shorter than second.
Antennoe pale ochreous z'ingod fuscous. Thorax light ochreous,
anteriorly suffused violet-fuscous. Porewings rather narrow, some-
what dilated, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique; 4 and 5
stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; light ochreous, irregularly speckled
fuscous ; costa suffused fuscous from base to f ; discal stigmata
dark fuscous; a rather narrow suffused rather dark fuscous terminal
fascia : cilia grey with darker subbasal shade, on costa pale
ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey, a darker subbasal
shade,
Assam, Shillong, June {Fletcher); 1 ex. '^^y.t perizeucta.
Lecithocera antiphractis, u. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head light grey, sides of crown pale ochreous.
Palpi palo ochreous, suffused light grey on posterior half of outer
side. Thorax pale ochreous, a broad dorsal stripe of light gi'ey
suffusion, shoulders dark fuscous. Forewings rather narrow, termen
slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex;
yellow-ochreous, irregularly sprinkled fuscous ; a streak of dark
fuscous suffusion along costa from base to | ; dorsal edge suffused
dark fuscous towards base ; discal stigmata dark fuscous ; a narrow
suffused dark fuscous terminal fascia, leaving terminal edge pale
ochreous : cilia ochreous-orange, on tornus grey. Hindwings grey;
cilia light greyish, base ochreous-whitish.
Assam, Shillong, June (F/«ft'7/er) ; lex. L V- — cl^-^^ff^^^^^^-.^
/ Lecithocera emigrans, n^ sp. -^==^ IT 'JT^-^^jJ'^
5. 12mm. Head dark grey. Palpi second joint fuscous .i,,,^. ^- <*'*^
(terminal broken), Antennse dark fuscous. Thorax dark purple- ) jj ^ '"'
fuscous, a whitish streak on inner side of patagia. Forewings 7
and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; dark purple-fuscous ; plical and first
discal stigmata represented by a transverse-oval suffused ochreous-
brownish spot, second discal cloudy, dark fuscous, faintly pale-
edged ; small whitish spots on costa at | and dorsum opposite ;
some minute whitish marginal dots round apex : cilia purplish-grey,
suffused darker towards base. Hindwings grey, lighter anteriorly ;
cilia light grey.
Barbados, bred from larva on leaf of Ipomoea batatas (Bovell);
1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). Xear ejfcra and convolvaU.
2f2
43G EXOTIC MICUOLEPIDOPTERA.
Brachmia obfuscata, n. sp.
9 . 10 mm. Head pale greyish sprinkled whitish-oolireous.
Palpi whitish suffusedly irrorated dark grey except tips of joints.
Thorax greyish, patagia purplish - fuscous. Forewings' rather
narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ;
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; purplish-fuscous, obscurely speckled
ochreous-vvhitish ; stigmata large, dark fuscous, accompanied with
two or three whitish scales on sides, plical slightly befort first
discal, an additional cloudy spot midway between first discal and
base ; an obscure pale obtusely angulated subterminal line, indented
above middle : cilia grej^, base pale suffusedly barred darker.
Hindwings grey, lighter and bluish-tinged in disc ; cilia pale
yellowish-grey.
UuKENSLAND, Brisbane, October (Dodd) ; 3 ex. Type Wals.
Coll. (8003).
Brachmia inspersa, n. sp.
S . 20 mm. Head, thorax brownish-ochreous speckled fuscous.
Palpi light ochreous, speckled dark fuscous except apex of second
joint and apical half of terminal. Forewings somewhat dilated,
termen sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked ; brownish-
ochreous speckled fuscous, costal edge brighter ochreous; stigmata
dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal ; a prnemarginal series of
cloudy subconfluent dots of dark fuscous irroration round apex and
termen ; cilia pale ochreous speckled fuscous. Hindwings grey
speckled darker ; cilia whitish - ochreous speckled grey except
at base.
Assam, Shillong, Maj^ {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Protobathra lencostola, n. ep.
(S . 17 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal | of second joint
and extreme base of terminal dark grey. Antenna! ciliations 1.
Thorax, abdomen whitish. Forewings termen almost straight,
rather oblique; white, scattered grey and blackish spots ; a blackish
linear dot towards costa near base ; stigmata rather large, blackish,
plical obliquely beyond first discal ; a blackish dot beneath costa
before middle ; a strongly curved series of rather large dark groy
dots from beneath costa at f to dorsum before tornus, interrupted
below middle : a marginal series of small blackish-grey dots round
a]iex and termen: cilia white. Hindwings whitish-grey; cilia
white.
Japan, Tokio, July ; 1 ex.
V AMPHIGENES, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts loosely spreading ; ocelli
posterior ; tongue short, slender. Antennae |, in J strongly
ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial ])alpi very
lung, recurved, second joint with a])pressed scales, terminal joint
almost as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudi-
mentary. Posterior tibite clothed with rather rough scales above.
GELECUIAD.K. — IlTPoNOMEUTId. 437
Porewiiigs 1 h furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 8 to
apex, 11 from middle. Hiiidwiiigy 1, trapezoidul-ovate, cilia J ;
',i and 4 short-stalked, 5 hardly approximated, (5 aud 7 closely
approximated at base.
Amphigenes tavtarea, n. sp.
J. 21 mm. Head, palpi pale orange - ochreous. Antennal
ciliations 2. Thorax, abdomen dark fuscous. Forevviiigs elongate,
somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, terraen straight,
rather oblique; dark j'uiple - fi'scous : cilia purple - fuscous, a
darker subbasal shade. Hindwings blackish; cilia light yellowish,
becoming greyish towards tornus, a dark grey subbasal shade.
New Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet ; 1 ex.
HYPONOMEUTID^.
Zelleria isopyrrha, n. sp.
c^ . 14 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Forewings acute-
lanceolate, costa moderately arched ; ochreous-whitish ; a broad
ochreous-ferruginous costal stripe from base to apes, leaving costal
edge whitish from 5 to i ; a black dot beneath fold before middle :
cilia ochreous-whitish, round apex ferruginous. Hindwings and
cilia light grey.
West Australia, C. Naturaliste, December (Turnc)') ; 1 ex.,
Wals. Coll. (300303).
Thereutis coiiscia, n. sp.
$ . 12 mm. Head white, crown suffused light grey excej)t on
sides. Palpi white sprinkled grey. Thorax pale grey, anteriorly
narrowly white. Forewings rather narrow, apex tolerably jiointed,
termen faintly sinuate, very oblique ; 7 and 8 short-stalked ; light
grey, irregularly mixed dark fuscous ; a broad streak of white
suffusion along costa from near base to near apex, suft'usedly mixed
fuscous and dark fuscous ; an irregular streak of dark fuscous
suffusion in disc from near base to bej'ond middle, and some
elongate dark fuscous suffusion above this from before middle to
end of cell : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings light grey ; cilia
whitish-grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, September (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(13182).
Thereutis noxia, n. sp.
<S . 12 mm. Head white mixed gre)'^ or dark grey. Thorax
white sprinkled light fuscous. Forewings 7 and 8 separate ; light
fuscous with some darker scales, suifusedly irrorated white; a
suffused white costal streak from near base to |, narrowed to ends:
cilia white tinged pale brownish towards base. Hindwings light
fuscous suffused Avhite, closely irrorated blackish except towards
base and apex ; cilia as in forewings. Forewings aud hindwings
438 EXOTIC mtc'holepidopxi;ka.
beueafch with blackish sufFusiou occupying whole surface except
towards margins.
QuEKNSLAND, Brisbane, September {Dodd) ; 2 ex., Wals. Coll.
(type 23412).
^ ORSOCOMA, n. g.
Head with ai)])rcssed scales, sides and back of crown rough ; ocelli
small, posterior ; tongue developed. Antennte 4, basal joint moderate,
witli pecten. Labial pali)i moderate, slightly curved, porrected,
with appressed scales, terminal joint as long as second, pointed.
Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled above.
Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from angle, 7 to costa, 9 and 10 short, 11
fiom before middle. Hindwings |, lanceolate, cilia 2\ ; 2-4
parallel, 5 and 6 stalked, 7 separate.
Perhaps next Dicqdircu/mistis, but distinct.
Orsocoma macrogona, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head white, face ocbreoiis-whitish slightly sj^eckled
grej\ Palpi ochreous suffusedly irrorated dark fuscous, tips of
second and terminal joints white. Thorax white, shoulders tinged
ochreoas. Forewings rather narrow, apex tolerably pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, posteriorly
slightly tinged grey, dorsal area beneath fold whitish, a very few
scattered blackish specks; a flattened triangular fuscous blotch
extending along costa from about | to |^, costal edge continued
dark fuscous to base, blotch marked beneath with black towards
middle, not reaching half across wing, anteriorly margined by a
w^hite streak ; some white suffusion on costa beyo)jd blotch : cilia
])ale greyish, sprinkled white points. Hindwings grey ; cilia
light grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(19121).
Hyponomeuta munda, u. sp.
cJ . 14 mm. Head and palpi whitish-grey-ochreous, crown
loosely rough - haired above. Thorax whitish - grey - ochreous
s])rinkled fuscous, shoulders infuscated. Forewings narrow, apex
})ointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish-grey-ochreous
irrorated fuscous ; costa suffused dark fuscous on basal half; a dark
fuscous dot below fold before middle : cilia pale greyish-ochreous,
towards base sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings grey, paler and thinly
scaled towards base; cilia light greydsh-ochreous.
Bombay, Kharaghoda, August {Maccivell) ; 1 ex. Nearly related
and similar to calculosa, but wings much narrower and more
pointed ; head more rough-haired than usual, but this character
appears more or less in other species of the genus.
Hyponomeuta niimerosa, n. sp.
2 . 24 mm. Head, palpi white. Thorax white, 2 small black
dots on shoulders and 4 on dorsum. Forewings rather narrow,
HTPONOMKUTIDyE. 439
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; white ; about 76 small
black dots ou veins, viz. one on base of costa, 8 on vein 12, 8 along
upper margin of cell, 9 on vein 11, 5 on vein 10, 3 on vein 9, 3 or
4 on vein 8, 3 each on veins 7 and 6, 2 on vein 5, 9 or 10 on lower
margin of cell, 2 on vein 4, 3 each on veins 3 and 2 (last dot of all
veins apical except 4 and 5), 2 on terminal portion of vein Ic,
and 9 or 10 on vein 16: cilia white. Hindwings grey, darker
posteriorly, base whitish ; cilia white, on dorsum and lower half
of termen tinged light grey except towards base.
PtJNJAB, Murree, 7500 feet, June {Datt) ; 1 ex. Differs from
evoivjmdla and millepunctateUa by white cilia of hindwings, and
rather different arrangement of spots.
Roeslerstammia metaplastica, n. sp.
S. 11-12 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish. Palpi whitish-
yellowish, terminal joint much longer than second. Antennae 1,
dark grey, apical fourth white. Thorax deep purple, patagia more
or less suffused pale yellowish. Forewings apex obtuse, termen
very obliquely rounded ; deep coppery-purple ; markings light
ochreous-yellow ; a line along fold from base, terminating in a
rather large elongate-oval tornal spot ; an elongate similar spot
resting on costa above it, variable in development, sometimes
reduced to some irroration, sometimes lengthened into a rather
broad inwards-oblique fascia of irroration extending to near dorsum
at ^ : cilia dark grey. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June (Duit) ; 5 ex. This interesting
form is entirely congeneric with the typical European erxlehella.
"^ METHARMOSTIS, u. g.
Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue short. Antennae |(?),
in (S simple, basal joint very elongate, without pecten. Labial
palpi long, recurved, second joint smooth, terminal joint as long as
second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior
tibiae clothed with hairs above. Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 from |,
3 from angle, 6 and 7 out of 8, 7 to costa, 11 from middle,
thickened beneath long stigmatium. Hindwings f, lanceolate,
cilia 2 ; 2-4 nearly parallel, cell open between 4 and 5, 5 and 6
stalked, 7 nearly parallel.
Metharmostis asaphaula, n. sp.
(S 2 . 7-8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish-bronzy-ochroous.
Forewinga rather narrow, apex caudulate ; whitish-ochreous; faint
longitudinal streaks of pale brassy-ochreous suffusion above fold,
and in disc posteriorly : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings pale
greyish, in S a long pencil of ochreous-whitish hairs lying along
costa from base to 4- ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
BoMBA.!, Nasik, October {Beeson) ; 3 ex.
440 JIXOTIC MICKOLKl'inOl'TERA.
PLUTELLIU.E.
Cerostoma biyoleuca, n, sp,
2 . -0 mm. Head whitish. Palpi grey-whitish, second joint
sprinkled grey, tuft moderate. Thorax grey-whitish. Forewings
rather narrow, apex tolerably pointed, termcn straight, very
oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked ; greenish-whitish, somewhat sprinkled
inx'gularly grey scales, and a few black specks ; an irregular grey
streak just above fold, attenuated anteriorly, once or twice
interrupted posteriori}^ and not reaching termen, a very oblique
black linear mark beneath middle of this touching it; some grey
mottling above this in median third of disc : cilia whitish-fuscous,
beneath apex a spot of dark fuscous sutfusion, tips whitish.
Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia grey-whitish.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, Juno U)ult); 1 ex.
Acrolepia nodulata, n. sp.
6 . 10 mm. Head white, centre of crown slightly mixed fuscous.
Palpi white, irrorated fuscous. Thorax white, shoulders speckled
fuscous. Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse, termen rounded,
rather oblique ; whitish, irregularly irrorated rather dark fuscous,
tending to form a fine strigulation, more densely irrorated posteriorly
and tinged ochreous ; five obscure spots of darker irroration on
posterior half of costa : a suboblong dark fuscous spot on dorsum
before middle, some slight ochreous suff'asion above it : cilia whitish,
two shades of dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings grey ; cilia
ligMrgfey.-
Assam, Shillong, 5000 leet, January {Fletcher) ; 1 ox. Very
similar to the African trapi'zoj)a, but apparently distinct.
Acrolepia honorata, n. sp.
2 . 9 mm. (Head missing.) Thorax dark fuscous sprinkled
whitish. Forewings termen sinuate, somewhat oblique; dark
fuscous, lighter on anterior h;ilf, some whitish-fuscous suffusion
towards base ; a transverse whitish fascia before middle, rather
constricted on fold, marked with some dark fuscous strigulte on
ends ; fine white somewhat oblique strigulfe on costa before and
beyond | ; a small white linear dot in disc at | ; white specks
before and at tornus ; a fulvous spot on costa before apex, cut by a
white line from costa running to termen beneath apex : cilia
fuscous, a dark leaden basal shade on termen and dark fuscous
postmedian line, a white subapical bar. Hindwings grey-whitish,
apical half dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous, paler towards tips and
round basal half.
Queensland, Brisbane, January {Dochl); 1 ex.,Wals. Coll. (19631).
SCYTIiRID^.
Scytliris gratifica, n. sp.
cJ . 17 mm. Head, thorax \)ido ochreous. Palpi, abdomen
whitish-ochreous. Forewings pale oclireous, veins marked very
BcrrnRiD.E. — sesiad.c. 441
faint suffused wliitisli lines ; a somewhat more distinct whitish
median streak from base, fainter and less defined towards termeu,
cleft very finely along fold : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings 4
and 5 stalked; wbitish-ocbreoiis-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
BoMBAr, Dharwar, AJarch {Maxwell) ; 1 ex.
Scythris poliaiitha, n. sp.
c? . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen white, Forewings
white: cilia pale greyish-ochreous, on costa white. Hindwings 4
and 5 stalked ; whitish-ochreous-grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
UoAiBAY, Dharwar, March {Maxwell) ; 1 ex.
Scythris celidopa, n. sp.
c? . 12 mm. Head, thorax light greyish-ochreous. Palpi
greyish, forewings light grey overlaid light greyish-ochreous ;
two or three cloudy dark grey dots on fold from }^ to |, and two or
three less marked in disc from ^ to |, variably developed, some
variable grey-whitish suffusion between them : cilia light greyish-
ochreous. Hindwings 4 and 5 rather apj^roximated towards base,
G and 7 appressed towards middle ; grey ; cilia light grey.
QuKENSLAND, Brisbane, July, August {JJodd) ; 2 ex., Wals. Coll.
(type 23391).
V Scythris iiotorrhoa, n. sp.
d 2 . 10-12 mm. Head bronzy-fuscous, sides ochreous-whitisb,
or in S wholly suffused ochreous-whitisb, Pal])i fuscous more or
less suffused ochreous-whitisb. Thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, an
ochreous-whitisb stripe ou inner side of patagia, in J more or less
suffused ochreous-Avhitisb. Abdomen dark grey, beneath suffused
ochreous-whitisb. Forewings S fuscous, 5 dark bronzy-fuscous ;
a broad ochreous-whitisb median stripe from base to termen,
sometimes with slight apical projection above, dorsal area below
this stripe in 6 wholly suffused ochreous-whitisb, plical stigma
sometimes marked on lower margin of stripe : cilia grey, in cj
paler and more or less suffused ochreous-whitisb on termen. Hind-
wings f, 4 and 5 separate ; dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Obidos, Parintins, Manaos, August to November
(Parish) ; 80 ex.
SESIAD^.
^Tinaegeria croconympha, n. sp.
J 5 , 16-18 mm. Head iridescent indigo-bluo. Palpi pale
yellow, anteriorly and at base dark fuscous. Anteuutc dark grey,
basal half thickened, dark purple-fuscous. Thorax dark purple-
fuscous, a suffused orange sublateral stripe. Abdomen orange-
yellow, base sometimes mixed dark fuscous, a dorsal blackish spot
on segment 3, seijinctits 7, 8, and a more or less developed posterior
dorsal blotch on (> blackish. Forewings dark purple-fuscous ; a
442 EXOTIC MTCUOLEPIDOrTERA.
narrow orange-fulvous su1)basal fascia, in J slenderer and suffused
posteriorly, in 2 broader and more or loss extended suffusedly
along costa : cilia dark grey. Hindwings hyalino, veins blackish,
costal third or half suffused pale yellow except at apex, less so in
(5" ; terraen slenderly suffused dark grey, more broadly at apex ;
cilia grey, on dorsum orange-yellow.
Bolivia, Songo ; 4 ex.
y Tinaegeria pyromantis, n. sp.
J . 16 mm. Head shining dark indigo-blue-grey, face whitish.
Palpi orange, terminal joint anteriorly blackish. Antennae basal
half thickened dark purple-fuscous, apical half white above, dark
grey beneath. Thorax purple-blackish, an orange spot on shoulder.
Abdomen coppery-orange, two last segments dark i)uri)le-fuscous
above, anal hairs ochreous-whitish. Forewings purple-blackish ;
a moderate coppery-orange basal fascia; some ochreous-^vhitish
irroratiou beneath costa on median third; a narrow somewhat
outwards-oblique transverse orange fascia from costa at A, rather
dilated towards costa : cilia dark grey. Hindwings hyaline, veins
blackish, on basal | reddish-orange ; dorsal edge reddish-orange,
terminal edge slenderly suffused dark grey, costal area beyond cell
from vein 5 upwards dark grey ; cilia dark grey, on dorsum
reddish-orange.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March {ParisJi); 2 ex.
v' Tinaegeria clitarcha, n. sp.
^ 12-13 mm., $ 15 mm. Head dark grey with bright blue
reflections, face in J whitish. Palpi light orange, terminal joint
suffused dark fuscous anteriorly. Antennae thickened to |, most
stron"-ly in middle, dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous, white fr-om middle
to beyond |. Thorax dark purple-fuscous, some yellowish speckling
anteriorly or a yellowish sublateral stripe very incompletely indi-
cated a shinino- white spot on prosternum behind eye. Abdomen
oi-ange-red, segments 7, 8 blackish above. Forewings dark indigo-
blue-fuscous ; a slender light yellow indistinct fascia near base,
widely interrupted below middle ; a small light yellow spot on end
of cell, with an anterior dash running into it; in § a slender
orange streak along costa from middle to beyond | ; a short light
yellow longitudinal streak running to costa above apex, and two
to terraen below it: cilia dark grey. Hindwings hyaline, veins
blaok, costal area covered by forewings yellow, dorsal edge reddish-
orange, terminal edge black, in c? a blackish apical blotch, in $
apical blotch, veins on basal half, and vein 5 orange ; cilia dark
grey, on dorsum orange, in $ light orange round apical area.
Brazil, Parintins, October {Parish) ; 7 ex.
yLepidopoda infera, n. sp.
J. 16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen violet-
blackish. Hairs of posterior tibiae violet-blackish, including an
orange-fulvous tuft at apex. Wings hyaline, veins and terminal
SE81ADJE. 443
edge blacli, cilia dark grey ; forewings tinged yellowish on anterior
half, costal area to cell and vein 9 blackish, except a short fulvous
streak between 9 and 10 at base, a slender blackish bar on
transverse vein ; hindwiugs with transverse vein colourless.
Brazil, Para, July (^Parish) ; 1 ex. Very near Pomponii Le Cerf
(referable here, not to Melitlia), but distinct by wholly black palpi
and abdomen.
y Lepidopoda homotropha, n. sp.
S . 14 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark blue-grey, face,
postorbital scales, and palpi white. Antenna) dark fuscous. Hairs
of posterior tibiae dark piu-plo -fuscous, a median, spot of white
sufl'usion, apical hairs mixed orange-fulvous. Wings purple-hyaline,
veins and terminal edge black, cilia dark grey ; forewings tinged
yellowish anteriorly, especially on dorsal area, costal area to cell
and vein 9 dark fuscous, a very fine ochreous-whitish line on
vein 11, a slender dark fuscous bar on transverse vein, bases of
veins beyond this colourless; hindwings with posterior margin
of cell between 2 and 7 and bases of veins beyond this colourless.
Brazil, Manaos, November {Parhh) ; 1 ex.
^ Sesia angarodes, n. sp.
S. 20 mm. Head blue -black, orbits white. Palpi with
appressed scales, black, white beneath. Autonnse blackish. Thorax
purple-black, an orange-reddish stripe on each side adjoining patagia,
sternum broadly orange-reddish on each side. Abdomen blue-black,
a ventral whitish stripe, anal tuft long, purple-tinged. "Wings
hyaline, veins black, cilia dark fuscous ; forewings with costal
streak blue-black, dorsum slenderly black, a narrow blackish bar
on transverse vein, a purple-blackish terminal fascia broadly dilated
towards costa somewhat sprinkled ochreous-whitish anteriorly ;
hindwings with transverse vein colourless, a blackish terminal line.
Brazil, Manaos, November {Parish) ; 1 ex.
V Sesia xanthonympha, n. sp.
2 . 17 mm. Head, thorax yellow, face white towards sides.
Palpi with appressed scales, yellow. Antennae blackish, beneath
yellowish. Abdomen yellow, segments dorsally blackish except
margin, anal tuft orange with suffused blackish dorsal blotch.
Wings hyaline, veins black, cilia yellowish, with fuscous basal and
apical shades ; forewings with costal streak purple-blackish, dorsal
edge blackish slightly edged yellowish, a narroAv direct blackish
bar on transverse vein edged yellowish posteriorly, neural black
lines thickened posteriorly and confluent on terminal edge, inter-
spaces dull yellowish on posterior half; hindwings with costal edge
yellowish, veins posterioily yellowish, transverse vein colourless.
Posterior tibiie yellow with blackish siib.ipical blotch, tursi blackish
with loose tuft of yellow scales at apex of first joint.
Brazil, Para, June {/'arish) ; 1 ex.
4-J4 EXOTIC MICnOLKPlBorTEKA.
»/Sesia votaria, n. sp.
c^ . 11 mm. Head, thorax iridescent green-blue, face and orbits
white. I'alpi with apprcssed scales, yellowish, a dark fuscous streak
on terminal joint. Antenmc deep purple. Abdomen dark indi<j;o-
blue, base whitish, posterior margins of soginents 5, 7, and
sometimes 6 white, on ventral surface margins of all segments
more or less suffused white, anal tuft deep purple, mixed wjiite on
each side at tip. Wings byaliric, veins black, cilia dark fuscous ;
forewings M'itli costal and dorsal streaks deep purple, a moderate
purple- blackish fascia on transverse vein, and terminal patch
occupying I of area beyond this; hindwings with transverse vein
colourless, a slender dark fuscous terminal streak becoming thicker
towards apex. Forewings beneath with apical patch sprinkled
whitish.
Ekazil, Para, Teffe, June, July, and January (Pcn-ish) ; 3 ex.
v/ Sesia scarabitis, n. sp.
(^ . 14 mm. Head, thorax dark blue, orbits white, collar
yellowish. Palpi smooth, blackish, anteriorly whitish. Antennae
black. Abdomen green-blackish, anal tuft dark blue. Wings
hyaline, veins black, cilia dark fuscous ; forewings with costal and
dorsal streaks, a bar on end of cell, and slender terminal streak
purple-black; hindwings with terminal line black, transverse vein
colourless.
Pekxj, Jurimaguas, March [ParisJi) ; 1 ex.
X\LORYCTID^.
Eporycta hiracopis, n. sp.
J. 32 mm. Head, palpi, abdomen grey-whitish. Antennal
pectinations 1. Thorax whitish-grey. Forewings narrow^ at base,
dilated, costa gently arched, termen rather obli(]uely rounded ;
whitish iri-egularly tinged pale grey, some scattered grey scales ;
a small mark of dark grey irroration towards costa near base ;
stigmata dark grey, plical obliquely before first discal, an additional
dot beneath second discal : cilia grey-whitish, baso mixed grey.
Hindwings pale grey, whitish-tinged towards base; cilia white,
faint greyish basal and median lines.
South Australia (0/?/^) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (3601).
Xylorycta terminata, n. sp.
(^ . 26 mm. Head, thorax white. Pal|)i white, second joint
yellow - ochreous externally, terminal joint somewluit over half
second. Antennal ciliations 2, fasciculated. Abdomen ochreous-
whitish. Forewings posteriorly dilated, termen slightly rounded,
somewhat oblique ; 8 to apex ; shining white ; extreme costal
edge light yellow-ocbreous, at base greyish, a very fine interrupted
orange line from costa at | to beneath two small orange spots on
costa near apex ; a short fine black line on apical edge, forming a
xrLuRYcriD.E, 445
small black spot at upper extremity ; three black dots on lower
part of termoii, lowest eularjied into a small spot : cilia white, on
terraen a light oclireous-groy median line. Hindwings white, dorsal
hairs slightly ochreous-tinged ; apical edge pale greyish ; cilia
white, opposite apex a ])ale ochreous-grey median line.
Ni;w GuiNKA, Upper Setckwa 11., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet; 1 ex.
Xylorycta tignaria, n. sp.
(S . 19 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish. Palpi ochreons-
whitish, basal half of second joint and anterior edge of terminal
dark fuscous. Anteniial ciliations 2, fasciculated. Thorax dark
purple-fuscous. Forewings termen nearly straight, rather oblique ;
ochreous-whitish ; markings dark brown ; a moderate basal fascia,
extended as a wedgeshaped streak along costa nearly to middle ;
a moderate fascia from costa beyond middle to middle of dorsum,
with a branch from its middle running to tornus, and continued
as a narrower terminal fascia to apex : cilia ochreous-whitish, dark
purplish-fuscous patches at costa and tornus. Hindwings 6 and 7
remote at base ; pale ochreous-yellowish, posterior half suffused
grey ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish, some grey sutfusion at apex.
QuEEXsrAKD, Warra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Next oj'hioyramma.
Xylorycta cirrhophragma, n. sp.
c? . 20 mm. Head golden-ochreous. (Palpi missing.) Antennal
ciliations 2. Thorax white, collar, shoulders, and a spot at posterior
extremity golden-ochreous. Forewings subobloug, termen straight,
somewhat oblique ; shining white ; markings golden-ochreous ;
a slender streak along costa from base to |, iufuscated anteriorly ;
a rather narrow subbasal fascia ; a moderate irregular-edged
median fascia not quite reaching dorsum ; an irregular incurved
fascia from costa at § to dorsum before tornus with anterior
angular prominences above and below middle, and others posteriorly
above middle and near dorsum : cilia golden-ochreous, outer half
pale ochreous. Hindwings and cilia pale ochreous.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. LoAver). Allied to preceding.
Ci'ypsicharis (?) semnospora, n, sp.
5 . 19 mm. Head grey mixed whitish, face whitish-ochreous.
Palpi whitish irrorated dark fuscous. Thorax dark grey irrorated
whitish. Forewings suboblong, termen slightly sinuate, somewhat
oblique, veins quite as in veocosnia ; grey-whitish suffusedly
irrorated dark fuscous ; costal edge whitish on median third ;
stigmata very obscure, dark fuscous, plical rather beyond first
discal : cilia whitish-grey with lines of dark fuscous irroration.
Hindwings 6 and 7 connate; grey; cilia pale grey, a darker
Bubbasal line.
New South Wales, Hornsby, Se])tembcr ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Phylomictis lintearia, n. sp.
(5' . 20 mm. Head, thorax grey mixed whitish. Palpi whitish,
446 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTERA.
second joint dark grey excejjt apex, terminal with base and some
irroratiou grey. Antennal ciliationa 3, Forewinga termeii
ol)li(|nely rounded ; whitish irrorat ed fuscous ; stigmata cloudy,
lig-ht brownish, plical rather beyond first discal ; oblique series of
two or three small spots of dark grey irroration from costa to first
and second discal respectively, and a strongly curved subterminal
series of similar spots : cilia whitish, base barred grey irroration.
Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane, April {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (19731).
Phylomictis idiotricha, n. sp.
cJ. 12 mm. Head, thorax dark grey mixed white. Palpi white,
second joint dark fuscous laterally except apex, terminal mixed
dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings rather narrow,
apex rounded, termen very obliciuely rounded ; white irregularly
mixed and sprinkled dark fuscous ; roundish brownish-grey blotches
edged dark fuscous suffusion on fold before middle of wing and in
disc at |, and very oblique series of two or three 8ufl:"u8ed dark
fuscous spots from costa to each of these ; a strongly curved
subtermiual series of similar spots near posterior half of costa and
termen : cilia white slightly mixed grey, basal half barred dark
fuscous. Hindwings grey-whitish thinly clothed throughout with
grey hairs ; cilia whitish, a light grey subbasal shade.
(iuEEsrsLAND, Brisbane, August (Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll.
(23347).
Agriopliara levis, n. sp.
cj 5 . 18-20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white speckled dark
fuscous, basal half of second joint of palpi dark fuscous. Antennal
ciliations cJ 2. Forewings termen obliquely rounded ; white witli
lilac-fnscous reflections, irrorated dark fuscous ; a short longitudinal
line of blackish scales from base of costa, and other similar lines
scattered in disc ; stigmata cloudy, of blackish irroration, plical
rather obliquely beyond first discal ; oblique series of two or three
small spots of dark irroration from costa to first and second discal
respectively, and a strongly curved subterminal series of similar
spots close to margin : cilia white partially tinged fuscous, two or
three darker lines, subbasal strongest. Hindwings grey, paler
towards base; cilia grey- whitish, a grey subbasal shade.
Queensland, Brisbane, September, March, April, one bred from
Eucalyptus siderophloia {Dodd); 3 ex., Wals. Coll. (typo 23441).
Near gravis.
EUCOSMID.E.
Acroclita sciodelta, n. sp.
$ . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale whitish-ochreous. Fore-
wings suboblong, termen sinuate, little oblique; pale whitish-
ochreous; a triangular patch of greyish suffusion extending along
EucosMiDjj;. 447
dorsum from near base to |, apex reaching | across wing towards
j of cobta ; central fascia rather narrow, very oblique, reaching
from costa only | across wing, grey suffused deep ferruginous in
disc; posterior half of costal edge faintly brown-reddish, with
traces of four pairs of Avhitish strigulae ; an elongate deep ferruginous
apical spot; a fine black terminal line: cilia ochreous-grey-whitish,
a brown spot at apex. Hind wings light grey ; cilia grey- whitish,
a grey subbasal line.
W. ArsTRALiA, C. Xaturaliste, December (Turner) ; 1 ex., Wals.
Coll. (300286),
EiicosKia argyrocyma, n. sp.
d . 15 mm. Head, palpi pale ochreous. Forewings termeu
sliglitly rounded, somewhat oblique ; greyish-silvery ; markings
ferruginous- ochreous ; basal patch marked with scattered strigulfe;
a transverse series of several small strigulae beyond this ; central
fascia indicated by two nearly direct irregular transverse streaks,
discal area tinged pinkish round these; three small spots on costa
posteriorly, first two emitting faint streaks terminated by ocellus,
third continued as an irregular interrupted streak along tcrmen,
paired white striguloe on posterior half of costa between markings ;
some scattered black scales above ocellus, and a series of four
minute irregular dots within it : cilia greyish-silvery, slightly
tinged ferruginous. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; grey, lighter
anteriorly ; cilia whitish, a grey subbasal shade.
Assam, Shillong, May (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Eucosma taophanes, n. sp.
c? . 12 mm. Head, thorax grey. Palpi grey, some pale ochreous
suffusion on upper part of second joint. Forewings rather dilated,
termen hardly oblique; light brownish-grey; costa irregularly
strigulated whitish and dark fuscous ; a darker stria indicating edge
of basal patch from beyond ^ of costa to before middle of dorsum,
obtusely angulated in middle ; median band beyond this paler and
whitish-tinged ; central fascia little marked, very narrow on costa,
represented in disc by some darker suffusion followed by a small
dark fuscous spot, and on dorsum by some dark suffusion before
tornus ; ocellus pale brownish with one or two dark fuscous specks
in upper part, laterally margined by obscure silvery-leaden streaks ;
a suffused dark fuscous marginal streak round apical part of costa
and upper half of termen, cut by a small triangular white costal
spot before apex, and a slight white mark beneath apex : cilia
fuscous, somewhat pale-speckled, lighter and more whitish towards
tornus, darkest round apex and upper part of termen, white on
costal spot. Hindwings 3 and 4 connate; dark fuscous, paler and
thinly scaled anteriorly; an elongate bluish-hyaline space beneath
basal half of cell (on lower surface with intense bright blue gloss) ;
cilia whitish-grey, a dark grey subbasal shade.
UuEENSLAxu, Caims ; 1 ox. (Coll. Lower).
448 KXOTIC MICKOI.KIMOOl'TKUA.
/
TRACHYSCHISTIS, n. g.
Ciiaracters of Proschistis, but forewings with large tufts of scales.
Trachyschistis Mans, n. sp.
2 . 24 mm. Head, thorax purple-brownish mixed lighter and
darker. Palpi purple-brownish suffused dark grey anteriorly.
Forewings elongate -triangular, termen hardly oblique; brown
irregularly clouded purplish ; costa obscurely strigulated dark
fuscous; a large oblitjue ridgetuft beneath middle of disc, several
tufts towards dorsum, and a transverse ridge-tuft before tornus ; a
somewhat raised slightly curved inwards-oblique whitish mark on
end of cell ; an upwards-oblique purple-fuscous fasciate streak from
middle of termen : cilia brownish. Hindwings grey, somewhat
mottled darker ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal shade.
Queensland, Bulimba, September ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Argyroploce pachypleura, n. sp.
(5.12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark ashy-grey. Porewings
somewhat dilated, termen somewhat sinuate beneath apex ; dark
fuscous, crossed by sulf used obscure purplish-grey striae somewhat
sprinkled whitish ; costa witli irregularly arranged groups of very
fine whitish strigulte ; dorsal area from 5 to | more distinctly
striated transversely with white irroration ; ocellus obscurely
margined anteriorly with leaden, and posteriorly with whitislx
irroration, and including four indistinct dark dashes ; a small dark
purple-grey apical spot edged with fine whitish strigulae above
and lieneath. Hindwings dark grey ; a thickened fold along
dorsum, filled with dark grey scales ; cilia grey.
PiJi, Lautoka, March {GreemuooJ) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Argyroploce arithnietica, n. sp.
(^ . Id mm. Head, thorax light rosy-ochreous, forehead suffused
dark grey. Palpi pale rosy-ochreous, anterior edge and very small
terminafjoint dark grey. Forewings costa moderately and evenly
arched, termen vertical; light rosy-ochreous; costa anteriorly
strigulated blackish and whitish, posteriorly brownish-rosy with
pairs of whitish strigulse enclosing very oblique short fine blue-
leaden strigte; a semicircular patch of ochreous- whitish suti'usion
stritiulated greyish-rosy occupying median third of dorsum and
reaching half across wing, edged by a band of rosy-browuish
suffusion towards posterior extremity suffused dark grey and marked
blackish; a subterminal scries of nine fine black whitish-edged
dashes near posterior part of costa and termen : cilia pale rosy,
round apex brownish-tinged and with a grey basal line, beneath
tornus bluish-grey. Hindwings dark grey, lighter anteriorly ;
cilia light grey.
UCKENSLAND, Cairus {Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
RUCOSMIDJ.. 449
Argyroploce iniqua, n. sp.
(5 . 19 mm. Head fuscous, face blackish. Palpi ascending,
blackish, towards apex light brownish. Thorax dark purple-grey
mixed blackish. Posterior tibiso without tufts. Forev\ings dilated,
ternien rounded, little oblique ; light brownish-grey strigulated
dark fuscous, irregularly mixed violet-leadon suffusion ; costa on
posterior | blackish with pairs of oblique whitisli strigulae ; basal
patch little marked, occu|)ying ^ of wing, edge irregular; central
fascia represented by a bioad blackish transverse jiatch extending
J across wing; a narrow dark grey leaden-speckled fascia from [; of
costa to toruus, confluent on costa with one along upper i of tormcn :
cilia grey, sliglitly whitish-speckled. Hindwings '3 and 4 stalked ;
dark grey ; a subdorsal groove slightly brownish-tinged ; cilia pale
grey, a darker subbasal shade.
Queensland, Cairns; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower), liiext scaristis.
Arg3rroploce lasiosoma, n. sp.
J. 15 mm. Head, thorax dull green. Palpi grecnish-grcy. Ab-
domen dark grey, clothed above with very long dense lateral hairs on
each side of dorsal ridge. Posterior tibiae expanded with long rough
dark grey hairscales above and beneath. Forewings rather dilated,
termen somewhat oblique; dull bluish-green, indistinct rather oblique
transverse deeper green strise ; some very small indistinct whitish
costal strigulte; central fascia moderate, rather oblique, partially
suffused grey ; an ill-defined rhomboidal blotch of grey suffusion
before middle of termen ; one or two dark grey strigre before apex,
and a mark on apical edge : cilia grey, indistinctly barred darker.
Hindwings dark fuscous, towards dorsum lighter and tinged fulvous ;
cilia gre\ish, a darker subbasal shade.
Queensland, Cairns {Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Argyroploce vindemians, n. sp.
§ . 15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax reddish-purple-brown. Fore-
wings slightly dilated, termen straight, vertical ; reddish-fuscous
irregularly suffused purple ; costa suffused dark fuscous, more
strongly posteriorly, two oblique bluish strigula) rising from white
dots before middle and two beyond middle, a fifth less marked
beyond these ; dorsum suffused fuscous ; a purple and whitish mark
across apex, and a streak indicating posterior margin of ocellus :
cilia red-brown, suffused purplish on outer half and towards tornus.
Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; dark fuscous ; cilia grey with blue-
wliitish reflections, round apex suffused purple.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Argyroploce alphestis, n. sp.
S . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish-fuscous somewhat
mixed dark fuscous. Posterior tibiae and basal joint of tarsi densely
tufted above with whitish-grey scales. Forewings rather broad,
termen rounded, slightly oblique ; pale greyish-ochreous with
VOL. II. — November 1921. 2 g
450 EXOTIC MICIIOLEPIUOPTERA.
whitish iridescence, irregularly sprinkled or strigulated grey ;
basal patch somewliat darker, with scattered small blackish marks,
edge running from beyond 5 of costa to middle of dorsum ; a
triangular patch extending on costa from middle to | and reaching
almost to dorsum, light brownish anteriorly and daik grey
posteriorly, marked on costa with four blackish spots separated by
pairs of whitish strigula), and in disc with some irregular black
marking, especially a round spot in middle of posterior edge and an
oblique blotch above it, between which is some slight whitish
irroration ; an irregular A-sbaped light brownish figure marked
with black standing on tornus and reaching | across wing, upper
space enclosing a whitish ring, lower some leaden irroration ; a
small brownish spot on costa near apex, and rather dark fuscous
apical spot, each preceded by a pair of whitish strigula^ : cilia grey
mixed dark fuscous. Hindwings 3 and 4 connate ; dark grey ; a
subdorsal groove containing hairs, tornal angle prominent ; cilia
grey-whitish, a grey subbasal line.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). A. euplecta has
somewhat similar markings, but hindwings without sexual structures.
Laspeyresia furiosa, n. sp.
cf . 13 mm. Head orange-reddish, mixed blackish. Palpi
reddish-orange somewhat mixed blackish. Thorax blackish, patagia
and posterior margin mixed orange-red. Forewings broadly dilated,
termen somewhat oblique; deep orange-red, irregularly marbled
purple-blackish mixed leaden, some very irregular oblique marking
indicating central fascia, a very oblique series of longitudinal spots
beyond this ; a very oblique leaden blackish-edged streak from
costa beyond middle nearly to termen beneath apex ; beyond this
costal edge black with four oblique whitish strigulae terminated by
small blue-leaden spots. Hindwings blackish ; a dull light orange
elongate patch in middle of disc; cilia whitish-grey, a blackish
subbasal line.
QuEENSiAKi), Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
COSMOrXERYGID.E.
Lahdia ejaculata, n. sp.
J. 8 mm. Head yellow-whitish. Palpi white, basal half and
subajiical ring of second joint, submedian and subapical bands of
terminal joint blackish. Antennae white ringed dark fuscous,
apical half white with throe black bands, basal joint A\hite with
apical half black. Thorax dark brown, a}- ex of patagia, a spot at
posterior extremity, and bar before it white. Forewings narrow-
lanceolate, apex produced; fulvous-brown; iin irregular yellowish-
white basal spot; a rather elongate yellowish-white blotch on
dorsum before middle, slightly sprinkled fulvous, sending from
ujiper margin an irregular white line to costa at \, and from its
posterior angle a slender streak to middle of disc ; an oblique
silvery-white line from middle of costa to dorsum before tornus,
COSM0PTERTGIBJ3 451
followed liy a black spock on costa and a blackish dot on dorsum,
apical area beyond this wholly pale yellow : cilia yellow-whitiHli,
above a])ex two grey hooks, l)eneath it a small dark grey dot at
base. Hindwinjrs pale greyish ; cilia grey-whitish.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Labdia glaucoxantha, n. sp.
(S . 12 mm. Head, thorax fulvous-brown largely suffused blue-
grey, face shining whitish, eyes crimson. Palpi whitish, second
joi;it lined blackish, terminal joint with three blackish bands.
Abdomen dark grey, 3 basal segments yellow-ochroous, exj)ansible
lateral yellow-ochreous hairpencils from base, anal tuft whitish.
Forewings narrow-lanceolate, acute; ochreous-orange ; markings
glossy blue-grey ; an irregular streak along basal half of dorsum,
extending at base to costa; three narrow irregular oblique fascia?,
second and third dilated on costa, second furcate dorsally, third ot
I ; a short thick streak along a])ical part of costa, anterior end
bent down in disc to near third fascia and subractallic : cilia light
grey, round apex light ochreous-orange. Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Queensland, Cairns; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Near sjiirocosma
from i'iji.
Labdia petroxesta, n. sp.
$ . 10 mm. Head pale glossy ochreous, crown centrally suffused
dark grey. Palpi pale shining ochreous, terminal joint dark grey,
posteriorly whitish. Thorax dark violet-grey. Forowings elongate-
lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; glossy dark violet-grey : cilia
concolorous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Fiji, Nausori, May (Veitch) ; I ex. Type in British Museum.
Stagmatophora clinarcha, n. sp.
J 5 • 8 mm. Head, thorax pale golden-ochreous, eyes crimson.
Palpi ochroous-whitish. Abdomen dark grey, in J an expansible
ochreous-whitish hairpeucil on each side from base, anal tuft pale
ochreous. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; dark grey,
blackish-mixed in disc, basal half mostly suffused whitish-ochreous,
two cloudy acutely angulated transverse whitish-ochreous streaks
before middle; an angulated orange band occupying apical third of
wing, including a white dot on costa towards apex followed by a
black mark, a white dot on tornus, and an irregular black line along
termen : cilia light grey, a white spot on costal dot followed by a
grey spot, a short blackish mark opposite apex, a whitish bar on
tornus. Hindwings grey ; ciiia light grey.
Queensland, Cairns (Bodd); 2 ox. Type in Coll. Lower.
Pyroderces philocarpa, n. sp.
2 . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax grey-whitish or pale grey. Palpi
whitish, second joint with black subbasal and subapical rings,
anterior edge of terminal joint black. Forewings lanceolate, acute ;
2g2
452 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
grey suffusedly irrorated dark grey ; cloudy whitish oblique marks
from costa at 5 aiad middle, and a dot in disc beneath apex of first
of these ; an oblique whitish mark from dorsum towards tornns,
preceded by some black scales on fold ; second discal stigma small,
cloudy, black, followed by some white scales ; two or three cloudy
white dots or dashes on costa towards apex ; a prseapical black
dash closo and parallel to termen, edged on both sides and anteriorly
with whitish : cilia grey-whitish, base sprinkled dark grey. Hind-
wings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Mesopotamia, Baghdad, bred April from fallen dates (fruits of
Phoenix dactyUfera) collected jDecember {Y. R. Rao); 3 ex.
/ PECHYPTILA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antennaj
over 1, in S simple, basal joint elongate, with slight })eeteii.
Labial palpi very long, slender, recurved, second joint slightly
thickened with appressed scales, terminal joint longer than second,
acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Anterior tibiae with tuft of
long hairscales ; posterior tibiae clothed with long rough hairs
above. Forewings 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to
costa, 11 from middle. Hind wings under 1, narrow-lanceolate,
cilia 2h ; 2-7 separate.
Allied to Persicoptila.
Pechyptila rhodocharis, n. sp.
(S . 13 mm. Head, thorax pale rosy-ochreous mixed blackish.
Palpi whitish-rosy-ochreous, terminal joint externally dark fuscous,
tip whitish. Tuft of anterior tibiae rose-pink, tip whitish. Fore-
wings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; brown sufiused rose-pink ;
markings dark fuscous mixed black ; a costal streak from \ to ^,
narrowest towards middle, costal edge dark fuscous to base ; a
thicker streak along dorsum from base to tornus ; two fine dashes
from base ; a slender streak in disc from 3 to | ; some irregular
marks and scattered black scales posteriorly : cilia light grey, on
basal half rose-pink with slight blackish-grey bars on termen,
above apex a blackish projecting hook. Hindwings and cilia dark
grey.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Persicoptila viuosa, n. sp.
5 . 12 mm. Head, thorax light bronzy-ochreous, face and palpi
ochreous-whitish. Posterior tibia? tufted with light dull purplish-
rosy scales mixed blackish. Forewings very narrow, widest near
base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; yellow ; two purple patches,
irrorated and on margins suffused dark grey, first occupying basal
third of wing but leaving extreme base rosy, edge retracted on
costa, second forming a fascia at | broadly expanded downwards :
cilia yellow, beneath tornus grey. Hijidwings whitish-grey ; cilia
ochreous-whitish.
Queensland, Cairns {Dodd) ; 1 ex. Type in Coll. Lower.
COSMOPTBRTGIDJE. 453
Persicoptila anthoniima, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head light shining ochreou3. Palpi whitish-
ochreous. Thorax light ochroous, a crimson central streak an-
teriorly, patagia with crimson bar behind shoulder, beyond this
suffused grey. Abdomen pale ochreous. All tibioe light crimson,
with grey-tipped tufts. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate,
apex caudate ; light yellow-ochreous, irregularly and obscurely
mixed pale greyish irroration and light crimson suffusion ; short
cloudy oblique streaks of grey suffusion from dorsum at base and | ;
stigmata represented by cloudy grey spots, plical beneath first
discal, placed at middle of wing, space between this and second
discal forming a clear light ochreous-yellow fascia, a streak of
light crimson suffusion along costa from middle of this fascia to
beyond second discal ; a short apical crimson streak, limited
anteriorly by an oblique dark grey mark : cilia pale ochreous,
slightly tinged grey and crimson. Hindwings light grey ; cilia light
grey, on lower part of tormen and dorsum becoming pale ochreous.
Fur, Cuvu, June {Greenwood) ; 1 ex, (British Museum).
/ DIATONICA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antennae 4,
in (S serrulate, shortly ciliated, basal joint elongate, with well-
developed pocten. Labial palpi moderately long, smooth, curved,
ascending, terminal joint slightly shorter than second, acute.
Maxillary palpi minute. Posterior tibiae clothed with very long
hairs above. Forewings 2 from angle, 4 absent, 6 closely approxi-
mated to 7 at base, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle.
Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 4 ; 2-5 parallel, transverse
vein partially obsolete between 3 and 4, 6 and 7 long-stalked.
Probably a development of Limnoecia.
Diatonica macro^ramma, n. sp.
c7 . 18 mm. Head light grey, face whitish-suffused. Palpi
white, a fine grey lateral line. Thorax light grey, apex of patagia
whitish. Forewings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate; light
glossy grey, costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; a slender dark
fuscous median streak from base to apex ; a less well-marked
slender fuscous subdorsal streak from base to tornus, dorsum
within this narrowly whitish : cilia pale grey. Hindwings grey,
subhyaline in disc basally ; cilia pale grey.
Victoria, Gisborue, March ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Limnoecia triplaneta, n. sp.
c^ 5 . 9-12 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi ochreous-white,
base dark fuscous, a fine black lateral line on terminal joint
towards apex. Thorax dark fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceo-
late ; dark fuscous; three ochreous-white blotches, first semi-
circular on dorsum before middle, second and third transverse,
rounded beneath, from costa at middle and f ; in § a whitish dot
on tornus : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
4o4 TIXOTIC MICKOLEriDOPTERA.
QuRKNSLANH, Caims ; 3 ex. Type in Coll. Lower. Close to
tetraplanctis, but in that species there is a large tornal spof, the
palpi have a dark fuscous niediati band on terminal joint, and the
cJ has an expansible hairpencil on sides of thorax beneath fbrewings.
Limnoecia platychlora Mej r.
A (S from Cairns has a ])ale j-ellow spot on posterior extremity
of thorax, but is certainly the san)e species.
Limnoecia combota, n. sp.
S . 10 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, back of crown mixed grey.
Palpi whitish, some grey s])rinkling beneath apex of secoiid and
terminal joints. Thorax whitish, anterior margin suffused dark
fuscous, patagia blackish with white tips. Forewings narrow-
lanceolate ; dark fuscous ; an ochreous-white median dot at base ;
three ochreous-white transverse fascia3, fii'st very narrow, rather
excurvcd, second median, moderately broad, third at |, finely cut
in middle to form a transverse costal spot and slender suboblique
tornal mark: cilia grey. Hindwings nnd cilia pale grey.
Mesopotamia, Baghdad, at light, IMay (F. R, liao) ; 1 ex.
Limnoecia bisignis, n. sp.
S. 10 ram. Head white. Palpi rather stout, white, bnsal
joint, and base and oblique subapical ])and of terminal joint daik
fuscous. Antennae dark fiiscous. Thorax white, patagia dark
fuscous; from base of thorax a pale rose-pink hairpencil posteriorly
on each side of abdomen (abdomen missing). Forewings elongate-
lanceolate; dark fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged; markings
ochreous-white; an oblique irregulnr narrow pointed spot from
middle of costa ; a semicircular spot on costa towards apex; a
narrow streak along dorsum from base to tornus, upper edge rather
trinngularly prominent before its middle and less distinctly at apex :
cilia dark fuscous with traces of paler shades, ochreous-white on
pra>apieal spot and beneath tornus. Hindwings grey; cilia light
grey, becoming ochreous-white on anterior half of lower margin.
QuEKNSLAND, Towusville, August (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Limnoecia capsigera, n. sp.
cT . 8 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, terminal
joint dark grey anteriorly. Thorax whitish-grey-ochreous. Fore-
wings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous ; a pale ochreous
transverse band extending from before middle to |, anteriorly
fiuflused whitish, posteriorly edged by a white dark-edged line
strongest on costa, discal stigmata within this band, blackish,
second larger, white-circled, posterior portion of band somewhat
grey-sprinkled, especially towards costa, a dark fuscous costal dot
])et\veen stigmata : cilia grey, darker round apex. Hindwings and
cilia grey.
Fiji, Nausori, May (Veiich) ; 1 ex. (Erit. Mus.).
COSMOPTEETG 10,15. 455
Limnoecia zotica, n. sp.
c? $. 10-11 mm. Head whitish-ocliroous. Palpi whiHsli, basal
band and subapical ring of second joint, base and two ring-s of
terminal joint blackish. Thorax whiti.sh-ochreous marked brown
and blackish, in c? expansible brownish hairpencils from sides of
mctasterniim reaching middle of abdomen. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate : whitish-ochreous, whiter on edges of dark markings,
some slight brownish speckling; a basal fascia of brownish irrora-
tion and some black scales, widest on costa ; a moderate brown
antcraedian fascia, somewhat blackish-mixed on edges, especially
on costa ; a small blackish dot in disc close beyond this, and i
larger elongate one beyond middle ; a brownish fascia at |. expanded
and blackish-mixed on costa, including in middle a black dot ringed
with whitish and connected with tornus by a whitish line; a dark
brown streak from disc just beyond this to costa above apex, costal
extremity marked with two white specks, some black scales above
and beneath anterior extremity : cilia grey, on upper part of termen
suffused whitish-ochreous, on costa dark fuscous towards apex,
whitish anteriorly. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Queensland, Cairns, November (Bodd) ; 2 ex.
Limnoecia fuscipalpis, n. sp.
2. 11 mm. Head bronzy-fuscous. Palpi bronzy-fuscous,
anteriorly dark grey. Thorax bronzy-fuscous, somewhat pale-
speckled, posterior extremity dark fuscous. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate; bronzy fuscous irrorated dark fuscous and ochreous-
whitish ; very obscure indistinct spots of cloudy whitish suffusion
on costa at -J, middle, and |, and on dorsum somewhat beyond the
first two of these; stigmata cloudy, blackish, discal approximated,
plical obliquely before first discal, second discal large; an apical
spot of blackish suffusion, preceded by a small cloudy ochreous-
whitish spot in cilia : cilia whitish mixed fuscous, base sprinkled
dark fuscous. Hindwings bluish-grey ; cilia grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, in mountains. May (G^'cemvood) ; 1 ex. (Brit.
Mus.). Much like si/ntaracfa, Imt palpi wholly diflerent.
Limnoecia polyactis, n. sp.
$ . 10 mm. Head shining dark grey. Palpi dark fuscous, tip
whitish. Thorax dark grey, apex of patagia whitish. Abdomen
dark grey, three basal segments yello\V-ochreous. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; silvery-whitish, somewluit sprinkled
irregularly grey ; spots of grey sufl'usion on dorsum before and
beyond middle and at tornus ; a somewhat oblique blackish median
fascia, anteriorly broadly triangularly dilated towards costa, pre-
ceded by some pale ochreous suffusion towards costa ; a narrow
black streak along posterior ? of costa, with an irregular projection
from its middle connected with a black dash in disc towards apex,
these surrounded with pale brownish-ochreous suffusion j ape^w of
wing black cut off by a fine leaden bar : cilia grey, at apex whitish.
456 EXOTIC MTCEOLEPIDOPTEEA.
with a siimntc projecting white line, two black bars above this and
two blackish hooks beneath it. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
(iuKKNsLAND, Caims, November {Dodd); 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
S/ MOTHONICA, n. g. ^^^Ih^^-i^^l^t
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Aiitennte |, in J simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten.
liabial palpi very long, recurved, second joint with long dense
triangular tul't of scales beneath, terniinal joint as long as second,
thickened with scales ronglily projecting towards middle posteriorly,
acute. Maxillary palpi very sliort, filiform, appressed to tongno.
Posterior tibiae rough-haired altove. Forewings with tufts of
scales ; 2 from towards angle, G and 7 out of «, 7 to eosta, 1 1 from
middle. Hindwings ^, linear-lanceolate, cilia 4; 2-5 parallel,
6 and 7 stalked.
Allied to Tracliydora.
Mothonica obusta, n. sp.
S . 11 Toxa. Head, thorax white, shoulders narrowlj' blackish.
Palpi white, basal half of second joint dark fuscous. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate; white; an irregular black fascia anteriorly
snffused brown from base of costa to ^ of dorsum, including a tuft
of scales near dorsum ; a semioval blackish blotch on costa before
middle, beneath it a black dot, disc round this broadly and irreg-
ularly suffused light brownish ; an oblong blackish postmedian
blotch on costa, beneath edged light brownish suffusion ; a blackish
triangular spot on apical portion of costa, touching preceding in
disc : cilia pale grey, suffused white on upper part of termen, on
costa dark fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish.
VicTOKiA, Gisborne, January; J ex. (Coll. Lower).
Trachydora dionysias, n. sp.
S . 14 mm. Hpad, palpi, thorax bronzy-grey, darker-sprinkled.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous-purplish ;
an irregular greyish-ochreous streak along costa from near base,
becoming broader but suffused with purple-greyish posteriorly ;
fine white transverse linear marks in disc at ^ and beyond middle,
second followed by a spot of white suffusion : cilia grey, round
apex some white speckling. Hindwings and cilia grey.
South Australia, Penola, November ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Syntomactis charmosyna, n. sp.
S . 12 mm. Head white. Palpi pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled
black and ringed white. Tliorax grey mixed black, patagia white,
a brownish-oclireous spot on shoulder. Abdomen grey. Fore-
wings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; grey irregularly irrorated
black ; a broad white stripe with a few black specks and two or three
small brownish-ocbreous dots along costa from base to middle,
hence gradually diverging and pointed to |, irregular suffused
ochrcous-browu spotting round apical portion of this and on apical
COSMOPTERTGin^. — LYONETIADiE 457
fourth of wing ; six dark tufts with white ridges on dorsal half of
wing : cilia grey speckled white. Hindwings dark grey, thinly
scaled towards base ; cilia light greyish, suffused pale ochreous-
ycllowish on lower margin.
iSouxu Australia, Adelaide, October; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Batrachedra salina, n. sp.
c5'. 12 mm. Head white, a grey central stripe on crown. Palpi
M'hite, second joint with median and subapical dark fuscous rings.
Thorax white, a grey central stripe, dark fuscous linear longi-
tiidiiial marks on shoulders. Forewings very narrow, moderately
jiointed, acute ; wliite, towards costa sprinkk^l blackish-grey ; a
grey streak irrorated blackish from base along dorsum nearly to
apex, upper edge before middle marked with a black dash : cilia
light grey. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey.
South Australia, Adelaide, October ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Next
sterilis,
LYONETIADiE.
Opostega horaria, n. sp.
2 . 5 mm. Head, thorax shining white. Forewings lanceolate,
apex short-caudate ; shining white ; a golden-bronze median
fascia ed<;ed with some dark fuscous scales, broad on costa, on
lower half largely dilated to extend on dorsum from \ to tornus ;
a minute black apical dot, preceded by fiiint pale ochreous suffusion :
cilia white, above apex suffused pale ochreous with a greyish
shade. Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale greyish.
Queensland, Cairns, October (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Lyonetia penthesilea, n. sp.
5 . 7 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining white, a fringe of erect
hairs behind frontal fillet. Forewings very narrow, apex caudate;
shining white; an ochreous-bronze apical patch, edge inwards-
oblique from I of costa to f of dorsum, rather convex, rather dark
fuscous ; a suffused grey streak crossing wing towards apex, thence
along lower margin to edge of i)atch ; a black apical spot partly in
cilia, edged anteriorly by a wliite mark: cilia pale greyish, on
costa white with two fine dark fuscous bars, on termen with a
fine curved dark antemedian line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light
grey.
Queensland, Cairns; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 'Nearest p7'(efidva.
Lyonetia scriptifera, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white, crown smooth. Fore-
wings very narrow, acute; white, partially ochreous-tinged ; a
short fuscous transverse mark from dorsum towards base ; an
incomplete fuscous line from | of dorsum to middle of costa,
nearly obsolete near extremities ; a very oblique line from middle
of dorsum to beneath costa at |, lower half slender, fuscous, upper
half strong, blackish ; a strong blackish dash from disc at 4 to
458 T;X0TIC MICROLKriDOrTRRA..
costa just above apox ; cilia wliite, a sinuate blackish lino near
base on upper part of ternien not reaching apex, a projecting
blackish apical hook extended on base of costal cilia. Hindwings
whitish-grey ; cilia whitish, on costa whitish-grej'.
(IcLENSLAND, Cuirns, October {Dochl) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Opogona fatima, n. sp.
S . 10 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark fuscous, face brassy-
whitish. Palpi wliitish-ochreons, nppoi' edge dark grey. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; d.irk pur])lis]i-fuscous ; a slender
transverse whitish line at | : cilia dark grey, at apex a whitish
spot. Hindwings dusky orange, apex suffused dark fuscous; cilia
greyish-fulvous, becoming daik grey round apex.
Queensland, Cairns, September {J)o(hl) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Catalectis pharetropa, Meyr.
A fine example from same loralitj' enables following corrections
and additions: head light grey on crown, face white ; forewings
with somewhat oblique ridge of raised scales crossing wing from
second (antemedian) black costal dot, the white tornal striga also
laised; apex of wing suffused whitish and preceded by a black
dash.
ErechtMas articulosa, n. sp.
c?. 8-9 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half of second
joint fuscous. Thorax fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate;
white, some scattered fuscous specks; maikings ochreous-brown,
irregularly speckled dark fuscous ; a narrow basal fascia dilated
towards costa ; a triangular spot on costa at ^ ; a narrow longi-
tudinal mark sprinkled black in disc bej'ond middle ; a sxibquadratc
spot on costa at -i, and some undefined irroration opposite; a black
apical dot: cilia white slightly speckled fuscous. Jiindwings light
grey, disc tinged whitish, costa suffused darker grey, a pale greyish
hairpencil from base lying along costa; cilia whitish.
Queensland, Cairns {Dudd); 2 ex. Type in Coll. Lower.
Erechthias lampadacma, u. sp.
$. 13 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey, face whitish. Palpi
whitish, second joint with tuft of rough projecting scales beneath,
a dark fuscous line on basal half. Forewings elongate-lanceolate,
apex strongly upturned; light ochreons-grey ; costal edge dark
fuscous towards base; a few scattered black scales near eosta and
posteriorly in disc; apical fourib suffused dark fuscous, including a
small suffused oran<>e apical spot and a whitish subcostal mark
terminated by a small triangular whitisli costal spot preceding it :
cilia grey, above apex with two indistinct dark grey lines.
Hindwings pale grey, with brassy-yellowish gloss; cilia wliilish-
grey.
Cetlon, Xegombo, bred from coconut, October {Ihilso7t) ; 1 ex.
(Brit. Mus.).
LTONETI.VDyT:. 4o9
Erechtliias euthydroma, n. sp.
$, 10 mm. Head wliite, sides of crown narrowly brown.
Palpi white, a streak of dark fuscous irroratioii. Thorax brown.
Forewiiisj* narrow, apex obtuse-jtointed, termen slightly sinuate,
extremely oblique; white; markings brown mixed blackish; a
broad submedian streak from baso to apex, leaving dorsum narrowly
■white; very obli(iuo wedge-shaped strigae from costa before and
beyond middle; a very oblique line from costa at | running into
submedian streak near apex ; a suffused line along termen : cilia
■whitish, a fine dark brown median line, on termen also three brown
shades, above apex a dark fuscous hook on tips. Hindwings grey ;
cilia ochreons-grey- whitish .
QcTEENSLAND, Ciirus (/Jo'ld); 1 ex. (Coll, Lower).
Decadarcliis psammaula, n. sp.
S . 17 mm. (Head injured.) Thorax white, patagia brownish-
ochreons. Forewings rather narro^w, apes pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded; white; a rather broad brownish-ochreous
submedian streak from base to npper half of termen, apex infus-
cnted : cilia whitish-ochreous, on costa ■white. Hindwings and
cilia whitish-ochreous.
Tahiti, bred from larva " on spun tips of coconut leaves " (Sim-
monils); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Decadarchis heterogramma, n. sp.
(5 5 . 16-18 ram. Head white, crown sometimes suffused pale
ochreous. Palpi densely tufted beneath, white, second and term-
inal joints each with a greyish-ochreous band. Thorax white,
four brownish-ochreous stripes. Fore^wings narrow, apex pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded; white; a slightly downcurved
brown streak from base of costa to costa at | ; a very oblique
indistinct brownish-ochreous striga from costa before midcUe, some-
times reaching this streak ; a Hhort indistinct brownish streak along
fold towards base ; a very oblique brown or dark brown wedge-
shaped streak from dorsum before middle reaching half across
wing; a moderate or rather thick dark brown streak from dorsum
beyond middle to apex: cilia white, a fine brown basal line and less
marked median line. Hindwings 5 and 0 stalked, 7 connate wiih
their stalk ; in cJ whitish, in $ light grey ; cilia concolorous.
Fi.u, Lautoka, Cuvu, March, July, September (Greenwood,
Veitch) ; three specimens. Type in Brit. Mus.
Decadarcliis pachygramma, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head whitish centrally suffused brownish-ochreous.
Palpi ochreous-wbitish, second joint with very long rough jiro-
jecting scales beneath, terminal joint with dark fuscous subai)ical
ring. Thorax ochreous-wbitish partially tinged brownish-ochreous.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex upturned ; 7 and 8 stalked ;
glossy pale whitish-ochreous or ■whitish ; a fine extremely oblique
460 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
fuscous striga from costa at ;\, and two posteriori j' ; a narrow brown
longitudinal streak from base of costa to middle of termen sending
from its middle a thicker and posteriorly darker streak to costa at
I ; a brown streak along fold from near base finely attenuated
anteriorly, dilated posteriorly and blackish-edged above, continued
as a moderate brown partially blackish-mixed fascia along termen
to apex; some brown suffusion along anterior half of dorsum:
cilia ochreous- whitish, towards base sprinkled dark fuscous. Hind-
wings grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
Ceylon, Negombo, October, bred from coconut (FTutson) ; 2 ex.
(typo in Brit. Mus.). Also Java, Pokalongan, 1 ex. in Leyden
Mus.
HELIODINID.E.
Hieromantis praemiata, n. sp.
J .10 mm. Head, palpi shining pearl-whitish. Thorax very
pale grey, bronzy-ochreous stripes on inner side of patagia and each
side of back not reaching posterior margin. Forewings very pale
grey ; a narrow pale ochreous-yellow almost basal fascia ; a large
round black spot ringed with pale ochreous-yellow and centred with
a white dot resting on middle of dorsum ; a similar round black
spot obliquely above and beyond this but uot touching it, edged
anteriorly with a white mark and otherwise with pale ochreous-
yellow extended upwards as a narrow fascia to costa, and con-
taining a silvery mark ; a narrow transverse pale ochreous-yellow
fascia beyond middle ; apical third of wing darker grey, edged
anteriorly by a whitish streak: cilia grey, paler towards tornus.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Fiji, mountains near Lautoka, April {Greemvood) ; 1 ex. (Brit.
Mus.).
Stathmopoda effossa, n. sp.
cJ . 13 mm. Head shining pale ochreous. Palpi whitish.
Thorax pale ochreous. Forewings very narrow, widest near base,
thence narrowed to acute apex ; pale ochreous ; a dark grey
costal streak from base to 4 ; ^ broader light grey dorsal streak
from base to tornus, its median third suffused ferruginous, a small
darker grey spot on upper edge of its extremity ; apical area
tinged grey and ferruginous ; cilia light greyish-ochreous Hind-
wings i)ale grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous.
South Austkalia, xidelaide, October; I ex. (Coll. Lower).
Stathmopoda ruhripicta,n. sp.
$ . 12 mm. Head pale greyish, a red bar on crown, face
brassy-whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish. Thorax pale
greyish, four red longitudinal marks. Forewings very narrow,
widest near base, acute ; whitish ochreous tinged grey ; an obscure
pale fuscous longitudinal streak in median third of disc, dilated
HELI0DIN1D.E. 461
posteriorly ; short cloudy darker fuscous streaks on fold before
and beyond J^ : cilia light grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Cairns (?), (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Stathmopoda sphendonita, n. sp.
5 . 12 mm. Head wliitiHh-ochreons, a dark fuscous bar on
crown, face and palpi whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous, two
slender curved dark fuscous bars. Forewings very narrow, widest
near base, acute ; whitish-yellowish ; a fine dark fuscous line from be-
neath costa near base tocosta at 1, thence along costa to near apex,
one somewhat interrupted in disc from before middle to a stronger
mark before apex, and one along fold from base but interrupted
between first two sjiots and not reaching termen ; three leaden-
metallic spots edged dark fuscous irroration, first beneath fold near
base, second in disc at g, third above tornus, first two connected by
a dark fuscous subdorsal line: cilia pale greyish, towards base over-
laid whitish-yelloAvish, »t apex a spot of darker grey suffusion.
Hindwings grey ; cilia paiu grey.
Queensland, Cairns, November (Dudd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Stathmopoda nephocentra, n. sp.
2 . 11-13 mm. Head, thorax light ochreous, face and palpi
Avhitish-ochreous. Forewingsvery narrow, widest near base, acute ;
light ochreous, costa tinged grey ; stigmata cloudy, grey, sometimes
some ferruginous suffusion on edges of these or above or below them,
plical close below first discal : cilia light greyibh, base overlaid light
ochreous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale ochreous-greyish.
New South Wales, Eroken Hill, September ; South Australia,
Adelaide, February; 2 ex. Type in Coll. Lower.
Stathmopoda trichrysa Meyr.
A (S received shows that this species (p. 319) must be referred
here ; antennae with long fine ciliations, middle tibiae densely tufted
above with long dark fuscous hairseales tipped white (posterior legs
missing).
Stathmopoda balanarcha, n. sp.
cJ . 11 mm. Head violet-fuscous, face whitish. Palpi grey.
Thorax light ochreous-yellow, anterior margin dark violet-fuscous.
Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute
apex; fuscous, with faint violet tinge; a light ochreous-yellow
basal patch occupying rather more than i of wing, edge rather
oblique, including a short thick dark violet-fuscous streak extend-
ing over basal seventh of costa, rest of costal edge finely dark
fuscous : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong, September (FletcJier) ; 1 ex.
Stathmopoda bathrodelta, n. sp.
2 . 13 mm. Head light yellow, face shining ochreous-whitish,
collar dark fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint with
402 EXOTIC WICROLEPIBOrTr.RA.
fuscous stroiik. Thorax dark fuscous. Forcwings very narrow,
acute ; yellow ; a fuscous basal patch occuj)ying about ^ of wing,
costal width twice dorsal, edge somewhat irregular, dark fuscous
towards dorsum; a fuscous patch occupying apical |, edge slightly
inwaids-oblique from costa, marked scattered black scales: cilia
light grey. Hiudwiugs grey, paler towards base ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Cairns; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Stathmopoda diclidias, n. sp.
<S . 9 mm. Head shining brassy-whitish, back of crown light
fuscous. Paliti whitish. Antenna? light grey. Thorax rather
dark fuscous. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, narrowed
to acute apex ; rather dark fuscous ; two shining whitish fasciae, first
very broad, extending from near base to -I, second narrow, cloudy,
outwards-obli(]ue fi om tornus to costa : cilia pale grey. Hindwings
grey ; cilia pale grey.
QtTKENSLANi), Caims (Dodd); 1 ex, (Coll. Lower). Also a $
from Yarrabah in Coll. Stockholm Museum.
Stathmopoda grammatopis, n. sp.
$. 10 mm. Head shining white. Palpi white, a dot beneath
apex of second joint, and fine line of terminal joint dark fuscous.
Thorax white, slightly iufuscated dorsallj. Forewings very narrow,
widest near base, thence narrowed to very acute apex; whitish;
slight dark fuscous costal and dorsal marks towards base; a rather
dark fuscous subtriangular fascia before middle, broad on dorsum
and narrow on costa, containing a pale ouhreous spot above middle
and elongate subdorsal spot ; a pale ochreous rhomboidal spot out-
lined with rather dark fuscous on tornus ; a fine rather dark fuscous
line from this along termen to apex, and still finer line along ajncal
part of costa: cilia whitish-grey, round apex white. Hiudwiugs
light greyish ; cilia whitish-grey.
Queensland, Cairns, October (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Stathmopoda trifida, n. sp.
(S . 12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining white. Forewings very
narrow, widest very near base, thence narrowed to acute aj)ex ;
shining white ; a grey dot on tornus before middle ; an inverted
Hattened-triangular grey spot on tornus, a lighter grey dash above
this, and another obliquely anterior beneath costa: cilia ochreous-
whitish. Hindwiugslight grey, whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia
oclireouB-whitish.
Queensland, Cairns {Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll Lower).
ETHIRASTIS, n. g.
Head smooth, rounded ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. An-
tennae nearly 1, in S moderately ciliated, basal joint very long,
slender, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, smooth,
terminal joint longer than second, acute. Maxillary ])alpi very
short, filiform, ap})rcssed to tongue. Posterior tibia rough-haired
HELTOniNID.E. — EPERMENIAD-E. 463
fibove except just before apex, with apical projecting tuft of bristly
hairs. Fore-wings c? beneath with subcostal area clothed wil.h
extremely long fine cxpausiblo hairs ; 1 b furcate, 2 from near
angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from beyond middle,
llindwings imJer 1, linear-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2— i remote, 5-7
a])proximated towards base.
Ty\ye sideraida Meyr. (Vol. I, p. 315) ; c? characters taken from
a second specimen kindly c jmmuuicated by Dr. A. J. Turner.
13LAST0BASID.E.
/ Blastobasis ochrobathi-a, n. sp.
cJ 2 • 13-14 mm. Head light ochrcous-yellowish, crown fiome-
times slightly sprinkled fuscous. Palpi pale ochreous-yellowish, in
(5 irrorated dark fuscous, stout, nearly equally thickened throughout,
tolerably j)ointcd, in 5 more or less sprinkled fuscous, terminal joint
moderate, acute, variable in length from half to as long as second.
Antennae J with strong subbasal notch, ciliations 1. Thorax light
ochreous-yellowish, somewhat infuscated anteriorly* Eorewings
rather dark purplish-fuscous, bases of scales more or less whitish-
ochreous, forming a suffused irroration ; base of wing narrowly
pale yellow-ochreous ; discal stigmata woU-marked, dark fuscous,
an additional dot beneath second : cilia light greyish. Hindwiugs
pale ochreous-grey, veins obscurely darker ; cilia whitish-ochreous-
grey.
British Guiana, Golden Grove, bred from blossoms of coconut
palm, June (Cleare) ; 6 ex. Type in Brit. Mus.
CYCLOTORNID.E.
Cyclotorna ementita, n. sp.
c?.18mm. Head whitish-grey, sidetufts grey. Antennae flat-
compressed, grey. Thorax dark fuscous, apex of patagia grey.
Forewings subovate, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ;
grey, irrorated dark grey and whitish ; a large irregular undefined
patch of dark grey suffusion in disc before middle, a small dark
grey spot beneath middle, and a transverse dark grey blotch in disc
at I", occupying nearly half width of wing : cilia rather dark grey,
llindwings dark fuscous ; cilia rather dark grey.
South Australia, Pinnaroo ; 1 ex. (Coll Lower). Darker-
coloured than fxperta, with larger postmedian blotch, and 7 and 8
ef forewings stalked.
EPERMENIAD.E.
Eperinenia pithanopis, n. sp.
J . 11 mm. Head white. Palpi while, apical half of second joint
sprinkled grey. Thorax white, patagia tinged ochroous. Fore-
464 EXOTIC MICBOLEPIDOPTEBA.
wings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to pointed
apex ; whitish, costal half suffused pale ferruginous-brownish
except undefined spaces about 5 and | ; a streak of pale ferru-
ginous-brownish suffusion along fold ; discal stigmata very small,
black ; three groups of projecting black scales from dorsal margin :
cilia whitish-ochreous becoming greyish-tinged towards tornus, on
termen with a line of black irroratiou. Hindwings grey ; cilia
pale greyish.
Bombay, Dharwar, February {Maxwell) ; 1 ex.
Epermenia trileucota, n. sp.
(5 . II mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey, pale-speckled. Fore-
wings very narrow, moderately pointed ; grey ; a cloudy blackish
dot towards costa at -^ ; three white rhomboidal spots on dorsum
from base to middle, between these blackish spots obliquely sur-
mounted by ochreous-brown spots, between these and costa some
undefined dark fuscous irroration ; a small black dot in disc above
second white spot, and a larger one at |, beyond this some slight
ochreous-brown suffusion ; two small dark fuscous spots on costa
towards apex ; scattered short projecting scales from dark dorsal
spots : cilia pale greyish, at apex a spot of dark fuscous irroration,
baneath this two short hooked darker shades, elsewhere some
scattered dark fuscous specks towards base. Hindwings light grey ;
cilia pale greyish.
SouTH_^ Australia, Port Victor, November ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Epermenia phorticopa, n. sp.
cJ . 7mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, pale-
speckled, palpi slender. Forewings narrow, costa slightly arched,
apex pointed, termen extremely oblique ; dark purplish-fuscous,
grey-speckled ; an obscure grey spot above tornus : cilia grej', some
projecting dark grey scales from dorsum. Hindwings and cilia
grey.
Madras, N. Arcot, September {Maxwell) ; 1 ex.
V Epermenia metrothetis, n. sp.
2 . 15 ram. Head, thorax white or grey-whitish, shoulders
greyer. Palpi grey, tip whitish. Forewings rather narrow, costa
gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely oblique ; 7 and 8
stalked ; light grey irrorated white, slightly sjjrinkled dark fuscous ;
some slight dots of blackish irroration along costa ; black dots in
disc at i, |, and |, last larger; apical fourth clouded purplish-grey
suffusion, scattered dark fuscous scales ; in one example a short
whitish-ochreous dash at tornus: cilia pale whitish-ochreous, round
apex dark fuscous irrorated white, slight black scale-projections
from dorsum before and beyond middle of wing. Hindwings grey ;
cilia pale greyish.
Canada, Toronto, July {Parish) ; 2 ex.
EPERMENIADyE. — OUACILARIADiE, 405
/ Epermenia syncrata, n. sp.
c? . 10-11 ram. Head, thorax ochreous-whiiisb, sometimes
s])riijkled or wholly suffused grej'. Palpi second joint above with
erect hairscalcs, ochreous-whitish irrorated dark fuscous. Fore-
wings narrow, costa almost straight, arched near pointed apex,
termeu extremely obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; pale
brownish-ochreous more or less suffusedly irrorated dark grey,
apical I irregularly suffused dark browni, in one example basal f
ochreous-whitish slightly sprinkled grey ; spots of blackish irrora-
tion in disc beyond middle and at | ; a small blackisli apical spot,
edged anteriorly whitish suffusion : cilia light brownish-ochreous
sprinkled black, towards tornus grey, a spot of black irroratiou
beneath apex, three dorsal scaletceth irrorated black, first two
large. Hindwiugs dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, July ; Peru, IquiLos, Jurimaguas, March to May
{Parish) ; 4 ex.
y
GRACILARIAD^..
Acrocercops pylonias, u. sp,
6 . 7 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings narrow,
moderately pointed ; brown ; markings shining white, black-edged ;
three broad fasciae, rather narrowed towards costa, first toward.s
base, expanded on dorsal half to base, second median, third at |, less
broad ; a fine somewhat oblique transverse line before apex ; an
apical dot : cilia pale greyish, base brown round apex. (Hind-
wings missing.)
Peku, Iquitos, May {Parish) ; 1 ex. Near nolcJcenieUa.
Acrocercops tricalyx, n. sp.
(S . 8 mm. Head, thorax shining white, patagia except inner
edge bronzy-brown. Palpi white, apical half of second joint and
base of termina,l fuscous. Forewings very narrow, moderately
pointed ; bronzy-brown ; three rounded-triangular shining white
black-edged dorsal blotches, first touching costa at 5, rather broadly
extended on dorsum to base, second connected by black and white
irroration with costa beyond middle, third narrower, extending
from tornus to apex, receiving posteriorly an oblique white
strigula from costa edged anteriorly with black suffusion ; a
M"hite blackish-edged apical dot : cilia light grey, round apex white,
at apex with projecting dark grey bar, above this a white dot
between basal and apical dark grey marks. Hindwiugs grey ;
cilia light grey.
Uueensland, Cairns, November {Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Extremely like the Indian cylicota, but certainly distinct by quite
differently marked palpi.
V Acrocercops anthogramma, n. sp.
5. 9 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, back of crown infuscated.
Pulpi very slender, whitish, terminal joint infuscated anteriorly
VOL. II. — Novemh<:r 1921. 2h
4G6 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
towards middle. Thorax wliitish, anteriorly suffused light fuscous.
Forewiiigs narrow, short pointed ; light fuscous; an elongate
whitish blotch along basal third of dorsum ; an elongate shining
white blotch along dorsum from middle to near tornus, posteriorly
expanded and angle projecting more than half across wing, end.
edged above fold by a short fine blackish strigula; apical area
beyond this chestnut-brown, including an oval light fuscous spot
above tornus, an oblique violet-silvery striga from a white mark on
costa at f , a fine somewhat curved deep violet line from ^ of costa
to beyond tornus becoming silvery-whitish at extremities, and a
deep violet dot at apex : cilia grey, base violet-shining round apex.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Ekazil, Pariutins, October (FarisJi); 1 ex.
v/ Acrocercops cyclogramma, n. sp,
(5 . 8 mm. Head, thorax white, patagia fuscous. Palpi slender,
white. Forewings very narrow, moderately pointed ; dark grey ;
a narrow ochreous- white streak along dorsum from base to |, thence
rery obliquely upwards to disc ; a very oblique curved fine white
blackish-edged striga from costa at |, lying in a semicircular orange
costal blotch from which a narrow streak runs to dorsum near
beyond dorsal streak ; orange blotch edged beneath and posteriorly
by a blackish line and then by a silvery line with white and grey
reflections resting on termen, beyond this a blue-blackish terminal
dot, apex of wing suftused dark fuscous : cilia grey, round apex
whitish with base violet-blue within a blackish line, a blackish
apical hook, a white spot on costal end of silvery line. Hindwings
dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Iquitos, March {Parish) ; 1 ex. Allied to tnicrojpMs and
clialinojJci.
^ Acrocercops micropMs, n. sp.
S . 9 mm. Head, thorax wihte, patagia fuscous. (Palpi
injured.) Forewings very narrow, moderately pointed ; dark grey;
a narrow white dorsal stripe from base to tornus, partially tinged
ochreous, with a very oblique acute wedgeshaped projection from
beyond its middle, and nearly interrupted by a strigula of ground-
colour just beyond this ; a very oblique fine jjale violet-grey striga
from a white costal dot at f , preceded by a streak of brown suffu-
sion ; a fine transverse violet line at -I ; apical area beyond this
dark brown centred with a minute linear bright silvery dot, edges
dark grey pale-speckled, at apex violet: cilia light grey, round apex
whitish, two dark grey apical hooks. Hindwings dark grey;
cilia grey.
Prazil, Parintins, October (ParisJi) ; 1 ex. Near leuconota.
•y Acrocercops camptochrysa, n. sp.
5 . 8 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sidetufts brown. Palpi
smooth, ochreous-whitish. Thorax ferruginous-brown. Forewings
narrow, short-pointed ; feriuginous-brown ; a narrow ochreous-
QEAC1LARIAD-T5. 467
whitish dorsal steak from base to tornus ; an oblique wedgeshapcd
ochreous-whitish streak from costa at f ; a curved-bent golden-
metallic line from a whitish dot on costa at 5. to tornus : a blackish
apical dot : cilia grey, base violet-shining round apex, lliudwings
and cilia dark fuscous.
Bkazil, Manaos, November (Parish); 1 ex.
Acrocercops ennychodes, n. sp,
d" . 7 mm. Head, thorax whitish mixed grey. Palpi slender,
whitish, apex of second joint dark grej'. Porewiiigs elongate-
laticoolate ; grey irroratcd white; four small cloudy white spots on
median tliird of costa separated by dark grey suffusion ; apical third
of wing blackish-grey, apex blackish : cilia grey, round apex two
blackish lines with some adjacent whitish siifFusion, a small whitish
spot in costal cilia at |, and a whitish basal mark at apex. Hind-
wings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, Forewings beneath blackish.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Acrocercops habroscia, n. sp.
c? 2 • 11-12 mm. Head light grey. Palpi smooth-sealed, grey.
Thorax white, variably suffused grey anteriorly. Forewings narrow,
short-pointed, obtuse; white; markings grey or fuscous, with
slight violet gloss ; an elongate blotch on costa about i, and
smaller one beneath fold rather anterior and almost confluent with
it ; spots above and below fold beyond these, and sometimes a costal
spot ; apical half of wing nearly occupied by five approximated
slightly oblique transverse fasciae or streaks, first two broader,
irregular, sometimes interrupted in disc or broken into spots
dorsally, next two slender, last prseapical, moderate, browner,
marked with a round black spot : cilia light grey, round apex
white with basal and apical thirds light brownish, short white
basal bars above and below tornus. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
grey, at apex a whitish spot.
Fiji, Cuvu, bred in June from ' galls ' (mines?) in leaves of
Calophylluin inopliyllam {Guttiferce) {Qreenwood) ; 8 ex. Type in
Brit, Mus,
^ Acrocercops chloronympha, n, sp.
$ . 12-13 mm. Head, thorax pale green, face shining brassy-
whitish. Palpi very long and slender, ochreous-whitish, Fore-
wings very narrow, moderately pointed, acute ; light green ;
extreme costal edge dark grey on anterior half, some slight whitish
tinge beneath this, on posterior half a rather thick grey costal
streak crossed by five cloudy whitish spots ; a cloudy whitish apical
dot : cilia grey, Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
Brazil, Manaos, November (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Acrocercops retrogressa, n. sp.
J . 9 mm. Head white. Palpi smooth, white, second joint with
dark grey lateral line. Thorax white, patagia fuscous. Forewings
2ii2
4G8 EXOTIC MICKOLEl'IDOrTKRA.
very narrow, moderately pointed, acnto ; rather dark bronzy-fuscous ;
a narrow Avhite dorsal streak from base to tornus, occupying ^ of
winf^, npper edge straight, with a subtriangular prominence at |-
of its length and another at apex, dorsal edge suffused whilish-
ochreous from" i to | ; fine white black-edged oblique strigulse
from costa at | and |, reaching nearly across wing, first terminating
in apical prominence of dorsal streak and extended backwards on
costa as a fine white black-edged line to | ; a silvery dot at apex,
blackish-edgod anteriorly: cilia grey, on costa with whitish mark
on ])rteapical strigula and white blackish-edged wedge-shaped spot
on apical dot, round apex whitish with dark grey line. Hindwings
rather dark grey ; cilia grej'.
South Australia, Adelaide, October ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Nearest parallela, which has dorsal streak broader with edge
sinuate posteriorly, and other differences.
Acrocercops grammatacma, n. sp.
(5 . 8 mm. Head white. Palpi slender, white, second joint
dark fuscous towards apex. Forewings very narrow, moderately
jiointed ; fuscous ; a narrow shining white straight-edged dorsal
streak from base to apex, on apical fourth black-edged ; a Avhite
black -edged subcostal line from | to apex : cilia white, beneath
tornus pale grej'ish, at apex with two fine projecting blackish
hooks. Eiiidwings light grey ; cilia pale greyish.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Acrocercops rhothiastis, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. (Head missing). Thorax white, patagia grey.
Forewings very narrow, moderately pointed ; dark fuscous ; costal
tdge white except towards extremities; dorsal half from base to
l(.rnus mainly occupied by oblique subconfluent white strigulation ;
t^\o fine very oblique white strigulte from costa towards apex,
second continued transversely across wing before apical spot ; some
irregular longitudinal or very oblique white strigulation from tornus
along lower part of termen ; a subquadrate black apical spot finely
edged white above and beneath : cilia white, a black basal line and
two fuscous shades. Hindwings rather dark grej' ; cilia grey.
S. JS'iGERiA, Ibadan, bred August from pupa on Brideliu macraniJia
(Erijiliorbiacece) {Poriiero>/) • 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
^ Acrocercops desmochares, n. sp.
2 . 6 mm. Head whitish. Palpi slender, whitish, second joint
w ith dark fuscous subapical baud, terminal joint with traces of dark
rings. Forewings very narrow, moderately pointed; dark grej-,
pale-speckled ; a slender oblique white streak from costa at i-
reaching half across wing ; from this a straight yellow-whitish
s^ubcostal line, blackish-edged beneath, runs to second and is
interrupted by first of three somewhat oblique curved transverse
violet-grey-whitish submetallic lines, first median, third towards
apex, between second and third a black subcostal mark ; fine pale
GRACir,ARIAD-E. 469
yellowish subdorsal dashes, black-edged beneath, preceding each of
these lines, also one in disc before third, and one towards costa
before apex : cilia groj-, above apex two bhickish hooks. Hind-
wings dark grey ; cilia grey.
JBiiAziL, Mauaos, November (Piwinh) ; 1 ex.
Acrocercops plectospila, n. sp.
2 • 12 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi rather thickened,
"white, second joint fuscous except apex, base of terminal joint
fuscous. Forewings very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; light
brownish, costal f suffused blackish ; a serrate-edged white streak
along dorsum from base to beyond tornus, cut by blackish spots at
first three fasciae, first spot with two or three slightly projecting
scales from dorsum ; four transverse fascite formed of groups of
whitish lines, first beyond -}, angulatod, second median, broadest,
quadruple on costa, subfurcate towards dorsum, third and fourth
augulated, fourth pr;ieapical, its lower portion reduced to a line of
black and white speckling ; an apical spot of dark fuscous suffusion :
cilia grey-whitish, a grey subapical line. Hinlwings grey; cilia
light grey.
QuEENSLAifD, Caims (Dodd); 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Acrocercops doloploca, n. sp.
J . 8 mm. Head, thorax white. Pali)i white, second joint
shortly tufted beneath, dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint
with two dark fuscous rings. Forewings very narrow, moderately
pointed ; light brownish, irrorated fuscous on edges of markings ;
a series of almost confluent white spots occupying dorsal area
beneath fold, and a series of less distinct spots along costa, these
series coalescing on the basal area to form a patch reaching to near
5; a narrow white fascia beyond middle, furcate on lower half;
some irregular white streaking about |, bej'ond this a short streak
running to costa near apex edged beneath by a blackish streak, from
middle of which a white bar runs to termen, groundcolour beneath
black streak coppery-tinged : cilia pale greyish, round ajjex whitish
with a median blackish line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Queensland, Cairns, October (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
V Acrocercops perturbata, n. sp.
ci ? . 7-9 mm. Head, thorax whitish. Palpi white, second
and terminal joints each with two fine dark fuscous rings. Fore-
wings very narrow, moderately pointed ; pale ochreous, suffusedly
irrorated dark fuscous, especially on margins of markings ; markings
wMiite; two spots on dorsum anteriorly, a flattened-triangular
median blotch, and an elongate blotch posteriorly, these variable
and sometimes partially connected on dorsum ; an irregular series
of variable spots or marks along costa, one at j tending to be
connected by an oblique streak with anterior angle of posterior
dorsal blotch, beyond this a blackish subcostal streak sometimes
edged with white; a transverse silvery line at ^; beyond this an
470 KXOTIC MICROLKPTDOPTERA.
oblique blackish dash to costa before apex : cilia white, towards
tormis j^reyish, on costa gre}', at apex a blackish hook. Hindwinga
and cilia grey.
Peku, Jurimaguas, Iquitos, March to May ; Bkazil, Teflfe,
Decomber (Parish) ; 7 ex.
Acrocercops trisigillata, n. sp.
J. 11 mm. Head, thorax fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, second
joint rough at apex beneath, terminal joint with indistinct whitish
basal, median, and apical rings. Forewings very narrow, parallel-
sided, shortly obtuse-pointed ; dark fuscous, costal half suffused
blackish, dorsal half obscurely marked transversely with light
greyish and posteriorly some small whitish marks ; three round
leaden spots in disc from g to | ; a fine curved leaden transverse
line near apex : cilia grey, round apex with bluish iridescence and
obscure darker lines. Ilindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey.
QuE£NsiA\D, Cairns, October (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
V' Gracilaria hexameris, n. sp.
J . 6 mm. Head, thorax whitish, shoulders sprinkled fuscous.
Palpi whitish, second joint with dark fuscous subapical ring,
terminal joint with two fuscous rings. Antennae white, basal joint
grey with black tip. Forewings narrow, moderately pointed ;
light brownish-ochreous, irregularly S])rinkled dark fuscous ; three
slender oblique whitish fascitc, third median ; a narrow oblique
whitish streak from costa at | reaching half across wing; two
slender irregularly oblique whitish streaks crossing wing posteriorly,
last finely interrupted on veins; extreme tip dark fuscous: cilia
pale ochreous-greyish, at apex a whitish patch with blafkish median
bar, above and below this patches of dark grey suffusion. Hind-
wnngs and cilia purplish-grey.
Brazil, Manaos, November (Parish) ; 1 ex.
y Gracilaria phiaropis, n, sp.
S . 9 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous, irregularl)^ sprinkled
W'hite and blackish. Palpi white, basal and apical bands of second
joint, and subapical ring of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antenna)
white, basal joint marked blackish. Forewings very narrow,
short-pointed ; pale ochieous iircgularly irrorated dark fuscous ;
markings white edged dark fuscous or blackish irroration ; groups
of small spots forming fasciae near base and before middle, latter
followed by a small cloudj' blackish spot beneath costa ; similar
marbling along dorsum posteriorly and termen to apex ; two
similarly formed fine oblique streaks from costa posteriorly, and a
dot before a bhick apical spot; a rough projecting blackish scale-
tooth from dorsum before middle : cilia dark grey. Ilindwings
dark fuscous : cilia dark grey.
Peru, Iquitos, March (Parish) ; 1 ex.
GKACILABIABiE. — COLEOPflORIDiE. 471
v/Gracilaria semiclausa, n. sp.
2 . 7 mm. Head whitish, sides and back of crown grej\ Palpi
dark fuscous, terminal joint whitish, base and two rings dark
fuscous. Thorax grey. Forewings narrow, moderately pointed ;
rather dark violet-grey ; markings yellow- whitish edged blackish ;
an irregular transverse spot from dorsum at | ; somewhat oblique
streaks from costa at j and | reaching half across wing ; a slender
transverse median fascia, slightly interrupted with blackish in disc ;
an irregular blackish transverse line at ^ ; a yellow-whitish apical
dot edged blackish anteriorly : cilia violet-grey speckled darker.
Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 1 ex. Near octojyunctata.
v/firacilaria anthobaplies, n. sp.
6 2- 9-11 mm. Head purple-bronzy, face whitish. Palpi
whitish, terminal joint with dark fuscous subapical band. Thorax
bronzy-purple, a brassy-yellow postmedian blotch. Forewings
narrow, coata gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely
obli(pie ; deep coppery-purple; markings brassy-yellow; an
elongate spot along basal fourth of dorsum ; a rather oblique
transverse blotch from costa at ^ reaching fold or sometimes nearly
to dorsum ; a flattened-triangular or semioval blotch on costa beyond
|, and a small spot on tornas opposite : cilia grey, base scaled
purple. Hindwinsrs and cilia grey.
Canada, Lake Muskoka, July, August (Parish) ; 6 ex.
Gracilaria scutigera, n. sp.
d . 9 mm. Head, thorax fuscous-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-
whitish sprinkled fuscous, terminal joint irrorated dark fuscous
except base. Forewings very narrow, parallel-sided, moderately
pointed; light brownish-ochreous irrorated fuscous ; a short yellow-
whitish oblique streak from costa near base ; a pale yellow sub-
triangular blotch edged with some black scales from middle of
costa, apex reaching dorsum, posterior edge obtusely angulated
above middle, a minute black strigula in blotch on costa ; costal |
between this blotch and preceding streak, and on a patch beyond it,
darker-infuscated ; a cloudy wliitish dot on costa at ^ : cilia grey,
darker round apex. Hindwings and cilia grey.
QuKENSLAND, Cairus, November {Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Near peltophanes.
COLEOPHORIDyE.
^ AGONOXENA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, face very retreating; ocelli small,
posterior ; tongue developed. Antennae -g- (?), in S simple, basal
joint very elongate, rather stout, flattened, subconcave beneath,
without pecteu. Labial pali)i long, recurved, diverging, thickened
with scales, flat-compressed, and roughened anteriorly throughout,
472 EXOTIC MlCnOLEPIBOPTERA.
terminal joint shorter than secoucl, hardly pointed. Maxillary
palpi very shoi't, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibire
clotlied with long rough hairs above. Forewings 1 h long-furcate,
2-4 parallel, remote, 5 absent, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind-
M'ings I, Tiarrow-lanceolatc, cilia 2 ; no cell, 2 free, 3 aud 4 absent,
5 and (5 stalked, 7 frco.
An aberrant form of doubtful refereuce.
Agonoxena argaula, n. sp.
c? $ . 15 mm. Head, palpi wliitish-ochreous. Thorax whitish-
ochreous, sometimes a central whitisli stripe with brownish suffusion
on each side of it, Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently
arched, more strongly towards base, apex pointed, ternieu extremely
obliquely rounded ; pale ocbreous, scattered dark b/own scales ; a
rather narrow white dorsal streak from base to tornus, sometimes
obsolete, edged above with dark brownish suffusion which is
continued along termen to apex ; above this suffusion an irregular
white streak from above tornus to costa before apex, sometimes
also obsolete ; sometimes a dark brown streak along fold, and an
oblique streak beneath costa towards |: cilia whitish- ochreous.
llindwings and cilia wliitish-ochreous.
Fiji, Lautoka, May ( Veitch), and Suva, bred September from
larvfB ' feeding on leaves oi' coconut ' (Simmonds). Curiously
flattened iiTaspect," probably adapted for concealment in sheathing
of leaves.
Coleophora tremefacta, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 11 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white, patagia faintly tinged
yellowish. Antennae white, ringed light ochreous-grey excei)t
towards base, bas^al joint somewhat rough anteriorly. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; pale ochreoiis-yellowish ; very unde-
fined suft'used white streaks on veins, and on anterior half of costa
and dorsum, their margins very irregularly strewn with scattered
blackish-grey scales : cilia whitish, on costa white. Hiudwings
whitish-grey; cilia whitish.
SouTu Australia, Adelaide, Largs Bay, February ; 2 ex. Type
in Coll. Lower.
^Coleophora lepyropis, n. sp,
S $. 8-10 mm. Head, palpi, antenna), thorax oehreous-whitish,
antennae simple. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate : ochre-
ous-whitish, veins indistinctly and suffusedly streaked pale brownish-
ochreous : cilia ochreous-whitish, towards tornus grey-whitish,
llindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Brazil, Obidos, August, September (ParisJi) ; 5 ex.
PSYCHID^.
Elinostola agriodes, n. sp.
(S . 17 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen fuscous. Antenncc dark
fuscous. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly
rsYcniD.i^. — tineib.t;. 473
moilerately arched, apex rounded, tcrmen slightly rounded, oblique ;
7 and 8 stalked ; membrane pale fuscous, thinly clotlied dark
fuscous hairscales : cilia pale brownish. Hiudwings 4 and 5
stalked ; dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous-whitish.
(luRRxsLVN-D, Brisbane, bred November (Bodd); 1 ex. (Wals.
Coll. 18738). Case W mm., covered with irregularly disposed
tolerably appressed fragments of bark. This and following species
differ from the tj-pical species of the genus and from one another in
certain particulars of neuration as specified, but without impairing
the distinction of the genus. This species is characterised by the
peculiar cilia.
Elinostola panagria, n. sp.
c^* , 16 mm. Head, antcnnre, thorax, abdomen rather dark
fuscous. Eorewings nearly as in nqriodes, but costa more evenly
arched and therefore wing rather broader anteriorly ; 7 and 8
separate ; membrane pale fuscous, thinly clothed dark fuscous
hairscales : cilia fuscous. Hiudwings 4 and 5 stalked ; dark fuscous ;
cilia fuscous.
QuEBN^sLAND, Brisbane, bred October (Dodd); 1 ex. (Wals. C'oll.
18737). Case 18 mm., clothed with fragments of bark, mostly
larger and some more strongly projecting than in agriodes.
HYPONOMEUTID^.
Ethmia iphicrates, n. sp.
S 5. 28 mm. Head white. Palpi long, white, basal and apical
thirds of second joint, and subraedian and apical bands of terminal
black. Thorax white, spots on shoulders, one dorsal anterior, one
on each side of back, and one posterior black. Abdomen grey, anal
segment of $ blackish. Forewings white ; markings black ; an
irregular elongate spot along basal fifth of costa ; an irregular
transverse fasciate blotch from dorsum at 5, its apex reaching
extremity of this ; a streak along dorsum from this to |, with an
irregular projection before middle ; broad irregular converging
fasciee from costa before middle and at | uniting below middle
and continued to dorsum at f ; a large dot beneath costa beyond
middle, and sometimes a slender costal streak between these ;
a transverse fasciate subterminal blotch confluent above with
preceding fascia, and also confluent with a triangular apical spot ;
a large prsetornal dot, and a marginal series round posterior part
of costa and termen : cilia white (^imperfect). Hiudwings grey ;
cilii light grey.
XeiXia Colonz {Anderson) ; 2 ex. Type in Brit. Mus,
TINEID.E.
^ANALYTARCHA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete. Antennae
-|, in (T simple, basal joint moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi
474 EXOTIC WICnOLEPIDOPTBRA.
moderate, porreeted, second joint loosely scaled, with some apical
bristles, terminal joint shorter, filiform. Maxillary palpi several-
jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibia? clothed with long hairs
above. Forewings 2 from towards angle, 7 to costa, 11 from before
middle, Hindwings under 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia nearly 2 ; cell
open between 3 and 4, 4 and 5 rising out of 6, 7 separate.
Analytarcha cyathodes, u. sp.
(S . 10 mm. Head whibish-ochreous, back of sidetiifts dark
fuscous. Palpi ochreous-wliitish. Thorax dark fuscous. Fore-
wings rather narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely
rounded; dark purple-fuscous sprinkled blackish; a whitish-
ochreous dorsal streak from near base to f , edge angular-prominent
towards extremities and sinuate in middle ; a whitish-ochreous
rounded-oblong blotch on costa beyond middle, reaching half across
wing ; a whitish-ochreous dot in disc at |, antl two or three
marginal specks round apex : cilia pur2:)lish-grey with two dark
fuscous lines, on middle of termen a whitish spot. Hindwings
brassy-grey ; cilia grey.
Queensland, Duaringa, September ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
^TRISSOCHYTA, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete.
Antenna) |, basal joint moderate, with slight pecten. Labial palpi
moderate, porreeted, with appressed scales, second joint with some
apical bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, obtuse.
Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibifie
clothed with long hairs above. Forewings 2 from angle, 4 and 5
a])i)roximated, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle.
Hindwings 1, lanceolate, cilia over 1; 3 and 4 ap])roximated,
5 and 6 out of 7.
Allied to Demohrotls.
Trissochyta acraspis, u. sp.
2 . 12 ram. Head, thorax fuscous, minutely speckled whitish.
Forewings narrow, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen
straight, extremely oblique ; fuscous, thinly speckled whitish, and
strewn with small pale ochreous dots or strigulaj, especially on
margins of dark markings ; some black irroration along costa
anteriorly ; disconnected dashes of black irroration on fold, and
two above middle of disc ; a tranverse series of three strong black
dashes about -f ; five small blackish spots on posterior half of costa ;
a strong elongate-oval black sj^ot terminating in apex : cilia light
groyish-ochreous, basal | irrorated fuscous and blackish. Hind-
wings light grey; cilia pale greyish-ochroous.
N. India, Dehra Dmi, April [Beeson); 1 ex.
^ PSEPHOLOGA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue rudimentary.
Antenna) |, in S simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten.
TINEIDJE. 475
Labial palpi moderate, obliquely ascendiiiG;, second joint densely
clothed with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint short,
scaled, obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibijc shortly
rough-soaled above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle,
7 to costa, 11 from towards base. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate,
cilia I ; 2 remote, 3-7 tolerably parallel.
Of rather doubtful affinity;
Psephologa centrogramma, n. sp.
(S 2 • 18-19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous-whitish. Fore-
wings rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; white or ochreous-whitish, all
veins sufFusedly lined greyish-ochreous ; series of irregular blackish-
grey dots beneath anterior half of costa, close above and below fold,
round apical part of costa and along dorsum and termen, and two
or three scattered dots in disc : cilia white, median and apical
greyish lines sprinkled black. Hindwings grey- whitish, veins finely
greyish ; cilia white.
Mesopotamia, Shergafc, at light, April (F. II. Rao); 2 ex.
Hapsifera baliopsamma, n. sp.
cT . 23-25 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous irregularly spotted
blackish-grey irroration. Palpi ochreous irroratcd blackish. Fore-
wings rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen
very obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 separate, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; palo
browuish-ochreous, irregularly speckled dark fuscous, tending to
form indistinct strigulation, and tinged pale greyish suffusion ;
numerous dark fuscous dots and small spots along costa ; pale
ochreous tufts edged posteriorly blackish dots representing stigmata,
plical slightly beyond first discal, an additional tuft beneath second
discal, and one towards costa at 4 ; similar small tufts and black
dots along termen and posterior part of dorsum : cilia pale ochreous,
barred greyish, base sprinkled dark fuscous specks. Hindwings
rather dark grey ; cilia pale ochreous, a grey subbasal shade.
Mesopotamia, Shergat, at light, April {Y. R. Rao) ; 2 ex.
^ SCHEDIASTIS, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired; ocelli posterior; tongue obsolete.
Antennae f, in c? strongly fasciculate-ciliated, fascicles on basal
half rising on one side from slender paired filaments, basal joint
tufted with long hairs. Labial palpi moderate, snbascending,
second joint tufted beneath with long dense projecting hairscales,
with two or three lateral bristles at apex, terminal joint about as
long as second, slender, loosely scaled, obtuse. Maxillary palpi
short, simple (apparently). Forewings 2 from towards angle, 5 and
6 short-stalked, 7 absent, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1,
elongate- ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 approximated at base, 5-7 nearly
parallel.
Near Barbaroscardia.
476 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Scliediastis epipliracta, n. sp.
c? . 15 mm. Head ochrcous-whito. Palpi ochreous-white,
second joint and tuft dark fuscous except anterior edge. Thorax
whitish, shoulders dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, moderate,
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ;
ochroous- white, some scattered ochreous and fuscous scales;
markings dark fuscous; a quadrate spot on costa towards base,
connected with base bj^ a narrow irregular costal streak ; a
moderate irregular transverse fascia at | ; a small spot on dorsum
at I ; a rather narrow fascia from | of costa to tornus, with a
do wnAvard- directed triangular prominence in middle of anterior edge ;
a small irregular transverse spot from costa towards apex : cilia
oclireous-whitish. Hindwings liglit greyish ; cilia ochreous-
whitisb.
Palestine, Haifa, July (Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit, Mus.).
Lepidoscia tetraphragma, n. sp.
cT . 14 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sides of crown suffused
dark fuscous. Paljji roughscaled, dark fuscous, above ochreous-
whitish. Thorax dark fuscous, patagia white except shoulders.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
obliquely rounded ; 7 absent ; dark purplish-fuscous ; extreme
base, four direct transverse fascite, and apex ochreous-white, tbiid
fascia interrupted below middle : cilia grey, basally mixed dark
fuscous, a white patch round apex. Hindwings and cilia rather
dark fuscous.
S. Australia, Adelaide ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Lepidoscia lainodes, n. sp.
c? . 16 mm. Head whitish - ochreous, face light fuscous.
Antennal ciliations 3, Thorax purplish-fuscous. Forewings costa
gently arched, slightly sinuate towards middle, termen rounded,
rather strongly oblique ; 7 absent ; purplish-bronzy-fuscous ;
markings whitish ; subcostal and dorsal dots at l ; a fascia of
strigulation from middle of costa to ^ of dorsum, interrupted below
middle; a transverse mark from costa at |; a terminal series of
indistinct dots: cilia purplish-grey, a darker subbasal shade.
Hindwings clothed with hairscales, grey ; cilia grey.
Queensland, Brisbane, May [Dodd), bred from short cylindrical
case covered with rather large fragments of bark ; 1 ex. (Wals.
Coll. 19815).
Lepidoscia herbicola, n. sp.
J. 13 mm. Head, thorax grey sprinkled whitish. Forewings
elongate, termen rather strongly oblique ; groy suffusedly irrorated
whitish, with small scattered rather dark fuscous strigulge ; a
transverse fuscous blotch in disc before middle ; an irregular
inwardly oblique fuscous fascia from costa at |, reaching about g
TINEID.E. — GLYI'IIIPTKUYGIDJE, 477
across winj? : cilia light grey suffusedly mixed whitish. Hind-
wings rather dark grey; cilia grey, a darker basal shade.
UuEENsLANi), Brisbane, October (Dodd), bred from case formed
of silk covered Avith long pieces of grass-stem (?) placed longi-
tudinally, some projecting much beyond it ; pupa-case without
spines ; 1 ex. (Wals. Coll. 23984).
Narycia sparsa, n. sp.
d* . 10 mm. Head, thorax pale wliitish-ochreous. Antennal
ciliations 1. Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, ternien
obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 coincident ; pale whitish-ochroous,
some small scattered grey striguliB in disc ; a small roundish cloudy
grey spot on end of cell ; a marginal series of grey dots round
posterior half of costa and termen : cilia pale whitish-ochreous.
iiiudwings and cilia ochreous-whitish.
Queensland, Brisbane, April (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Wals. Coll. 23(552).
Narycia lignatrix, n. sp.
J. 17-22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey mixed whitish, palpi
very short. Antennal ciliations 1^, fasciculated. Forewings
dilated, termeu rather obliquely rounded ; 9 absent ; grey, strewn
coarse dark fuscous strigulai ; some white irroration towards base
and termen, a broad patch extending along costa from before
middle to |, and a spot towards dorsum before middle, followed by
an undelincd blotch of darker grey suffusion : cilia grey, indistinctly
spotted darker at base, towards tips whitish. Hindwings thinly
clothed dark grey hairscales ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey basal shade.
QuEtiNSLAND, Brisbane, March [Dodd); bred from larvae feeding
in cases on EucaJyidus maculata, case eylindiical, formed of silk
covered with small fragments of bark and strengthened with from
4 to 7 long pieces of twig placed longitudinally and sometimes
projecting beyond case ; pupa-case with dorsal rows of short spines
on anterior edge of segments; 2 ex. (type Wals. Coll. 10911).
/,
GLYPHIPTEIIYGID^.
Setiostoma leuconyinpha, n. sp.
J. 11 mm. Head blackish -with some white scales. Palpi
white, second joint sprinkled black, terminal juint longer than
second, anterior flattened face black. Thorax white, dorsally
mixed dark fuscous anteriorly. Forewings dark bronzy-fuscous
suffused purple towards costa ; a white basal patch tinged yellow
on costal edge occupying less than half wing, edge straight, direct:
cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dark
fuscous basal line.
Brazii,, Tetie, January (ParisJi) ; 1 ex. Near Juemotheia.
V Mictopsichia callicliaris, n. sp.
$. 14 mm. Differs from (jernnii.'iparsana as follows: Head
suffused orange, an orange streak behind shoulder. Forewings
478 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
costal edge orange throughout, irrorated area more numerously and
irregularly dotted whitish ; blue-metallic streak from | of costa to
torn us edged posteriorly by a similar bar of very close minute
regular whitish speckling ; yellow streak from costa before apex
reduced to a small spot, and blue striga beyond it obsolete. Hind-
wings dorsal silver spot preceded and followed by transverse spots
of very fine whitish and coppery-fuscous striation ; a bar of similar
striation, including an irregular broken series of black scales,
preceding silver streak from middle of tormen, itself preceded by
two silver spots (only one in this position in gemmisparsana, striated
bar not indicated).
Brazil, Teffe, December (Parish) ; 1 ex.
s/ MictopsicMa pentargyra, n. sp,
2 . 15 mm. Head and thorax as in gemmisparsana. Forcwings
rather dark fuscous, costal area orange strigulated darlc fuscous
except broad bars at middle and ^ preceding blue streaks ; short
subcostal and median blue-metallic streaks from base, between thera
an ochreous-yellow streak ; a blue-metallic streak from ^ of costa
to I of dorsum ; a patch of numerous small ochreous-whitish dots
arranged in longitudinal series extending on dorsum from i to near
tornus and reaching ^ across wing ; a transverse blue-metallic bar
beneath costa before middle, and a dot in disc beyond middle ;
a curved blue-metallic streak from beneath .costa beyond middle to
tornus ; a blue-metallic streak almost from costa at | to near termen
above tornus ; a yellowish spot beneath costa beyond this, followed
by a blue-metallic strigula ; terminal edge suffused orange : cilia
grey with blue reflections, a blackish subbasal line mixed orange,
llindwings deep orange ; a series of five equidistant silver spots
separated by black from near middle of dorsum to lower part of
termen ; some black reticulation in lower part of disc partially
mixed silver, followed by two parallel silver bars, second lying in
a dark fuscous terminal streak extended and thickened round apex,
a fuscous bar in upper part of disc and costal spot preceding this ;
cilia grey with blue iridescence, a blackish basal line.
Peru, Iquitos, March [Parish) ; 1 ex.
V Hilarographa eriglypta, n. sp.
■ J. 14 mm. Head dark grey, orbits and palpi whitish.
Antennal ciliatious Ik. Thorax dark grey, a whitish mark on
shoulder. Torewings rather elongate-triangular, termen slightly
sinuate beneath apex, bowed, rather oblique ; deep orange ; a deep
fuscous-purple basal patch extending on costa to g and on dorsum to
near middle, edge acute-angulated in middle, costal edge white,
enclosing a longitudinal orange-whitish streak from base of costa
to \, and an oblique orange-whitish streak from dorsum at i
reaching more than half across wing ; a suffused dark fuscous
costal band from this to apex, crossed by a narrow orange streak
white on costa limiting basal patch, then two similar less oblique
OLTrniPTERYGIDiE. 479
streaks, a curved-obliqiio violet line running from a white mark on
costa at I to beneath two short little oblique streaks from costa
near apes, of which iirst is pale yellow, second white ; a short
white mark on apex continued as a curved orange dark-margined
line beneath violet line ; an erect-conical dark fuscous-purple
fasciate streak from dorsum bej'ond middle reaching half across
wing ; a dark fuscous shorter striga from dorsum near beyond this ;
an irregular dark fuscous spot in disc at | ; a broad terminal fascia
of thin dark fuscous strigulation, within this a violet spot on termen
below middle preceded by two round dark fuscous dots (cilia
injured). Hindwings orange; a suffused dark fuscous band
extending along dorsum and lower part of termen ; an apical blotch
of dark fuscous suffusion.
Pbku, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 1 ex. Next dulciana.
/ Hilarographa methystis, n. sp.
c? 2 . 10-1 1 ram. Head orange, face paler. Palpi whitish.
Thorax orange, five dark lo.iden-grey stripes. Forewings elongate-
triangular, termen sinuate beneath apex, bowed, rather oblique ;
deep coppery-orange ; five dark purple-fuscous oblique streaks from
costa from base to f , last double, and dorsal ^ from near base to
near tornus crossed by about eight slender irregularly anastomosing
streaks meeting these ; an oblique sinuate dark blue-leaden line
from costa at | to beneath two short streaks from costa near apex,
of which first is pale yellow, second whitish ; a whitish dot on
termen beneath apex edged by a dark purple-fuscous V-shaped
mark ; an oval dark purple-fuscous spot on termen beneath middle :
cilia purple-grey, base white above apox, a white spot on subapical
dot. Hindwings deep orange, infuscated towards dorsum ; a
suffused dark fuscous subterminal fascia tending to be divided into
spots on upper portion ; cilia grey, a dark fuscous basal line.
Brazil, Teffe, January ; Peru, Jurimaguas, March {FarisJi) ;
2 ex.
» Hilarographa bryouota, n. sp.
(5 . 17 mm. Head pale ochreous, crown fuscous except sidctufts.
Antennae simple. Palpi whitish-ochreous. 'J borax fuecous striped
pale ochreous. Forewings elongate-triangular, termen slightly
sinuate beneath apex, rounded, little oblique ; ochreous-fuscous,
dorsal | from \ to near tornus rather dark fuscous-purple, dorsal
portion of this area rather broadly overlaid deep green ; purplish
area crossed by five somewhat curved-oblique pale ochreous lines,
some additional strigulaj in disc posteriorly between these, two very
oblique similar streaks from costa before middle meeting these ;
three oblique blue-metallic streaks from \Ahite dots on costa from
middle to |, second short, third running to beneath tw'o short
streaks from costa near apex, first of these light ochreous-yellowish,
second white, obscure light ochreous-yellowish streaks alternating
with the blue-metallic streaks ; three blackish dots before median
4S0 EXOTIC lIICllOLKrinOPTKRA.
third of tcrmen, a violet mark between second and third ; a small
violet dash on subapical sinuation : cilia coppery-grey, towards
torinis whitish. Hindwings bronzy-fuscous becoming darker
towards tormen ; cilia grey, a darker basal line, on middle third of
tennen suffused ochreous-whitish.
Pkku, Jurimaguas, March [Parish) ; 1 ex,
/ Hilarograplia plectanodes, n. sp.
J , 20 mm. Head pale yellowish, sidetufts fuscous. Antenna}
simple. Palpi whitish, second joint pale fuscous ])osteriorly.
Thorax fuscous, four pale yellowish stripes on anterior half, outer
edge of patagia whitish. Porewings as in hryonota ; deep dull
purj)le, costal third on posterior half ochreous-brown, terminal area
brownish-orange ; dorsal | from \ to near tornus crossed by about
eight irregular pale ochreous oblique lines rather converging
towards posterior part of disc ; two very oblique streaks from costa
before middle, first whitish, second light yellowish; three very
oblique blue-metallic streaks from white dots on costa from middle
to I, first connected with an orange streak running round
posterior angle of purple area, third running to beneath two short
streaks from costa near apex surrounded with dark fuscous, first of
these yellow, second white ; a metallic-blue mark on subapical
sinuation ; three round blackish dots before median third of tcrmen,
a violet-blue spot between second and third, some blackish strigu-
lation in anterior part of terminal area: cilia fuscous-pur2)le,
towards tornus light brownish. Hindwings fulvous or fulvous-
fuscous, a dark fuscous terminal band ; cilia brownish.
Peext, II. Napo, May (Parish) ; two specimens.
Imma trachyptila, n. sp.
5 . 24 mm. Head, thorax ocbreoua-brown irregularly mixed
dark fuscous and whitish-ochreous. Palpi second joint much thick-
ened with dense scales, terminal joint very short, stout, obtuse,
light brownish banded dark fuscous suff"usion, Porewings rather
broad, dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, tcrmen
rounded, somewhat oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 8 to below apex ;
ochreous-brown, irregularly irrorated dark fuscous and whitish-
ochreous ; raised blackish tufts edged posteriorly ochreous-whitish
representing stigmata, and one near base in middle, plical slightly
beyond first discal, an additional tuft beneath and slightly beyond
second discal, bej-ond this a spot of whitish suffusion ; a transverse
series of blackish marks or small spots from f of costa to tornus,
angulated in middle, preceded on ujiperhalf by some white irroration
and in middle by a spot of dark fuscous suffusion ; a dark fuscous
terminal line interrupted by small ochreous-whitish dots : cilia grey,
a darker subbasal line. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia whitish,
a grey basal shade.
Fiji, Lautoka, November {Greenwood); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Vol. II. Pt. i6.] ' [Pp. 4S1-512.
EXOTIC
MICROLEPIDOPTERA
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Imma ethirastis, n. sp.
d 2- 18-22 mm. Iload fuscous, sidi-tufts an 1 sides of face
ochreoiis-wbitisli. Anteimie J minutely ciliated. Palpi ochrcous-
whitiah, strong dark fuscous lateral streaks, a supramedian bar on
second joint anteriorly, terminal joint ^, obtuse, base and an
elongate anterior mark dark violet-fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous,
short pale ochreous streaks on patagia and sides of dorsum. Fore-
wings elongate-triangular, ternien rounded, little oblique; 7 and 8
separate, 8 to costa ; dark fuscous; basal half irregulaily sticw n
pale greenish-ochroous scales, two successive darker dashes beneath
costa from base sutfusedly edged with these; a darker transverse
mark on end of cell, partially edged similar scales, connected with
costa by a suffused group, its luwer extremity interrupting a pale
grcenish-ochreous longitudinal line from ^ to .| of disc; an ainni-
lated series of small groui)s of pale greenish-ochreous scales from '4
of costa to dorsum before tornus ; some smaller and less distinct
groups before termen : cilia grey, basal half dark grey, Hindwin^'-s
dark grey; in d" a largo expanded tuft of long ochreous-whitish
hairs from base lying beneath forewings and spreading over disc •
cilia grey, on lower half of termen whitish, basal half darker grey.
Peru, Iquitos, Jurimaguas, March {Puris?i) ; 12 ex.
Imma aphrodora, n. sp.
cJ . 17 mm. Head pale grey, face white, margins of collar
suffused white. Antennae shortly ciliated. Palpi white, second
joint grey except towards base and apex anteriorly, terminal joint
i, tolerably pointed, dark grey anterior and posterior spots on basal
half. Thorax dark grey, margins of patagia and two angulated
suffused dorsal lines ochreous-whitish. Forewings rather elongate-
triangular, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 7 and 8 separate,
8 to costa; dark purplish -grey, some irregularly strewn greyish -
ochreous and whitish scales ; a whitish-ochreous line on upper
margin of cell from base to ^, edged blackish above; a cloudy dark
fuscous spot on costa at i, preceded by a small whitish subcostal
spot ; an irregular series of three or four small cloudy dark fuscous
spots between this and dorsum ; anterii^r half of fold irregularly
suffused white ; an irregular transverse series of several small clouciv
white spots before middle ; an irregular dark fuscous blotch on
middle of costa, costa ochreous-white before and beyond this ; two
transversely placed dark fuscous dots on end of cell, a white line in
disc from | to between these and forming a small spot beyond them ;
an irregular curved incomplete series of small cloudy whitish spots
from costal ochreous-white space at | to near dorsum at |, a blotch
of dark fuscous suffusion preceding this beneath cell; a suffused dark
fuscous blotch on costa at |, a series of dark fuscous dots from
posterior angle of this parallel to termen, roundish dark fuscous
si)ots before and beyond this in middle ; a terminal series of cloudy
dark fuscous dots, with a faint whitish waved terminal line : cilia
VOL II.— J/fm/t 1922. 2 I
482 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrTERA..
grey, basal half darker. Ilindwings dark grey ; cilia as in fore-
wings, on dorsum very long and ochreous-whitish, undersurface of
dorsal area ochreous-whitish.
Brazil, Parintins, October {Parish) ; 1 ex. A $ , 22 mm.,
from Papitanga, Peru, darker generally but similarly marked,
dorsal cilia of hindwings dark, is probably the other sex of this.
Imma roscida, n. sp.
6 ? . 18-21 ram. Head rather dark fuscous, two violet spots
above antcinia), sidetufts pale ochreoiis, side of face pale ochreous be-
coming wliite beneath. Antennae d' simple. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
strong dark violet-fuscous lateral stripes, second joint with violet-
fuscous subapical bar anteriorly, terminal joint 4, obtuse, anterior
face dark violet-fuscous except margins. Thorax dark purplish-
fuscous, edge of patagia, an elongate mark on them, and a series
of three marks on each side of dorsum pale ochreous. Forewings
elongate-triangular, termen rounded, little oblique ; 7 and 8 separate,
8 to costa ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a pale ochreous basal mark not
reaching margins ; a darker subcostal streak from base to J, edged
beueiith by a fine pale ochreous line towards base, interrupted in
middle and edged above on posterior half pale greenish-ochreous
irroration ; basal half except near base and costa irregularly
irrorated pale whity-greenish ; costal edge shortly pale ochreous
about |, beneath tliis a transverse patch of whity-greenish
irroration reaching half across Aving, surrounding a transverse
discal mark of groundcolour, its lower extremity edged on each
side by a short longitudinal whitish mark ; some slight pale
irroration between this and dorsum ; an irregular fascia of pale
whity-greenish irroration from disc at 4 to tornus ; an indistinct
transverse streak of pale irroration near termen ; a series of cloudy
dark dots just before termen, between these a terminal series of
indistinct dots of pale ochreous irroration; cilia rather dark giey.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia rather dark grey, on lower half of
termen tinged whitish.
Brazil, Manaos, November (Parish) ; 3 ex.
Imma mitrodeta, n, sp.
cJ 2 . 15 mm. Head fuscous, sidetufts and sides of face whitish-
ocbreous. Antennae cS minutely ciliated. Palpi dark fuscous,
anteior face violet-fuscous somewhat mixed whitish-ochreous,
terminal joint ^, obtuse. Thorax dark purplish-fuscous, edges
somewhat mixed pale ochreous, an irregular jiale ochreous line on
each side of back interrupted before middle, forewings rather
elongate-triangular, termen rounded, little oblique ; 7 and 8
separate, 8 to costa ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a very short pale
ochreous basal mark in middle and dot above it ; a tine pale
ochreous subcostal line from base to ^, and interrupted streak of
in oration above it ; a similar line line along fold from base to
middle, and one in disc from before \ to | ; costal edge pale
ochreous about -3, and a ])ale ochreous dash beneath this;
scattered pale greenish scales anteriorly, and an indistinct
aLTniirTEKTOiD^. 483
fascia of palo greenish irroratioii from | of cost a to before
middle of dorsum ; an indistinct curved series of small groups
of palo greenish scales from | of costa to dorsum before
tornus, below middle two or three larger obscure pale ochreous
spots on this ; a prae marginal series of small cloudy pale ochreous
spots round posterior part of costa and termon ; a terminal series
of cloudj' darker dots separated by slight pale marks : cilia rather
dark grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, base darker.
PiiRLT, Iijuitos, March to May [ParU-h) ; 2 ex.
Imma eriospila, n. sp.
2 . 16 mm. Head grey, sidetufts and sides of face whitish, upper
half of lower orbit dark violet-fuscous, lower halt wliite. Palpi
grey, basal joint white, second joint speckled whitish, terminal
joint J, tolerably pointed, anterior face whitish-grey with blackish
mark on basal half. Thorax grey, posterior extremity whitish.
Forewiugs elongate-triangular, termcu rounded, little obli(iuc; 7
and 8 separate, 8 to costa ; dark grey, irregularly suffused dark fus-
cous, some scattered whitish scales in disc ; a line pale yellowish
subcostal line from near base to | ; some whitisli irroration beneath
base of costa ; three small cloudy whitish spots from beneath 1 of
costa to above i of dorsum ; a small white subcostal spot before
middle ; discal mark obscurely darker, lower extremity preceded and
followed by short fine dashes of white irroration; extreme costal
edge white about ^ ; beneath this a curved transverse series con-
sisting of four small cloudy whitish spots on costal area, one
jetracted in middle, and two larger whitish spots below middle ;
two cloudy whitish dots towards costa near apex and three less
distinct before lower portion of termen ; some scattered pale
ochreous scales in disc posteriorly ; a terminal series of cloudy
blackish dots: cilia light grey, basal half darker. Hindwings dark
grey ; a blotch of whitish-grey suffusion in disc beyond cell ; cilia
whitish-grey, a dark grey subbasal line.
Brazil, Para, July (FarisJi) ; 1 ex.
Imma niphostoma, n. sp.
c? . 20 mm. Head light brownish, sides whitish-ochreous, upper
half of lower orbit dark fuscous, lower half white. Antennae
minutely ciliated. Palpi white, a strong dark fuscous lateral streak
on second and terminal joints, terminal |, obtuse. Thorax violet-
brownish, a short pale ochreous streak on patagia. Forewings
rather elongate-triangular, costa somewhat bent in middle, termtn
rounded, somewhat oblique ; 7 and 8 separate, 8 to costa ; dark
purplish-fuscous, posteriorly bronzy-tinged, irregularly irrorated pale
greenish, leaving costa dark, with two dark spots anteriorly and
larger blotches at middle and |, costal edge to\^ards | white ; two
small suffused dark spots on end of cell, and a suffused dark blotch
beneath confluent with lower, a sufl'used pale grecn-ochreous
longitudinal mark on each side of lower : cilia rather dark fuscous.
2i2
484 EXOTIC MICKOLHPIDOl'TERA.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, darker towards base, on lower
}ialf of tenneii wluLisli-tiiiged.
IkiAzir., Teffe, January, {Parish) ; 1 ex. Distinct by anterior
face of palpi wholly white.
Imma pelomacta, n. sp.
J. 12 mm. Head light grey, sides siiiFused whitish -ochreons.
Antennal ciliations 1. Palpi grey, a -whitish-ochieous sti'eak on
each side of anterior face, terminal joint some^vhat over k, ohtuse-
})ointed. Thorax dark fuscous, margins and five suffused subeontluent
streaks pale ochreous. Eorewings rather elongate-triangular, teriuen
rounded, somewhat oblicjue ; 7 and 8 separate, 8 to costa ; pale
brownish-ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous ; suffused irregular dark
fuscous spots on costa near base and at ^ and middle, and on base
of dorsum ; less defined smaller spots in disc at | and middle ; a
transverse dark fuscous mark on end of cell, and a blotch beneath
middle of disc confluent with its lower extremity; two very
irregular interrupted posterior dark fuscous shades ; a dark fuscous
marginal line round apex and termen : cilia greyish-ochreous, basal
half dark grey with waved pale ochreous basal line. Hindwings
dark fuscous : cilia grey, a dark fuscous basal shade.
Brazil, R. Trombetas, September (l^arish) ; 1 ex.
Sagalassa orthochorda, n. sp.
cj . 18 mm. Head light fuscous, collar tinged reddish. Antennae
minutely ciliated. Palpi ascending, fuscous mixed ochreous-whitish.
Thorax fuscous obscurely streaked lighter. Forcwings elongate,
rather dilated, termen slightly rounded, little oblique; brownish
sprinkled dark fuscous, and somewhat mixed irregularly ferruginous,
especially towards termen ; a fine straight whitish line from costa
before f to dorsum at |, slightly interrupted in middle, preceded by
undefined darker suffusion ; an irregular elongate dark fuscous spot
in disc just beyond this ; irregular black streaks between veins
towards termen, one at apex strongest : cilia grey, a dark fuscous
bnsal line, beneath apex followed by some whitish suffusion. Hind-
wings dark fuscous ; obscure transverse blotches of brown-whitish
suffusion from costa at ^ and |, latter extending to behind cell ; cilia
ochreous-grey- whitish, a dark grey basal shade.
BiuziL, Teffe, January (P«rjs/t) ; 1 ex.
Tortyra cantharodes, n. sp.
J. 18 mm. Head, palpi iridescent metallic-blue-grey. Antenufe
grey, rough scales of basal | deep purple, a white band above these.
Thorax violet-leaden. Forewangs termen faintly sinuate, hardly
oblique ; metallic-green, with strong copj)ery-purple reflection ;
a slight black strigula from costa near base ; a narrow almost
straight iridesccnt-blue-metallic fascia before middle, edged on each
side blackish and then with a narrow even fascia of dark fuscous
GLYrUIPTEUYOin.E. 485
whitish-tipped scales, posterior somewhat broader : cilia irideseent-
f<rey. Hiudwiugs dark fuscous ; cilia glossy grey, a fuscous basal
line.
Pkku, Juriniaguas, Marcli (Parish); lex. T. cujmnella Busok
and argeatifascia Wals, are both synonyms of hyulozona Meyr.
Tortyra sporodelta, n. sp.
(^.15-16 mm. Head, palpi shining greonish-bronze. Antennoe
dark grey, rough scales of basal | coppery-purple, a white band
above these. Thorax deep fuscous-purple, patagia coppery-golden.
Forowings termen faintly sinuate, hardly oblique; bright shining
coppery-golden ; a blackish spot on base of costa ; a moderately
.slightly curved fascia of groundcolour at ^, edged on each side
black and then with a fascia of dark fuscous white-tipped scales,
anterior narrow, posterior narrow dorsally but broadly expanded
upwards, extending on costa to near apex but on posterior portion
wholly dark fuscous without white points: cilia shining bronzy,
basal third coppery-purple, extreme tips whitish at apex.
Pdku, R. Napo, May (Parish); 3 ex.
Tortyra chalcobathra, n. sp.
S . 11-13 mm. Head shining dark blue-bronze, face and i)alpi
paler. Antennae dark grey, dense scales of basal | deep purple, a
whit« band al)ove these. Thorax purple-grej', patagia shining blue-
bronze. Forewiiigs termen sinuate, hardly obli(]ue ; blackish ; a
shining brassy wedgoshaped streak from base of costa above dorsum
to i, edged above black on costal half, beyond this a baud of whitish
speckling extending to fascia ; a moderately broad slightly curved
shining brassy fascia at f, edged on each side black, followed by a
fascia of whitish speckling narrow on dorsum, gradually expanded
to above middle, where it extends to |, thence rapidly narrowed to
costa ; a coppery-purple posterior patch, its edge convex, running
from costa just before apex to dorsum beyond middle : cilia cop])orv-
purple. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia light grey, a dark fuscous
subbasal line.
Bkazil, Parintins, Para, July to October (Parish); 3 ox.
Tortyra malacozona, n. sp.
S . 16 mm. Head iridescent bronzy-grey, face and palpi shining
])ale bronze. Antonnoe dark fuscous, dense scales of basal | deep
purple, a white band above these. Thorax grey, minutely white-
specUled in transverse striation. Eorewings lerraen slighty sinuate,
hardly oblique ; dark grey, tips of scales Avhite, forming a very close
minute speckling; a black dot near base in middle, connected with
costa by a very fine strigula ; a black dot near dorsum at i ; a fine
slightly curved black transverse line at^; near beyond this k parallel
rather dark fuscous streak ; in postmedian area some irregularly
])laced line black dashes and longitudinal lines of scales ; whitish
specklino- absent towards costa on apical third; a moderately broad
486 EXOTIC MTCROLKriDOPTF.nA.
violot tenniiuil fasci i, rather broader dorsally, base of scales dark
and tips lit^ht, formiuj^ a fine striation : cilia glossy grey. Hind-
wings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dark fuscous basal line.
PicKU, Juriinaguas, Maroh {Parish) ; 1 ex,
Simaethis milliaria, n. sp.
(5 $.16 mm. Head dark bronzy, forehead and sides of face mixed
orange. Palpi smooth, orange. Thorax dark purple-fuscous, four
short orange stripes anteriorly, two inner sometimes nearly obsolete.
Forewiiigs rather elongate-triangular, terraen nearly straight, rather
oblique; purple-blackish; markings orange; a short longitudinal
streak from base of costa, and one from base along fold; a small spot
on dorsum at ^: a sinuate streak from costa at | to middle of dorsum;
a slender stronk fronn this above middle to a small spot in disc at f ; a
streak from middle of costa very oldiquely outwards to near termen,
angulatod acntely inwards and again acutely outwards to near
termon below middle, then again acutely inwards to below middle
of disc and again acutely outwards to dorsum before tornus, some-
times slenderly connected on dorsum with preceding transverse
streak ; a streak along posterior third of costa and termen to tornus:
cilia grey, basal third dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ;
irregular elongate orange patches in disc above and below middle
coiiHuent posteriorly ; a rather broad orange terminal streak hardly
reaching apex ; cilia grey, a dark fuscous basal line.
Peru, Iquitos, March (Parish); 3 ex.
Simaethis pyrrhoclista, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head, thorax dark brown speckled whitish. Palpi
with projecting whorls of blackish white-tipped scales. Forewings
dark brown, slightly and irregularly speckled whitish ; a slightly
curved transverse fascia of dense Avhitish speckling at g, median
b:ind between this and posterior shade suffused dark fuscous and
tinged purple; a double i-hade of dense whitish speckling Irom two
white dots on costa before || oblicjuely outwards, obi usely angulatod
above middle and continued to dorsum at |, twice dentate inwards
below middle : cilia purplish-fuscous, a blackish basal shade, apical,
median, and tornal patches of dark fuscous suffusion. Hindwings
blackish ; an orange median streak from base terminating in a
blotch in middle of disc ; an orange terminal fascia, widest in middle
and attenuated to apex and tornus, dorsal area suffusedly streaked
orange ; cilia red-brown, an orange patch on upper part of termen,
tips whitish.
Queensland, Cairns {Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Simaethis scenophora, n. sp.
$ . 15 mm. Head, thorax rather dark fuscous, closely irrorated
orange-nchreous. I'alpi white, three black bands. Forewings
rather elongate-triangular, termen nearly straight, somewhat
oblique; light oclireous-yellow ; a posteriorly suffused white streak
GLYPUIPXERYGID^. 487
from I of costa to middle of dorsum, area within this wholly dark
fuscous closely irrorated orange-ochreous, beyond it a broad band of
irregular scanty dark fuscous irroration, its edge running from |
of costa to toruus, with a broad median prominence ; a triangular
ochreous-orange spot extending across apex and slenderly produced
on termeu to middle, partially edged anteriorly by a slender blackish
streak, and preceded by slight whitish suffusion ; cilia glossy groy,
a black basal line. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia whitish, a broad
grey median shade.
Perp, 11. Napo, May (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Brenthia melodica, n. sp.
c? . 6 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi with four whorls of dark fus-
cous white-tipped scales. Thorax dark fuscous speckled whitish.
Forewings dark bronzy-fuscous irregularly speckled whitisli ; a
transverse-oval ring of whitish sijeckling on end of cell ; a terminal
band formed of three round black blotches confluent on terminal edge,
uppermost containing a violet-white dot, a golden-metallic terminal
dot between two lower, above uppermost a coppery-ochreous apical
spot preceded by a violet-golden-raetallic dot above which is a whitish
costal dot : cilia light grey, a dark fuscous subbasal shade. Hind-
wings rather dark fuscous ; a ring of whitish speckling in disc before
middle ; a golden-ochreous subterminal fascia preceded in middle
by a violet-silvery- white transverse mark, and beneath costa preceded
and followed by violet-metallic spots; cilia dark fuscous with oblique
whitish patches.
Fiji, mountains near Lautoka, April (Greenivood) ; 1 ex. (Brit.
Mus.).
Brenthia lithocrossa, n. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head dark fuscous, sides of face whitish. Palpi
white, four dark fuscous bands. Thorax dark fuscous, five faint
lines of whitish speckling. Forewings costa bent at |, apex rounded-
obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; dark fuscous ; two cloudy
transverse lines of white speckling towards base; a broad median
shade of white speckling, widely interrupted in disc ; beyond tliis
a large 8-shaped discal blotch obscurely outlined with wliite speck-
ling, connected by a similar bar with dorsum ; a sliglitl}' irregular
curved subterminal line of white spetkling; round apex and termen
a marginal series of rather large subqnadrate black dots edged
anteriorly white and terminally violet-silver-metallic, preceded by
a suffused shade of whitish speckling: cilia fuscous, a dark fuscous
subbasal shade. Hindwings dark fuscous; a small obli(iue-uval
whitish spot in disc before niitklle ; a somewhat irregular sinuate
whitish subterminal line; a very fine violet-blue-metallic prai-
terminal line, finely and interruptedly edged blackish posteriorly,
limiting a fulvous-ochreous terminal line; cilia fuscous, a dark
fuscous basal line, tliree oblique wliite patches beyond this.
Philippines, Manila ; 1 ex. (Coll. Jo»nnis).
488 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrXEEA.
ERNOLYTIS, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior; tongue developed.
Antennae f, in c? serrulate, minutely ciliated, basal joint moderate,
without pecten. Lal)ial palpi moderate, porrected, rough-scaled
above and with long rough projecting hairscaks beneath, terminal
joint concealed ('?). Maxillary ])alpi absent. Posterior tibiae with
appressed scales. Torewings Ih sira])le, 2 from towards angle, 7 to
termen, 7-9 nearly approximated at base, diverging, 11 from before
middle. Hindwings under 1, elongate-trapezoidal-ovate, pointed,
cilia 1 ; 3 and 4 connate from near 2, no transverse vein, 5 and G
0)1 a stalk extended to base, 7 free.
A derivative of Glijplii[)teryx,
Ernolytis chlorospora, n. sp.
(S '^ .1 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous irrorated pale yellowish.
Forewings somewhat dilated, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded;
blackish irrorated pale yellowish ; markings shining violet-bronzy ;
a short oblique streak from costa at ^ ; an oblique fasciate streak
from costa beyond middle reaching half across wing, and an oblique
streak from middle of dorsum nearly reaching its apex ; a round
spot in disc beyond these, an oblique spot on costa towards a])ex,
a spot at apex, a triangular spot before tornus, and a streak along
lower part of termen : cilia violet-greyish, tinged whitish on upper
])art of termen, a blackish antemedian line indented beneath apex.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia violet-grey.
Fjji, Lolotu, January [Greemvood) ; 2 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Ussara chrysangela, n. sp.
2.12 mm. Head blackish, sides of face yellow-whitish. Palpi
dark fuscous, apex of second joint whitish. Thorax blackish, a
yellow-whitish streak on each side of back. Forewings blackish ;
a yellow-whitish basal patch, not reaching costa except at base,
upper edge concave, posterior angle connected with costa by an
orange strigula, posterior edge straight, including a semioval
blackish spot along base of dorsum ; an iridescent violet-golden
streak from f of costa to middle of dorsum ; orange spots on costa
before and beyond middle, between these a violet-golden spot
Avhenco a straight orange line runs to an ochreous-whitish spot on
dorsum at i|, from second orange spot a curved orange streak runs
to middle of termeu ; from a process in middle of this streak a curved
violet-metallic line runs round lower part of termen to tornus,
interrupted above tornus ; an irregular orange mark above tornus,
a violet-metallic dot above its anterior extremity ; an orange dot
on costa at ^, a yellow-whitish dot beyond this, from between tips
of these a blue-metallic line to a white dot on termen above middle,
thence curved up along termen to a white mark at apex, space
within this loop orange : cilia dark bronzy-fuscous, a white in-
dentation on supramedian terminal dot. Hindwings orange, base
suffused dark fuscous ; a rather broad irregular dark fuscous fascia
GLYPHIPTERTGID.T). 489
along upper lialf of tenncn, continued as an irregular streak along
lower half, including one or two whitish dots before terraen in
middle; cilia grey, basal lialf dark fuscous.
Peku, I(iuitos, March (rarish) ; 1 ex. Near decoratella.
Glyphipteryx glaucophanes, n. sp.
d" 5 . 6-7 mm. Head, thorax light glossj' grey. Palpi whitish,
three blackish rings. Forewings liglit glossy blue-grey, posterior f
dark grey ; two oblique white dark-edged strigulae from costa
beyond middle and three shorter direct wedgeshaped marks towards
apex mostly in cilia, second strigula extended by a blue-leadon mark
more than half across wing; a very oblique short sleuder whitish
(lark-edged streak crossing fold before middle, not reaching dorsum ;
a short direct white dark-edged wedgeshaped strigula from dorsum
l)efore tornus ; an oval blue-leaden spot above tornus, and a dot on
termen beneath apex ; a round black apical dot : cilia light violet-
grej', whitish beyond a dark grey median line, indented with whitish
beneath apex. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate, rather dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Brazil, TefFe, December ; Pioru, Iquitos, May {Parish) ; 4 ex.
Glyphipteryx unguifera, n. sp.
J $ . 9 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-grey, lower part of face
white. Forewings dark grey, becoming deep coppery-bronze-brown
])Osteriorly ; an erect conical whitish spot from before middle of
dorsum, apex slightly obliquely produced and reaching more than
half across wing ; five slender equidistant gradually shorter oblique
white strigfB from costa from before middle to near apex, first
three becoming violet-tinged in disc, first two reaching nearly half
across wing, second uniting at right angles with a sinirate oblique
viiilct-wliitish line from dorsum at | ; a slight Ij- oblique whitish
strigula from dorsum before tornus; a small round blackish aj)ical
s])ot, limited by last costal strigula and beneath by a white terminal
dot: cilia grey, a darker subbasal line, a white indentation on terminal
dot. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a darker basal line.
ISkazil, Teffe, January ; Peru, Jurimaguas, March {Parish) ; 2 ex.
Glyphipteryx versicolor Meyr.
Hiiulwings beneath with five silvery-Avhite marginal dots roujid
apex and upper part of termen, and corresponding spots on liase of
cilia. Besides the type I have examples fromMallali, British Guiana,
and Santarem, Brazil. The following five species are closely allied
to versicolor, but easy and reliable distinctions are found, especially
in the markings of the undersurface of hindwings (this surface is
probably displayed in courtship, the corresponding markings of the
upper surface being less develo)ted and less constant); versicolor
entirely. lacks the metallic dot at if of costa of forewings.
490 EXOTIC MICKOLEI'IDOPTEnA.
Glyphipteryx epastra, n. sp.
(S 2 • 10-12 mm. Head, thorax dark s'r*^'}'- Palpi white, four
black white-tipped wliorls, a black anterior streak on upper part
of terminal joint. Forewings dark fuscous ; a broad triangular
ochreous-w^hitish blotch on dorsum before middle reaching to near
costa ; near be3-ond this an obliijue orange streak from near costa
to near dorsum, edge angular in middle aiul touching a transverse
orange blotch from middle of costa reaching half across wing;
brilliant violet-blue metallic streaks from white dots on costa close
on each side of orange blotch, and one from end of blotch to^dorsura,
beyond these a short orange streak from dorsum followed by a
violet-golden-metallic streak reaching half across wing, and a short
orange streak from costa followed by a violet-blue-metallic dot ;
posterior discal and tornal area more blackish, within this an
orange elongate spot in disc, two violet-golden-metallie dots before
termen below middle, and a few yellow scales or sometimes minute
dots tending to form a longitudinal series passing between these
dots; a brilliant violet-blue-raetallic ol)li(iiie streak from subapical
pinuation not reaching costa, preceded by a more or less expressed
orange streak, beyond this an orange streak across apex followed
by an apical streak of which upper part is white, lower metallic-
blue : cilia grey, basal half darker within a dark median line,
triangularly indented white on subapical sinuation. Hind-wings
dark fuscous ; cilia grey, basal third spotted dark grey on upper
part of termen. Hindwings beneath with a small silvery s])ot be-
tween veins 6 and 7 towards apex, a white mark on apex, and three
dots on upper part of termen.
Pbrtt, Iquitos, March to May (Pai-ish); 5 ex.
Glyphipteryx speculans, n. sp.
5 . 8-9 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows: Forewinga
dorsal blotch reaching | across wing, yellow scales of tornal area
scattered round metallic dots only ; Hindwings beneath with in-
distinct whitish spot just beyond cell, no silvery spot towards apex,
marginal marks as in epastra.
BuAZir., Tefie, December (FarisJi); Sex.
Glyphipteryx orthodeta, n. sp.
S. 9 moi. Differs from epastra only as follows: Forewings
dorsal blotch reaching |- across wing, costal metallic spot at |
replaced by a minute whitish speck, orange elongate spot in disc
much longer and broader, yellow scales of tornal area scattered
between metallic dots only : Hindwings with whitish blotch towards
costa at g, and a narro-w whitish fascia at | sometimes w'idely
interupted in middle, cilia Avith white basal spots between dark
grey spots : Hindwings beneath with indistinct white blotch at |-,
sharp narrow white transverse fascia at g, a white spot at apex and
three dots on upper part of termen.
Urazil, Teffe, December; Peru, Iquitos, May {Parish); 2 ex.
"■ GLYPniPTEKYGID.H:. 491
Glypliipteryx xanthoplecta, n. sp.
c? ? . 9-10 mm. Differs from e.pastra only as follows : Fore-
wings oningo oblique streak beyond dorsal blotch hardly reaching
below middle of wing, median costal blotch narrower, metallic dot
on costa at |- reduced to a miiiuto orange or submotallic speck or
obsolete, orange posterior spot in disc larger and broader, in tornal
area some scattered yellow and whitish scales round metallic dots :
llindwings cilia tinged whitish between dark spots ; Hindwings
beneath with white transverse blotch from terincn in middle and
similar blotch from costa at | (these markings indicated on upper
surface l)y obscure lighter suffusion), marginal dots as in epastra.
riniu, l(]uitos, March to May (Parish)- 4 ex.
Glyphipteryx chrysallacta, n, sp.
J 2. 9-11 mm. Differs from epasira only as follows : Fore-
wings orange oblique streak beyond dorsal blotch hardly reaching
below middle of wing, in tornal area some scattered yellow and
whitish scales roimd metallic dots : Hindwings sometimes with
whitish blotch in disc before middle, white transverse fascia at 5,
golden-metallic transverse marks before middle of termen and
towards apex, but these markings all sometimes nearly obsolete or
only obscurely indicated, cilia sometimes suffused wliite ut base
between dark spots : Hindwings beneath with large suffused silvery-
white patch anteriorly, a sti'aight silvery-white fascia at |^, a
golden-metallic transverse streak at ^, white at extremities,
and a golden-metallic transverse mark from middle of termen, a
white mark across apex.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parinh) ; 7 ex.
Glyphipteryx repletana Walk.
[Ussarn repletana Walk. Cat. xxx, 1037.)
J. 11mm. Differs from e/)«6^'« only as follows : Furowings
dorsal blotch broad, orange oblique streak hardly reaching behjw
middle of wing, orange ])osterior spot in disc large and suffused, in
tornal area lower metallic dot absent, six minute golden specks on
terminal edge near upper dot and one at lower anterior angle, a group
of iridescent violet- metallic scales towards upper anterior angle:
Hindwings with whitish spot near middle of termen, some whitish
suffusion on cilia between dark spots : Hindwings beneath with
silvery-white transverse median fascia not reaching costa, and
transverse blotch from costa at |, marginal dots as in ejiantra.
Brazil, Tefte, July, January {Parish) ; 1 ex.
Glyphipteryx indomita, n. sp.
6 2 • 9-10 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Fore-
wings dorsal blotch narrower, reaching | across wing, oblique orange
streak not nearly reaching costa or dorsum, costal median blotch
narrower, posterior orange spot in disc rather larger but cloudy and
492 EXOTIC MICROLEriDOrTEKA.
sufJ'used, tornal area forming a black blotch extending half across
wing, golden-metallie dots as in epastra, a yellow speck below these
representing a tliird dot, scattererd small white dots tending to form
3 or 4 longitudinal rows in anterior portion of blotch, in one
example two yellow-whitish specks on terminal edge : Hindwings
darker basal area of cilia not forming spots : Hindwings beneath
without markings except marginal dots as in cpastra
Brazil, Para, Teffe, July, January (Parish) ; 3 ex,
Glyphipteryx callidelta, n. sp.
c? 2 • 7-10 mm. Differs from epnstra only as follows : Palpi
white, second joint with apical dark fuscous mark, terminal joint
dark fuscous except posteriorly : Antennse with two variable white
bands towards apex : Forewings dorsal blotch bright yellow, broad,
almost or quite reaching costa, edged blue-metallic posteriorly on
lower half, postmedian orange streaks from costa and dorsum little
develo])ed or obsolete, posterior orange spot in disc absent, tornal
area with variable white scales tending to form longitudinal series,
sometimes several 5'ellow specks on terminal edge : Hindwings cilia
with distinct white spots between dark spots : Hindwings beneath
without silvery spot, marginal dots as in epastra.
Peru, Jurimaguas, Iquitos, March (Parish) ; G ex.
GlypMpteryx pseudostoma, n. sp.
d" 2 • 8-9 mm. Exactly like conosema (of which I have a long
series) except : Palpi white, second joint with apical dark fuscous
mark, terminal joint dark fuscous except posteriorly : Forewings
anterior golden-metallic dot of tornal area replaced by a whitish
speck.
BiiiTisn Guiana, Bartica, February (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Glyphipteryx synorista, n. sp.
(5 . 9 mm. Differs from epasfra only as follows : Forewings
orange posterior discal spot absent, upper part of tornal blotch
suffused grey, a longitudinal row of yellowish scales passing between
metallic dots, some scattered yellowish scales round npper dot and
one or two towards lower anterior angle.
Brazl, Manaos, November (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Glyphipteryx zalodisca Meyr.
In my description I have impro2)erly represented the longitudinal
Idack streak in tornal area as marked with 2 or 3 metallic si)ots,
but only the last is rightly so described (sometimes confluent with
the terminal spot below it), the other two being usually indicated
by whitish dots and only sometimes partially metallic, whilst tbe
liiac-k streak itself is sometimes little expressed. The hindwings
beneath are marked as in epasira, but have also a subobli(|ue
QLTPiriPTERrGID.T:. 493
transverse ochreons-yellow streak near apex which is a peculiar
characteristic of the specica, of which I have seen a large number.
Glypliipteryx perfracta, n. sp.
c? . 10 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Palpi uniform
fuscous, towards base wliitish beneath: Eorewings dorsal s])ot
rather narrow, oblique orange streak not reaching below middle,
metallic sjiot on costa at g obsolete, orange ])osterior spot in disc
absent, metallic streak preceding tornal V)lotch interrupted in middle
by a shoit line of yellow scales, two or three small jellow dots along
upper edge of tornal blotch, one on tornus, and two or three scales
round metallic spots : Hindwings beneath without silvery spot
towards apex, marginal dots as in epastra,
Pkru, Jurimaguas, March {Parish) ; 1 ex.
Glyphipteryx expurgata, n. sp.
6 . 8 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Forewings
oblique orange streak not extending below middle, orange posterior
discai spot aljsent, in tornal area lower metallic dot small, only two
or three yellow specks round these: Hindwings beneath with
indistinct blotch of cloudy whitish suffusion on lower half in middle,
an obli(jue silvery-whitish iasciate streak frum costa at 4 not
leaching termen, marginal dots as in epastra.
I'euu, Juiimaguas, March (^Parish) ; 1 ex.
Glyphipteryx leptocona, n. sp.
§ . 10 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Forewings
dorsal blotch very narrow-conical, whitish, only reaching half across
wing, oblique orange streak reduced to a short separate mark in
disc, median orange blotch reduced to a narrow streak, posterior
orange blotch in disc absent, violet-metallic streak from subapieal
sinuation divided into a roundish subcostal spot and short terminal
mark, in tornal area only a few whitish specks round metallic spots :
Hindwings beneath without silvery spot towards apex, two lowest
marginal white dots absent.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Glyphipteryx neochorda, n. sp.
S $ . 0-10 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Fore-
wings dorsal blotch reduced to a whitish-yellow inwards-oblique
narrow wedgeshaped streak from dorsum at \ reaching half across
wing, connected with costa at ;| by a blue-metallic streak and also
edged blue-metallic posteriorly, oblique orange streak reaching costa,
tornal area with a few whitish specks sometimes indicating two or
three rows preceding metallic spots, and a terminal row of yellow
specks : Hindwings beneath witliout silvery spot towards apex,
marginal dots as in epastra.
Pkku, Iquitos, March to May [Parish) ; 4 ex.
494 EXOTIC MICKOLKl'IDOPTERV.
TORTRICIDJ^.
Pyrgotis pyrrhocremna, n. sp.
2 . 15 ram. Head, palpi pale ferruginous. Thorax liglit-
ferruL;:inouf«, marked deep ferruginous. .Forewings somewhat
dilated, ternicii somewhat oblique; dull fleshcolour irreguhirly
St riated whitish, somewhat mixed irregularly I'eiTuginous ; markings
deep ferruginous ; several small spots on costa ; basal patch formed
of irregular markings, edge running from | of costa to dorsum
before middle ; central fascia rather uai'row on upper half, broad
on lower, posterior edge with projections in and above middle neaily
enclosing a roundish excavation ; costal patch irregularly sub-
<iuadrate : cilia ferruginous-whitish. Hindwings liglit grey ; cilia
giey-whitish, a grey subbasal sliade.
Queensland, Cooktown ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Authomaema rusticata, n. sp.
(S . 13 mm. Head, palpi purplish-grey, pale-speckled. Antenual
ciliations 1. Thorax purplish-grey, darker-mixed. ForeAvings
posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, termen obliquely rounded ;
l)urplish-grey, somewhat sprinkled paler, with indistinct irregular
transverse striae sprinkled blackish, and a few ochreous scales ; one
of these striae suffused dark fuscous towards middle apparently
indicates anterior edge of central fascia: cilia light j)urplish-grey
sprinkled dark fuscous on basal half. Hindwings light grey ; cilia
pale greyish.
VicxoRiA, Birchip ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Capua confragosa, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head whitish, sides of crown tinged grey. ra]i)i
2, light grey, tip whitish. Thorax grey mixed whitish. Porewiugs
suboblong, termen nearly straight, oblique ; rather dark violet-
leaden-grey ; basal ])atoh ill-detined, irreguhirly spotted blackish ;
a patch of whitish suffusion on costal half from -^ to middle, within
which is a suffused dark grey costal blotch including a small whitish
s{)ot ; beneath this an irregular dark fuscous blotch in middle of
disc, and some white suffusion towards median third of dorsum ; a
darker triangular blotch somewhat mixed blackish on costa beyond
this, and a spot on dorsum before tornus : cilia leaden-grey. Hind-
wings grey ; cilia grey- whitish, a grey subbasal line.
New Souih Wales, Woodford, in March ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Capua incorrupta, n. sp.
J • 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ferruginous-brown sprinkled
grey, palpi 3|. Forewings costa moderately arched, without fold,
termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique; ferruginous-brown,
slightly sprinkled grey, with three or four indistiiictl}' indicated
oblique grey stria' ; costa strigulated grey on anteiior half, and
TORTBICIDiE. 495
«ith tlirce or four dots posteriorly : cilia dark grey, slightly reddish-
tinged. Hiiidwiiigs light grey, i)osteriorly obscurely mottled darker;
cilia whitish-grey, a grey subhasal line.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Batodes portuosa, n. sp.
c? . 13-14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark fuscous.
Forewings slightly dilated, costa gently arched, without fold, ter-
men slightly rounded, oblique ; piirj)li.sh-l'uscous, sometimes with
scattered blackish scales and striguUe ; markings darker fuscous,
usually marked and edged blaclush ; costal edge more or less
whitish, with scattered dark fuscous marks ; basal ])atch moderate,
edge slightly irregular, hardly oblifpie ; space between this and
central fascia forming an even pale ochreous faintly pinkish-tinged
band ; central fascia somewhat oblique, narrow and irregular on
costal half, abruptly dilated on dorsal half into a subquadrate blotch
of which the upper posterior angle forms a short projection upwards,
so that between this and a supramedian projection there is a deep
rounded excavation, sometimes some ferruginous suffusion on
anterior part of fascia towards dorsum ; three small quadrate dark
fuscous spots on costa posteriorly ; some irregular incomplete
transverse striae on apical area, sometimes partially edged ochreous-
whitish scales : cilia light grey, towards base mixed dark fuscous.
Hindwings grey ; cilia liglit grey.
Victoria, Melbourne, January to March (^Anderson) ; 5 ex.
(Wals. Coll., type 21726).
Panaphelix allomorpha, n. sp.
d, 19 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous
externally tinged brownish. Antennae shortly bipectinated (1),
pectinations terminating in fascicles of cilia. Thorax whitish-
ochreous, a spot in middle of anterior margin and blotches on
patagia dark brown. Abdomen grey, anal tuft dark grey. Fore-
wings suboblong, costa anteriorly moderately arched, with strong
fold from base to middle, posteriorly nearly straight, termen
slightly bowed, somewhat oblique ; whitish-ochreous reticulated
dark brown; basal patch reddish- brown mixed and reticulated
dark fuscous, edge oblique, irregular, within patch a white mark
towards costa ; some white marking between this and central
fascia in and above middle ; central fascia rather narrow, irregular,
oblique, red-brown partially suffused dark fuscous, with strong
projecting lobe posteriorly in middle ; four dark brown spots on
costa posteriorly, and some irregular marbling towards termen,
some irregular w^hitish marbling beyond fascia and round these :
cilia reddish-grey with a darker line, base somewhat spotted
whitish. Hindwings whitish irregularly spotted and strigulated
grey, towards apex suffused grey ; cilia whitish, a dark grey sub-
basal line.
4y6 EXOTIC MICltnLKPinOPTER.V.
5 . 22 mm. Head, thorax pale ochroous. Ahdomen light grov,
J'oiewiii'^s costa more arched anteriorly thau in cJ , without fold;
])ale oclireoiis ; a blackish dot in disc towards base ; an oblique
daik fuscous streak from costa at i ; an elongate dark fuscous
patch extending along dorsum from near base to near tornus,
])()sterior half abruptly dilated to reach half across Aviug, upper lialf
of central fascia oblique, dark fuscous, running into this dilation;
three or four small dark fuscous spots on costa posteriorly more or
less expressed ; several small dark fuscous dots towards lower part of
termen : cilia pale ochreous tinged brown-reddish, base spotted
dark fuscous, Hindwings whitish, with scattered rather *ight grey
spots and strigulce ; cilia whitish.
Keunion (Jlhiaud) ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis), Probably a variable
species, of which the § in particular represenls a variety only.
The only other species of the genus is Hawaiian, yet the affinity
seems to be real, there being considerable similarity.
Cacoecia interjecta, n. sp.
(5 . 21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light fuscous, faintly ros}--
tinged. Forewings suboblong, narrowed towards base, costa rather
bent towards middle, with strong fold extending from base to
middle, apex obtuse-pointed, termen hardly sinuate, little oblique;
brownish ; some dark brown suffusion at base of costa ; a dark
fuscous rounded-subtriangular patch extending on dorsum from g to
near tornus and reaching | across wing, enclosing on middle of
dorsum a triangular pale-edged blotch of groundcolour ; costal
patch triangular, rather dark fuscous, darker on anterior edge and
three small costal spots, from its apex an irregular stria runs to
tornus, with a spot above tornus, and several scattered dark fuscous
strigulaj round these : cilia greyish mixed darker (imperfect).
Hindwings G and 7 stalked ; rather dark grey ; cilia greyish, a
darker subbasal shade.
Tortrix dissipata, n. sp.
cJ . 13 mm., 2 19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax brownish-ochroous.
Antennal ciliations <S 1|. Forewings suboblong, costa anteriorly
moderately arched, in d with slender fold from near base to ^,
slightly expanded with scales in middle, termen slightly rounded,
little oblique : light browuish-ochreous suffusedlj' reticulated
darker ; in (fa moderate oblique central fascia becoming obso-
lescent postei'iorly on dorsal half and small subtriangular costal
spot at I rather darker, in $ these markings hardly traceable ;
cilia light ochreous. Hindwings pale greyish, suffusedly strigulated
darker ; cilia grey-whitish.
AVest Australia, C. Naturaliste, December (Turner); 2 ex.
(Wals. Coll., type 300287).
Tortrix umhratilis, n, sp.
(S . 18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey-whitish speckled fuscous.
TOKTRICIDJE. 497
Antennal ciliations 1. Fore wings suboblong, costa anteriorly
moderately arched, with very slender fold from base to ^, termen
slightly rounded, rather oblique ; pale grey suffusedly mixed
whitish, obscurely strigulated dark fuscous irroration ; central
fascia indistinct, grey, oblique, narrowed towards costa, edges
irregular, obscurely interrupted below middle ; a small cloudy grey
spot in disc beyond it at f : cilia grey-whitish. Ilindwings pale
grey; oilia groy-Avhitish, a faint grey subbasal line.
South Austkallv, Semaphore, Adelaide ; 1 ex, (Coll, Lower).
Tortrix cavillata, d. sp,
S . 18-20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax brownish-ochreous, Au-
tennal ciliations 1. Forewings costa anteriorly moderately arched,
without fold, tcrinen nearly straight, rather oblique ; ochreoua,
sometimes partially strigulated or suffused ferruginous, a few
scattered blackish scales ; some dark fuscous strigulas on costal
edge ; some ferruginous-fuscous suffusion indicating edge of basal
patch on dorsal half ; central fascia formed by irregular dark grey
and ferruginous suffusion, oblique, narrow on costa, interrupted in
disc ; costal patch elongate-triangular, ferruginous partially suffused
dark grey : cilia light ochreous, Ilindwings grey : cilia grey-
wliitish, a grey subbasal line.
Victoria, Melbourne, August, October (Anderson) ; 2 ex. (Wals.
Coll., type 22516).
Tortrix coctilis, n. sp.
2.17 mm. Ho id, palpi, thorax grey slighlly reddish-tinged,
palpi 2. Forewings narrowed anteriorly, costa faintly sinuate,
ternicn straight, somewhat oblique ; reddish-fuscous sprinkled grey;
about eight small elongate dark grey spots on costa, costal edge
whitish-tinged between these, two about | rather longer and con-
nected beneath by some gre}' suffusion ; a slight obli(iue streak of
dark fuscous irroration from costa at f indicating upper part of
central fascia : cilia ferruginous sprinkled grey, becoming whitish-
ochreous at tips. Hiudwings grey ; cilia pale grey, a darker
subbasal shade.
ViCTOKiA, Birchip ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Cerace myriopa, n, sp.
9 . 52 mm. Head whitish, a black bar on forehead. Palpi
whitish, second joint with blackish lateral streak. Thorax black,
shoulders and apical half of patagia ochreous- white. Forewings
elongate, costa gently arched, termen rounded, rather strongly
oblique ; purple-black, a deep brown-red median longitudinal
streak broadest in middle, costa with 17 short ochreous- white bars,
rest of wing covered with longitudinal series of very numerous
closely arranged ochreous-white dots, except a narrow irregular
orange terminal streak containing two or three black dots and
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498 EXOTIC MICROLEnnOPTERA.
some terminal blackish dots : cilia palo yellowish barred deep
iiidigo-bluo. Hindwings whitish on basal half, shading into
orange-yollow on apical half; scattered small blackish spots on
basal f, a series of about five variable black spots near termen,
several irregularly placed s])ots before these on lower half of Aving,
and a small spot on costa towards apex ; cilia yellow-orange, seven
small black spots.
CuiNA, Tse-chuan ; 1 ex, (Coll. Joannis).
Cnephasia tofina, n. sp.
(^.19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous irrorated whitish.
Antenual ciliations g. Forewings somewhat dilated, termen
slightly rounded, rather oblique ; fuscous speckled whitish, irregular
suffused whitish irroration especially in disc and towards termen ;
some scattered blackish scales tending to form slight strigulae,
especially in disc and towards dorsum : cilia fuscous speckled
whitish. Hindwings grey, darker towards termen ; cilia whitish-
grey, a grey subbasal shade. Uncus as in pumicana ; valva
(compared with Kennel's figure oi ^mmicana) broader on basal half,
up])er edge straight.
Palestine, Nazareth, April {Barraud) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Pternozyga argodoxa, n. sp.
cT . 14 mm. Head, palpi pale ochreous. Thorax brown, patagia
pale ochreous, crest ferruginous, edged white anteriorly. Fore-
wings suboblong, rather narrowed anteriorly, costa genlly arched,
apex obtuse-])ointed, termen sinuate, bowed beneath, little oblique ;
'3 and 4 connate, 9 out of 7 near base; coppery -brown ; a small
undefined basal patch darker-suffused, mixed leaden-metallic ; a
suboblong white blotch on costa before middle, whence two indis-
tinct irregular angulated lines of submetallic whitish-purple suffu-
sion run to dorsum ; dorsal scale-projection ferrnginous ; an
obliijue whitish wedgeshaped mark enclosing a dark costal dot
from costa at f ; some irregular purplish-metallic dots along
rcT'men : cilia rather dark grey. Hindwings pale greyish-ochreous
with very faint greyish striguloe, towards apex and upper part
of termen more suffusedly strigulated grey ; cilia whitish -grey-
ochreous.
8. Inbta (probably Madras region) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
CAN C ANODES, n. g.
Antennae J ciliated. Palpi moderately porrected, second joint
rough-scaled above and beneath, terminal joint short, obtuse.
Forewings with small tufts of scales ; 2 from |, 3 from angle, 7 to
termen. Hindwings without cubital pecten ; 2 and 3 approximated
from angle, 3-6 nearly parallel, 6 and 7 approximated at base.
Allied to Aiyyrotoxa and Diactenis.
I
TORTEICID-T.. 499
Cancanodes orthometalla, n. sp,
cjC . 9 mm. Head, thorax brownish, Forewings subohlong,
slightly dilatefl, costa with a scaled postmediaii prominence, termeii
somewhat oblique, rounded beneath ; brown, sprinkled dark fuscous
points ; numerous small leaden-metallic spots, accompanied by
raised scales, tending to form irregular transverse series or strife :
cilia light brownisli, sprinkled dark fuscous towards base. Hind-
wings and cilia light brownish-grey.
Fur, Cuvu, October {Gree7iwood); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). Example
not in good order, but curious.
PHYLA.CTERITIS, n. g. -:. f^^^ rf, ^ , C
Frontal scales forming a sharp projecting ridge over face. i^'w
Antenna3 d" ciliated. Palpi rather long, in 5 longer, porrected,
second joint rough-scaled above and beneath, terminal joint mode-
rate. Forewings with tufts of scales ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termeii.
Hindwings J without, $ with cubital pecten ; 3 and 4 connate,
5 approximated, 6 and 7 connate, 8 anastomosing with cell before
middle.
Undoubedly allied to Amorbia.
Phylacteritis dioptrica, n. sp. ..i-^^-x^^^ zTi^^-
c5' . 17-20 mm. Head, thorax grey, face whitish, a cavity **^
surrounded by projecting brownish-ochreous scales beneath frontal c^^/f^. .'^ ^
scale-ridge, i'alpi grey, whitish-sprinkled, second joint whitish- ^ , av-y^^^
ochreous above. Forewings moderately broad, rather dilated, costa Pp'
gently arched, with strong fold from base to near |, termen
rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark grey, tips of scales minutely
whitish ; numerous irregularly placed blackish strigulfe, tending to
form irregidar transverse stria?; upper half of central fascia and
costal patch usually indicated by darker grey suffusion but unde-
fined, lower half of central fascia indicated by broad dark reddish
irroration, an irregular spot of dark fuscous suffusion in disc above
this at f from base : cilia grey, whitish-sprinkled, sometimes
obscurely barred whitish and fuscous. Hindwings grey, towards
base suffused whitish-ochreous, a short fringe of scales near
beneath cell at base ; cilia whitish, a grey subbasal line.
2 . 21 mm. Head whitish. Palpi grey-whitish. Thorax
whitish-ochreous, patagia whitish. Forewings broad, suboblong,
costa anteriorly strongly arched, termen slightly rounded, little
oblicpie ; groy, tips of scales nnnutely whitish ; costal halt of basal
patch indicated by darker suffusion ; central fascia moderately
broad, oblique, darker grey, dorsal half broader and reddish-tinged,
edge with some blackish scales ; beyond this wing mostly sufi'used
rather dark grey with slight reddish tinge, less so towards costa,
costal patch indicated by three small dark spots, costal edge whitish
between these. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish, with light
grey lino.
OnxAKio, L. Muskoka, July (Parish) ; G ex. (o J , 1 9 ).
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500 EXOTIC MICROLEriBGPTERA.
Amorbia catenana Wals.
c? . 19-21 mm. Head, thorax red-brown somewhat mixed light
ochreous suffusion, foreliead with strong piojectiiig scale-ridgo, face
whitish-ochreous. Palpi red-brown, second joint pale ochreous
above. Antenna) fasciculate-ciliated (2|). Forewings suboblong,
costa gently arched, with strong attenuated fold from base to ^-|,
tcrinen bowed, almost vertical ; red-brown, more or less strewn
with scattered grey or dark grey strigulae ; costal fold lighter;
basal area, oblique central fascia, and a streak from | of costa to
tertnen below middle deeper red-brown but hardly defined : cilia
rod-brownish. Hindwings dark f'n.scous, apex red-brownish strigu-
lated dark fuscous ; cilia grey with dark fuscous subbasal shade,
tips whitish.
Beitish Guiana, Bartica ; rRENCH Guiana, Godebert, R. Maroni ;
Brazil, Teff6 ; Peru, Jurimaguas (Parish) ; December to March,
5 ex. Walsingham describes $ only ; nearest iiroductana Walk,
(of which revolutana Zell. is a synonym), but distinct. Walsiug-
ham's statement that exustana Zell. and colubrana Zcll. arc
unquestionably sexes of one species is unintelligible in view of the
fact that Zeller expressly mentions that he had both sexes of both
species,
Peronea crocopepla, n. sp.
2 . 17-18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax orange. Forewings elon-
gate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
slightly rounded, rather oblique ; orange, slightly and obscurely
pale-mottled, scaletufts small: cilia light orange. Hindwings
grey-whitish, posteriorly suffused light yellowish ; cilia whitish-
yellowish.
CoREA, Mai-hou-wong ; 2 ex. (type Coll. Joannis).
GELECHIAD^.
Apatetris zalias, u. sp.
J. ]3 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white thinly speckled
grey, second joint with short rough projecting apical tuft, terminal
joint ^. Forewings lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; white,
suffusedly speckled yellowish-grey except on margins, some darker
specks towards apex : cilia white, some dark gre}' specks round
apex. Hindwings emargination roundod-rectangular, apical pro-
jection ^ of wing; white; cilia ochreous-whitish.
South Australia, Adelaide, February ; 1 ex, (Coll. Lower).
Near ch'osias.
Telphusa semiusta, n. sp.
9 , 14 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint
with two rings and tip whitish-sprinkled. Thorax dark fuscous.
QELKOUIAD^. 501
Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous ; a small blaok spot
in disc at | ; three pairs of obscure blackish dots iu disc with
brownish scaletufts adJDiniiig thorn posteriorly, first two pairs
■with upper posterior, third transversely placed on end of cell ; a
marginal series of spots of brown suffusion round posterior fourth
of costa and termen ; an indistinct angulated transverse line of
whitish irroration at |, an interrupted longitudinal line of black
scales passing through its angle : cilia grey, basal half sprinkled
black and white. Hindwiugs grey, paler and thinly scaled
anteriorly ; cilia light grey,
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Telphusa euryzeucta, n. sp.
$ . 15 mm. Head, thorax white, shoulders narrowly blackish.
Palpi white, second joint blackish except apex, terminal joint with
two blackish rings. Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse-
pointed, tercaeu very obliquely rounded; ochreous- white; a broad
oblique blackish fascia from base of costa to J- of dorsum ; a
trapezoidal blackish blotch extending on costa from before middle
to I and reaching half across wing; some slight greyish suffusion
at apex : cilia ochroous-white, two or three blackish dots at base
round apex. Hindwiugs grey, suffused white towards base ; cilia
light grey.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Gelechia anthracopa, n. sp.
(J . 12-13 mm. Head, thorax whitish sprinkled grey. Palpi
■whitish, second joint more or less irrorated dark fuscous, with
black subapical ring, scales little roughened beneath, terminal joint
as long as second, with blackish subapical ring. Forewings elon-
gate, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; whitish, irregularly
sprinkled grey and dark grey ; small blackish spots on base of costa
and dorsum ; a black dot above fold at I ; stigmata forming black
spots, plical beneath first discal, second discal transverse ; a pra3-
marginal series of large blackish dots round posterior half of costa
and termen to before tornus : cilia whitish sprinkled grey. Hiud-
wings termen faintly sinuate ; light grey, towards base paler or
whitish ; cilia whitish-grey.
China, Shanghai; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis)
Thyrsostoma oxyprora, n. sp.
S . 12 ram. Head silvery-whitish. Palpi white, f^econd joint
with apical loose expansible hairpencil externally, terminal joint as
long as seqpnd, almost equally stout, pointed. Thorax whitish.
FqreA'ings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to
acute apex ; violet-grey; markings whitish ; a short streak on base
of dorsum, reaching at base half across wing ; a fine indistinct line
along fold ; a nari'ow fascia before middle inwards-oblique from
r>02 EXOTIC MICROLEl'IDorTRHA.
costa; a fine line above niiddlo irom | to |, a streak bciieatli it
I'roiu 5 to |, ai)d a short dorsal mark beneath posterior part of this;
a streak from middle of termeii to costa just before apex, irre^'nlarly
dilated on lower portion, fine above: cilia light grey. ]liiid\viiigs
grey ; cilia light grey.
(JuiNA, Shanghai, 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Thiotricha atractodes, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head, palpi silver j'-whitish. Thorax light grey,
sides and posterior extremity whitish. Forewings narrow, gradujilly
narrowed from near base, costa almost straiglit, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen obliquely rounded ; ochrcous-whit ish; dorsal area grey within
a yellow-whitish streak along fold, dorsum M'liitisli towards base;
extreme costal edge dark fuscous anteriorly ; n grey subcostal lino
from base to a grey patch occupying apical half of wing, including
a light orange npcurved streak from above torn us to apex, and a
similar terminal streak meeting it at extremities ; a round black
apical dot preceded on costa by a small white dot : cilia light grey.
Hindwings grey ; a small black apical dot preceded by Avbitish ;
cilia pale grey, at apex a blackish dot on tips preceded by whitish
suffusion.
Queensland, Cairns; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower), '^ext o.vi/theces.
Helcystogramma zapyrodes Turn.
An example from Cairns which is dou])tless tlie 6 of this
species has abdomen orange except apex, dor.-al orange blotcli of
forewings nearly obsolete, hindwings bright orange with apical
third dark fuscous.
Epibrontis pallacopa, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax yellowish-white. Palpi dark grey,
terminal joint white. Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-yellow ; a dark grey
elongate- triangular blotch extending on costa from :j to middle,
base posterior and reaching half across wing ; a small dark fuscous
dash on costa bejond this; a white irregular line along apicnl
fourtli of costa edged beneath by a dark fuscous streak : cilia i)ale
yellow, on costa a blackish basal line, a fuscous patch towards
origin of cilia. Hindwings light greyish, in disc whitish; cilia
pale greyish.
ViCTOEiA, Gisborne ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Anarsia aleurodes, n. sp.
cJ . 12 mm. Head, thorax oclnxous-whitish, edge of shoulder
dark fuscous. Palpi ])ale greyish sprinkled black, apical edge
Avhite. Forewings ratlicr narroAV, a])ex obtuse-pointed, ternieu
very oblicjuely rounded ; ochreous-whitish, thinly and irregularly
speckled grej' ; a small undefined spot of blackish-grey speckling
on middle of costa ; some irregular blackish-grey speckling in
aiaiicuiADiE.
503
middle of disc ; slight blackish dots on toriius and on tcrmen
beneath apex: cilia ochreous-whitish irregularly speckled grey.
Hindwings light grey, snbhyaiiue and whitish-tinged anteriorly ;
cilia ochreous grey- whitish.
JilKsoroTAjfiA, Museyib, bred in Juno from Psyllid-galls ou shoots
of Pojpulus ( V. li. Rao) ; 1 ex.
Anarsia euphorodes, n. sp,
J 2 . 12-13 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey, face in J tinged
brownish. Palpi in c5' ochreous-brownish mixed dark grey (in 2
missing). Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuso,
terraeu very obliijuely rounded ; grey, minutely whitish-speckled,
in d slightly brownish-tinged, a few scattered dark fuscous scales;
a semioval black spot on middle of costa, reacliing nearly ^ across
wing ; some faint small marginal spots of darker suffusion round
posterior part of costa and apex : cilia grey. Hindwings grey ;
cilia light grey. Forewings beneath in cT with long pale greyish
subdorsal hairpencil from base lying beneath hindwings.
China, Shanghai ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Streniastis composita, n. sp.
c? . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous suffusedly irrorated
whitish, tuft of second joint of palpi moderate, compact, terminal
joint rather thickened with scales, shorter than second. Forewings
narrow^ costa almost straight, faintly sinuate, apex obtuse-poiiittd,
terraen very obliquely rounded ; grey, suffusedly irrorated Avhitish
and sprinkled blackish ; indistinct narrow dark grey transverse
fasciag at middle and |, first bisinuate, second straight : cilia grey,
slio'htly sprinkled whitish, round apex a blackish median line.
Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
UuEENSLAND, Townsville, 8ej)tcmber (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Although differing considerably iu palpi, this is a true Streniastis.
Dichomeris hyalomhra, n. sp.
(S . 15 mm. Head, thorax brown, long expansible brownish-
ochreous hairpencil from side of thorax beneath wing. Palpi
whitish, second joint triangularly dilated with scales above and
with moderate broad tuft beneath, dark brown except towards
apical edge, terminal joint as long as second, anterior edge dark
fuscous. Forewings narrow, termen rounded, oblique ; whitish-
ochreous suffusedly sprinkled greyish ; a moderate suffused dark
fuscous streak along costa from base to | ; an indistinct dark grey
si)Ot beneath fold at -| ; discal stigmata small, dark grey, approxi-
mated; apical area more ochreous-whitish, edged round apex and
terraen with a blackish line : cilia light greyish-ochreous, on
terraen ochreous-brownish towards base Avith a basal ochreous-
■whitish line, tips fuscous round apex. Hindwings purplish-hyaliuo
finely speckled blackish, veins suffused grey ; cilia grey.
Queensland, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
504 EXOTIC MICROLEriDOPTKRA.
Dichomeri3 harmonias, n. sp.
J. 14 mm. Head, thorax light grey, tinged ochreous towards
sides. Palpi grey, tip of second joint whitish, tuft moderate,
terminal joint longer than second, white, anterior edge grey-
.si)rinkled. Forewings rather narrow, slightly dilated, costa slightly
arched, termen nearly straight, oblique ; ochreous-orange, scattered
deep greyish-purplo scales ; scattered deep greyish-purple strigula;
on costa, blackish on edge ; a spot of deep greyish-purplo suffusion
on fold at ^ ; three narrow irregular deep greyish-purple fasciae,
first before middle, rather oblique, hardly reaching dorsum, second
at |, somewhat inwards-oblique from costa, third terminal ; stig-
mata dark grey, first discal beyond first fascia, plical absorbed in
this fascia, second discal absorbed in second fascia : cilia ochreous-
orange, lighter towards tips, base sprinkled dark purplish. Hind-
winijs grey ; cilia light grey.
China, Shanghai ; 2 ox. (type Coll. Joannis).
Dichomeris sciodora, n. sp.
9 . 13 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, face and
shoulders greyish. Palpi second joint dark grey, apioal edge
whitish-sprinkled, tuft moderately long, terminal joint white,
anterior edge blackish. Forewings rather narrow, apex tolerably
pointed, termen rounded, rather strongly oblique ; pale ochreous-
jcllowish; costa minutely strigulated blackish from base to three
small blackish maiks at |; some grey sprinkling along dorsum ; a
roundiHJi spot of greyish suffusion in disc at I ; stigmata dark
fu-cou?, plical beneath first discal ; a transverse median patch of
light greyish suffusion crossing wing but not reaching costa ; some
greyish strigulation crossing wing at | ; an irregular terminal
streak of blackish-grey mottling, thickest below apex : cilia grey, on
costa pale yellowish. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Khasis, October ; 1 ex. Very like prcevacua, but differs
by more obliquely rounded termen and grey cilia.
Dichomeris praevacua, n. sp.
J. 10 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, a broad
central stripe of pale greyish sufl'usion, shoulder inirrowly dark
fuscous. Palpi grey, apical edge of second joint whitish, tuft
moderate, terminal joint longer than second, white, a fine dark
fuscous anterior line. Forewings rather narrow, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen nearly straight, oblique; pale
oclueous-yellow ; costa with a short dark fuscous streak on bnse,
thence shortly strigulated dark fuscous to a spot of dark grey
irroration at |; dorsal edge slightly speckled grey; cloudy daik
fuscous dots above and below fold at |, iipper posterior; stigmata
.lachish, plical rather obliquely before first discal ; some slight
grey irroration from costal sp.ot at | to a similar spot on
dorsum opposite ; an irregular streak of dark grey suffusion along
termen, thickest ncnr ai)ex, somotimee black-marked on terminsil
edgo : cilia light ochreous-yellowiah. Kiudwings light grey, paler
and thinly scaled towards base ; cilia pale grey.
China, Shanghai ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joaniiis). Near quercicola.
Zomeutis praealbescens, n. sp.
c? 2 • 13-14 mm. Head, thorax fuscous-whitish. Palpi dark
fuscous, terminal joint shorter than second, whitish except base.
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate in middle,
apex obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique; whitish,
closely irregularly speckled rather dark fuscous ; a cloudy spot of
dark fuscous suffusion about fold at ^ ; stigmata represented by
similar spots, plical obliquely beyond first discal, these rather
elongate, second discal rather transverse ; a triangular spot of dark
fuscous sulSusion on costa towards apex, edged anteriorly by a
white strigula and posteriorly by a white apical spot, suffused white
subterminal and terminal shades from these crossing wing; apical
and terminal edge finely dark fuscous : cilia grey, on costa a white
basal line, on termen a blackish subbasal line. Hindwings light
grey ; cilia grey-whitish, a light grey subbasal line.
China, Shanghai ; 3 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Homaloxestis phthoneropa, n. sp.
J . 9 mm. Head, antennae, thorax dark grey. Palpi dark
fuscous, extreme tip of joints white. Abdomen grey, anal tuft
ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa faiiitly sinuate in
middle, gently arched posteriorly, termen rather obliquely rounded ;
7 absent, 8 and 9 connate; dark fuscous, base of scales wliitisb;
stigmata rather large, blackish, jilical and first discal elongate,
plical somewhat anterior, second discal transverse ; a small white
spot on costa at |, and less distinct one on dorsum rather anterior:
cilia grey, base suffused whitish and speckled black. Ilindwii.gs
grey ; cilia light grey.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Lecithocera hybrista, n. sp.
2 . 18 ram. Head ochreous-yellow, back of crown dark violet-
fuscous. (Pali)i missing.) Antennse whitish-yellow. Thorax daik
violet-fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, slightly
dilated, costa slightly arched, termen straight, somewhat oblicjue ;
8 and 9 out of 7; dark violet -fuscous : cilia dark grey. Hind-
wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
IJppEft Senegal, Kati, October ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Brachmia tepidata, n. sp.
5. 18 mm. Head, thorax fuscous, a suffused paler stripe on
each side of back. Palpi dark fuscous, second joint internally
506 Exoric MicROLEi'iDornmA..
ochreous, ternniml joint stout, shorter than second. Forewings
elongate, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex
tolerably pointed, termen sinuate, rather ol)lique ; 7 and 8 stalked,
9 connate ; ochreous-brown, costa and dorsum suffused dark brown ;
stigmata dark brown, plical i-ather beyond tirst discal ; a rather
narrow suffused dark fuscous terminal fascia, extreme terminal
edge whitish : cilia brownish-ochreous, within a fine ochreous-
whitisli antemedian lino fidvous, beneath toruus fuscous. Hind-
wings and cilia grey.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Brachmia circumfusa, n. sp.
5 . 12-13 mm. Head, palpi light ycllow-ochreous. Thorax
pale violet-fuscous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently
arched, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to
apex ; pale violet-fuscous, costal and terminal edge ochreous-
yellow ; discal stigmata small, blackish, second somewhat larger ; a
prjemarginal series of small blackish dots round posterior part of
costa and termen: cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings grey;
cilia whitish-grey.
French Guinea, Konakri : 2 ex. (type Coll. Joannis).
Brachmia oMrectata, n. sp.
2 . 11 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders speckled
fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint infuscated except apex. Fore-
wings suboblong, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly
straight, somewhat oblique ; 8 and 9 out of 7 ; whitish-ochreous
speckled fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous, ])lical beneath first discal ;
a prajmarginal series of cloudy dark fuscous dots round posterior
part of costa and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, two sufi'iised fus-
cous shades. Hindwings pale whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joaunis). Allied to vecors.
Autosticha encycota, n. sp.
c5' . 16 mm. Head whitish mixed grey. Palpi whitish, second
joint dark fuscous except apex. Thorax fuscous irregularly mixed
whitish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse,
termen obli(iuely rounded : fuscous irregularly mixed Avhitibh and
blackish ; a dark fuscous dot on base of costa edged whitish beneath ;
stigmata large, cloudy, blackish, jdical slightly before first discal,
second discal largest, space between discal and beyond second more
whitish without blackish mixture ; an almost marginal series of
blackish dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia whitish-
f\iscou8, towards base sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings greyish;
cilia light ochreous-greyish.
Madras (Coll. Joannis) ; 2 ex.
Oegoconia isthmodes, n. sp.
(5 . 14 mm. Head white. Palpi moderate, white, terminal
GELKciriAD.ic. — Er.Acin.sTin.T:. 507
joint ij. Antcnnal ciliations 1 4. Tliorax white, a blackish mark
on shouliler. Forewings ratlicr narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, tcr-
men very obli(|Ucly rounded ; whitisli ; a narrow irregular dark
i'uscous ahnost basal fascia ; a narrow irregular dark fuscous streak
along dorsum from ^ to tornus, contliient with two very irregular
transverse blotches in disc representing stigmata • costal edge grey,
some grey irroration just beneath it, broader from middle to 4;
some fuscous irroration along termeri : cilia wiiite, on ternien a grey
jiatch. Jlindwings and cilia light grey.
New South Walks, Broken ]lill, October ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower),
ELACIIISTTD^.
Phthinostoma inamoena, n. sp.
2 . 9 mm. Head, thorax whitish suflusedly irrorated dark fuscous
except face, Forewings lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; greyish
sutiusedly irrorated dark fuscous, base of scales pale ; costa ob-
scurely sufiused dark fuscous anteriorly and beyond middle ; stigmata
dark fuscous, discal obscure, plical larger and more conspicuous,
rather beyond first discal : cilia pale greyish, thinly speckled black-
ish. Hindwiiigs grey ; cilia light grey.
CoORO, Dibidi, 3500 feet, January (I^ewcome) ; 1 ex.
MYLOCRITA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue short. Anteniioe ^, in cT
simple, basal joint moderate, with dense anterior flap of scales.
Labial pal])i rather short, porrected, slender, smooth, second joint
very short, terminal longer, pointed. Maxillary paljii obsolete.
Posterior tibiae clothed with long fine hairs above. Eorewings 2
from angle, 3 and 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent,
] 1 from middle, Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 3 and 4
absent, cell open between 2 and 5, 5 and 6 out of 7.
Mylocrita acratopis, n. sp.
cJ.lOmm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate; ochreous-white; plical and second discal stigmata in-
dicated by faint dashes of whitish-ochreous suffusion, with two or
three grey specks : cilia pale ochreous-greyish, round apex whitish
Avith two or three lines of scattered dark grey specks towards tips.
IJindwiiigs grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous.
South Australia, Adelaide, October ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Cryphioxena notosema, n. sp.
(5 . 13 mm. Head, thorax white, tongue obsolete. Palpi porrected,
grey-whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, acute; Avhite ; au
oblique-triangular dark fuscous blotch on dorsum near base, a
trapezoidal spot beyond middle, and an erect-triangular spot of
508 EXOTIC MIOBOLEPIDOPXERA.
irroration at tornus, these connected by an irregular dorsal lino;
two or three scattered dark fuscous scales towards costa, and a small
group towards apex : cilia light grey, on costa white, on upper ])art
of termen mixed white, at apex with a patch of black irroration.
Hindwiugs 3 absent ; grey ; cilia light ochreous-grey.
Victoria, Gisborue ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Elachista strepens, n. sp.
5 . 5 mm. Head, thorax rather dark grey. Palpi whitish, ex-
ternally irrorated dark fuscous except apex of joints. Ahdomon
dark grey. Forewings lanceolate ; rather dark ashy-fuscous ; a
cloudy whitish dot on costa at f , and one at 4 extended into cilia ;
several white terminal specks : cilia light grey, round apex basal
half rather dark ashy-fuscous. Hindwiugs dark grey ; cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong, (September {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Elachista deficiens, n. sp.
6 . 7 mm. Head, thorax pale grey closely speckled blackish.
Palpi whitish irrorated dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Fore-
wings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous, base of scales
minutely pale ; a cloudy whitish dot beneath costa before middle,
one on fold hardly beyond this, one on costa at |, and one on tornus
opposite, all indistinct: cilia grey, round apex irrorated dark fus-
cous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, April (Pole) ; 1 ex.
Elachista antipetra, n, sp.
c? . 6 mm., 2 7 mm. Head whitish-grey, speckled blackish.
Palpi whitish irrorated dark fuscous. Thorax, abdomen grey.
Forewings lanceolate, apex somewhat produced ; dark fuscous,
slightly pale-speckled, in $> more blackish, basal area grey, in $
paler; a narrow rather irregular somewhat oblique white fascia at
I ; opposite transverse white spots at |, narrowly separated : cilia
light grey, round apex thinly speckled black, at apex a suffused
white bar. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, October {Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
Elachista leucosoma, n. sp.
5 . 7 mm. Head, whitish-grey. Palpi whitish irrorated dark
fuscous except apex of second joint. Thorax grey. Abdomen
silvery-white, a black mark on each side of prseanal segment above.
Forewings lanceolate, apex rather produced, acute; light grey,
irregularly irrorated dark grey; plical and second discal stigmata
obscurely darker: cilia light grey, base sprinkled dark grey. Hind-
wings grey; cilia light grey.
Punjab, Abbottabad, June (Fletcher); 1 ex.
BLACHISTID^ (ECOPHOEIDiE. 509
Elachista spiculifera, n. sp.
c? . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax whitish irrorated dark fuscous.
Palpi whiiirth, sprinkhKl bhickisli anteriorl)-. Abdomen grey, anal
tuft whitish. Forowings lanceolate ; dark brownish-grey, irrorated
wliitish : a more or less developed line interrupted blackish line along
fold from near base to | of wing ; stigmata black, first discal small,
somewhat elongate, plical somewhat beyond this, elongate, second
diacal daah-liko : cilia greyish, round apex more or less suffused
white and sprinkled dark grey, with a median series of black points,
llindwings dark grey; cilia grey.
CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet (JS^etvcome) ; S. India, Ootacaraund,
8500 feet (Fletcher) ; September to December, 10 ex.
Elachista fucosa, n, sp.
c{ . 9 mm Head groy- whitish. Palpi whitish irrorated blackish
except tips of joints. Thorax dark grey sprinkled whitish. Fore-
wings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; grey suffusedlj'- irrorated
whitish and speckled dark fuscous ; a fulvous streak along fold from
base to f , and one in disc from above apex of this to | ; a thick
oblique dark fuscous streak from costa at ^ to median streak, edged
anteriorly whitish, and a similar spot on dorsum beneath its apex;
a short black dasli in disc towards apex (second discal stigma) : cilia
light greyish, base speckled black, at apex a short black median line.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, towards base slightly tinged
fulvous.
SouTa Australia, Adelaide, September ; 2 ex. (type Coll. Lower).
(ECOPHORID^.
Macrohathra monoxantha, n. sp.
5.13 mm. Head, thorax dark fusoous. Palpi ochreous-whitish
lined dark fuscous. Forewings lanceolate ; dark fuscous ; a broad
yellow irregular-edged transverse fascia occupying from ^ nearly to
middle : cilia dark grey. Hindwings fulvous-grey, towards apex
dark grey ; cilia grey tinged ochreous towards base.
Queensland, Cairns, February (Bodd); 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Macrobathra crococosma, n. sp.
2 . 14 mm. Head pale yellowish. Palpi whitish-yellow, anterior
edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Thorax purplish-fuscous,
posterior extremity pale yellowish. Abdomen light ochreous-
yellowiah, tinged greyish posteriorly, Forewings elongate-lanceo-
late ; purplish-fuscous, irrorated dark fuscous towards margins of
markings; markings light ochreous-ycllow; a broad transverse fascia
at |, somewhat narrowed tow'ards costa ; a transverse spot on middle
of costa, and somewhat broader rounded spot on dorsum opposite ;
510 EXOTIC MICHOLFOPIDOPTERA.
a rather largo roiinded-lriaiigiilar spot on costa at |, and siiuill ol)-
scure dot on tornus oppo.-sito ; a small s]i()t ot'dark fuscous irroration
in disc at |, containing several pale yellowish scales : cilia light
fuscous, suffused light ochreous-yellowish towards base, Ilindwiugs
dark grey ; cilia grey.
QuEENSLAKD, Cairns, 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Triclonella calyptrodes, n. sp.
c? . 13 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. Palpi, antennae
blackish lined white. Forewings apex tolerably pointed, termen
obliquely rounded; dark fuscous; indistinct rather oblique fasciie
of grey suffusion at |, middle, and |, first irregular, constricted iu
middle, second rather broad, marked with a fine very oblique white
strigula on costa, third narrowed on tornus, forming a small white
spot on costa ; three or four minute white marginal specks round
apex : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Teffe, January (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Eulechi'ia encratodes, n. sp.
c? . 22 mm. Head white with some grey hairs. (Palpi missing.)
Antennal ciliations 2^. Thorax while sprinkled grey. Forewings
rather elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly
straight, oblique ; white thinly sprinkled fuscous ; a short very
oblique blackish streak from base of costa ; a black dash edged fus-
cous beneath on fold about | ; stigmata blackish, discal connected
by a strong blackish streak, plical small, beneath first discal ; a series
of small rather dark fuscous spots on posterior half of costa and
smaller dots on termen ; angulated subterminal line represented by
a spot of rather dark fuscous sufiusion opposite apex, and two or
three cloudy dots above and below this : cilia white, some slight dark
fuscous median dots. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-grey-whitish.
New South Wales, Dorrigo ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Next xi/lo-
pterella.
Eulechria holmodes, n. sp.
(S . 22-23 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey-ochreous, patagia
sometimes sufi"used fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint
fuscous except apex. Antennal ciliations 2k. Forewings sub-
oblong, costa anteriorly moderately arched, termen obliquely rounded ;
pale greyish-ochr eons, sometimes partially whitish-tinged; a greyish-
ochreous or fuscous triangular blotch extending over basal fourth of
costa, and a grejish-ochreous triangular or wedgeshai)td blotch
extending on costa from -J^ to |, space between these more whitish-
tinged ; stigmata small, dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, an
additional dot between and above discal, and another beneath second
discal ; sometimes some slight fuscous sufl'usion towards dorsum
before middle ; extremities of subterujinal line indicated by slight
fuscous suffusion; a terniinal scries of small fuscous dots:
(ecophortd.t:. 511
cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-oclircous-grcy ;
cilia whitish-grey-oclireous.
QuEEN^sLANi), Cairiis ; 2 ex. (type Coll. Lower), ^'ear haryptera.
Eulechria orbitalis, n. sp.
S. 9 mm. Head, thorax whit.ish-ochreous. CPalpi migsing.)
Antennnl ciliations 1 ?j. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched,
n])ex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochrcous,
somewhat 8[)rinlded pale greyish ; a small blackish dot towards
costa near base ; discal stigmata blackish, second larger ; a series
of small irregular dark grey dots near margin round posterior third
of costa and termen to before tornus, slightly indented opposite apex :
cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish.
QcEENSLAND, Cairns ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Eulechria cypliocentra, n. sp.
c? . in mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark grey sprinkled whitish.
Antennal ciliations Ig. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched,
apox obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly oblique ; dark grey
irroratod white, darkest towards median area of costa ; a small
cloudy dark spot near base in middle ; stigmata dark fuscous, first
discal moderate, second forming a curved transverse mark, an un-
defined streak of white suffusion connecting these, plical small,
indistinct, slightly beyond first discal ; a cloudy darker curved sub-
terminal line obsolete towards extremities, somewhat indented
opposite apex : cilia pale grey suffused white, a darker grey subbasal
line. Hindwings grey; cilia pale grey, base and tips whitish.
Queensland, Warra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Allied to tanyscia and
celata, both of which have dark fuscous hindwings.
PERIORYCTA, n. g.
Head very short, with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue
sliort. Antennae in cS strongly fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint
moderate, with pecten. (Labial palpi broken.) Maxillary palpi
rudimentarj'. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs above. Forewings
I h furcate, 2 from angle, 3 absent, 7 and 3 stalked, 7 to termen,
II from middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 4 absent,
5-7 parallel.
Allied to Ocystola group ; distinguished by neuration, except from
Plochosaris, from which it differs by anteniiic and form of hindwings,
doubtless also by labial palpi, which may be assumed to be smooth-
scaled as in allied genera.
Periorycta stelidias, n. sp.
c?. 16 mm. Head, thorax yellow-ochreous, crown suffused dark
grey. Antenna? stout, ciliations 2^. Forewings elongate, costa
gently arched, apex pointed, termen very oblique ; yellow-ochreous ;
transverse brown blotches in disc before middle and at )f, resting on
512 EXOTIC MlCROLEl'IDOrTKRA.
a narrow bvown streak oxtonding along posterior half oi' dorsum
and torraen to apex, continued along apical part of costa and
terminating in upper extremity of second blotch : cilia brown,
llindwings dark fuscous ; cilia brownish-fuscous.
Queensland, Mackay ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
ZATRICIIODES Meyr.
Head smooth ; tongue rudimentary. Antennte nearly 1, in (5
moderately ciliated, basal joint stout, without pecten. Labial palpi
moderate, curved, second joint with appressed scales, terminal half
second, slender, acute. All tibia) and basal joint of posterior tarsi
densely clothed with very long rough spreading hairycales.
Eorewiugs 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen. Hiudwings under 1,
broad-lanceolate, cilia 1 ; neuration normal.
Characters recited here for Australian students.
Zatrichodes hcrrifica, n. sp.
(S . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous. Posterior tibite
pale ochreous partially tinged fulvous, two broad fuscous i bands.
I'orewings rather narrow, costa hardly arched, apex tolerably
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; light ochreous, irregularly
clouded fuscous ; costal edge dark fuscous anteriorly ; a clovidy fus-
cous blotch somewhat mixed dark fuscous in disc at | ; apex pale,
preceded by an angulated cloudy fuscous shade : cilia fuscous,
towards tips light ochreous round apex. Hindwings pointed, dark
fuscous; cilia as in forewings, dorsally suffused light ochieous.
NoKTH AusxEALiA, Port Darwin ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Philobota auxoscia, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi white, second joint
pinkisli-fuscous except apex, terminal joint infuscated anteriorly.
Thorax whitish-ochreous dorsally tinged pinkish. Forewings
elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen faintly sinuate,
rather strongly oblique ; pale brownish-ochreous with faint pinkish
tinge, whitish-tinged towards costa anteriorly, deeper brownish-
ochreous beneath fold anteriorly and towards apex; two cloudy
irregular transverse shades of rather dark fuscous sufiusiou, first
from ^ of costa to beyond middle of dorsum, second from beyond
middle of costa to f of dorsum, acutely angulated in disc ; second
discal stigma cloudy, rather dark fuscous, preceding second shade :
cilia grey-whitish, on termen some scattered dark fuscous scales at
base, at apex a dark grey spot. Hindwings ochreous-white, apex
suffused pale grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish, round apex tinged grey.
VicToEiA, Gisborne ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Next archescia.
Pachybela sarcosma Low.
Six fine specimens kindly sent by Mr. Lower enable me to certify
that this interesting insect belongs to the geuus Pacht/hela Turn.,
Vol. II. Pt. 17.] /[Pp. 513-544-
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EXOTIC
MIGROLEPIDOPTERA.
By
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cli;if;ieferised amongst Pliilohotides b}' its unusiinlly atnut pal|)i
and comi)lete absence of tongue and maxillary palpi. The cS lias
an expansil)le hairpencil rising from base of hind wings lying along-
side of abdomen.
Meleonoma basanista, n. sp.
S- 9 mm. Head ochreous-wliitish. Palpi ochreons-whitish,
biisal halt" of second joint dark fuscous. Thorax whitish, anterior
half and a posterior s[)ot blackisli. Abdomen grey-whitish. Fore-
wings elongate-lanceolate; blackish; extreme bise whi ish ; raod( r ie
irregular-edged ochreous-white fasciiE at \ and middle ; an ochreous-
wliite transverse spot on costa at |^, and smaller tornal spot somewhat
beyond it ; a small ochreous-white apical spot : cilia ochrcous-whito.
Hindwings light grey, paler towards base ; cilia ochreous-whitisji.
ViCTOKiA, Melbourne; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Kesembles a Limnoecia.
Depressaria hermophila, u. sp.
2 . 18 mm. Head pale ochreous, somewhat mixed dark grey.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint sprinkled dark fuscous, terminal
joint with two rings of dirk fuscous irroration. Thorax i)ale
ochreous, somewhat sprinkled fuscous, with a horseshoe-shaped dark
f iscous streak on dorsum. Porewings elongate, moderate, costa
gently arched, apex rounded, termen rather obliquely rounded; 2 and
'6 stalked ; pale yellow-ochreous, here and there slightly brownish-
tinged, a few scattered fuscous and dark fuscous scales ; a somewhat
excurved transverse blackish-grey streak almost at base ; a small
blackish-grey mark on costa at | ; a flattened-triangular blackish-
grey blotch extending on costa from middle to |, and reaching -J
across Aving ; first discal stigma indicated by some light brownish
suffusion and a few dark grey scales, second by a whitish dot (cilia
abraded). Hindwings light grey; cilia grey-whitish, a greyish
subbasal shade.
Prench Guinea, Xonakri ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Cryptolechia centroleuca, n. sp.
2 . 18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochrcous-whitish,
second joint dark fuscous, terminal much shorter". Thorax fuscous.
Porewings rather dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse-
pointed, termen straight, rather oblique ; 7 to apex ; whitish-
ochreous, some scattered dark fuscous scales, costa yellowish-tinged,
with some blackish specks ; a narrow fuscous basal patch, suffusedly
extended along costa to | ; plical and first discal stigmata small,
black, plical ralher posterior, second discal whitish, surrounded with
a cloud of fuscous suffusion, darkest immediately round it ; veins
beyond cell somewhat marked fuscous ; a blotch of fuscous suffusion
on costa towards apex ; a terminal series of blackish dots : cilia
light greyish-ochreous, a greyish subbasal shade. Hindwings
rather light grey; cilia ochreous-whitish, alight grey subbasal shade.
SiKKi-M, Darjiling; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Perhaps near eon.
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514 EXOTIC MICUOLKriDOl'TEUA.
Psendodoxia subacuta, n. sp.
c? . 17 nun. Head li<;ht jjrey suifusedly iiTorutod ochrcous-
wlutish. Tiilpi ratlier dark fuscous. Antennae serrulate. Tliorax
grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arclied, apex tolerabiy
pointed, termen scarcely rounded, very oblique ; grey irroialed
fuscous ; stigmata strong, dark fuscous, plical oblitjuely before first
discal; an almost marginal series of large dark fuscous dots round
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia light grey, basal half
fuscous-sprinkled. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish, a faint
greyish subbasal shade.
S. India, Palnis, 6000 feet {Camj)bell) ; 1 ex. Also two seen from
same region in Coll. Joanuis,
EUCOSMID.E.
Ancylis catharaspis, u. sp.
5 . 10 mm. Head white, sides of crown light grey. Palpi white,
externally greyish towards base. Thorax whitish-giey. Forewings
slightly dilated, apex obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, rather obliquely
rounded beneath ; fulvous-brown, dorsal half and basal area sufi'used
dark purple-grey ; indistinct oblique deeper strigae from costa, short
faint whitish striguloe between these; a subtriangular white tornal
blotch, a blackish dot in this and short fine black dash above it: cilia
white, round apex rather dark purplish-grey. Hindwings 3 and 4
stalked ; light grey, darker towards apex ; cilia whitish, a pale grey
subbasal line.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Forewings less falcate
than usual.
Ancylis arcitenens, n. sp,
5. 12 mm. Head wliitish, sides of crown light brownish.
Palpi light brownish, a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on second
joint, terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Thorax rather
dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, apex tolerably pointed, termen
concave beneath apex, then rather obliquely rounded ; white
suflusedly mixed grey and light brownish, costa strigulated dark
f\iscous ; basal patch grey strigulated dark fuscous, occupying |
of wing, edge slightly and irregularly curved ; central fascia
moderate, oblique, dark fuscous, posterior edge angulated above
middle, from middle a suftused lobe extends above ocellus to a
blackish dash towards apex ; costa beyond this with four pairs of
whitish strigulae, whiter and more distinct to-wards apex ; ocellus
forming a whitish tornal patch mixed pale bluish-grey, pointed
above: cilia pale brownish, above apex dark fuscous. Hind-
wings 3 and 4 stalked; grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia whitish,
a gi'ey subbasal shade.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
EUCOSMID^. 515
Eucosma chionopbricta, u. sp.
2 . 21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somcvvhat
oblique ; white, coarsely and suftusedly strigulated throughout very
pale greyish-ochreous ; three irregular approximated blackish dots
iti ocellus: cilia white. llindwings 3 and 4 long-stalked; pale
grey suffused white anteriorly ; cilia white, a faint greyish basal
shade.
CniNA, Shanghai; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Eucosma mnliebris, n. sp.
cJ . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale whitish-ochreous. Fore-
wings moderate, costa slightly arched, without fold, apex obtuse,
tormen straight, somewhat oblique ; some faint ochreous sufi'usion
beneath fold before middle ; faint oblique ochreous streaks from
costa at middle and | ; two minute black dots in ocellus : cilia
Avhitish-ochreous. Hindwings 3 and 4 long-stalked ; grey, darker
posteriorly ; cilia whitish.
CoKKA, Mai-hou-wong; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). l^eai intacta.
Eucosma aganodes, n. sp.
d . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light grey, crown tinged
ochieoue, patagia suffused ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrowed
towards base, costa gently arched, with moderate fold from base to
|, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, rather oblique ; light grey ;
basal patch occupying i of wing, hardly defined, formed of suffused
dark fuscous strigulation, with some slight ochreous tinge ; central
fascia formed of ochreous suffusion, rather narrow, oblique, posteiior
edge with a blackish mark near dorsum ; five pairs of white striguloe
on posterior half of costa, from between those undefined irregular
rather oblique streaks of ochreous suffusion crossing wing, last pair
followed by a suffused ochreous apical spot ; ocellus indicated by
faint leaden-grey lateral margins, some blackish specks between and
above these : cilia grey-wliitish, a dark grey subbasal line, round
apex and upper half of termen a dark grey apical line, a fine white
bar beneath apex. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; grey; cilia grey-
whitish, a grey subbasal line.
S. India, (probably Madras region) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Eucosma metacritica, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 18-20 mm. Head (S greyish-ochreous, 5 grey. Palpi
dark grey. Thorax greyish-ochreous, sometimes dorsally grey.
Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, little oblique ; ochrcous-
whitish, in $ mostly suffused light brownish and mixed with grey
strigulation ; basal patch brownish mixed grey with some dark
grey strigulce, edge very oblique, irregular; four small oblong
2l2
510 EXOTIC JllCnOLEPlDOrTEKA.
(l;irk fuscous spots on costa posteriorly, in 5 indistinct, a subcostal
dark fuscous streak or some undefined short lines beneath these;
an irreguhir dark fuscous spot in disc at ^, in $ suffused and less
distinct ; veins beyond cell more or less lined brownish, especially
in 5 ; some brown suffusion along dorsum posteriorly ; two or
tliree small black dots near ternien above tornus, and one towards
apex, sometimes also one or two others, and three minute specks on
upper part of termen : cilia whitish, towards apex and tornus
suffused dark grey, on termen a basal feliade in J dark grey, in
5 chestnut-brown. Hindwings 3 and 4 connate; grey, rather
tiiinly scaled, veins darker grey ; cilia Avhitish-grey, towards base
greyer. Hindwings beneath in (^ with dorsum thickened with
rather rough darker grey scales.
China, Shanghai ; 3 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Closely related to
melaiiaula, but cT characters of hindwings quite different ; eliitana
Kenn., which I have not seen, is probably an allied species.
Eucosma atelosticta, o. sp.
$. 14-15 mm. Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi yellow- whitish,
base and apex of second joint, and terminal joint (nearly concealed
in hairs of second) dark bluish- fuscous. Thorax yellow-ochreous
strigulated dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather dilated, costa
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex,
little oblique; yellow-ochreous, deeper towards costa posteriorly;
costa with oblique blackish wedge-shaped marks throughout, last
four followed by whitish marks ; wing from base up to and
including central fascia strigulated dark iuscous, fascia partially
suff'used dark grey, moderate, oblique, narrow on costa, angulated
in middle ; a blue-leaden striga from beyond middle of costa to
near termen beneath apex ; ocellus surrounded by a broken leaden-
metallic ring, containing two or three minute blackish dots, above
it a very fine interrupted blackish line : cilia pale ochreous-
yellowish, a blackish basal line interrupted beneath apex and above
termen, tips grey round apex. Hindwings 3 and 4 very short-
stalked ; dark grey ; cilia whitish, becoming greyish on lower part
of termen and dorsum, a dark grey subbasal line.
Chika, Shanghai ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Eucosma meridaspis, n. sp.
(5' 5 . 14-15 ram. Head whitish. Palpi yellow-whitish, base
and apex of second joint, and terminal joint bluish-grey. Thorax
ochreous-whitish strigulated dark fuscous. Forewings elongate,
rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly
sinuate beneath apex, hardly oblique ; dark fuscous from base to
central fascia suflfusedly striated transversely ycllow-wbitish, on
costa with white strigulas ; central fascia rather narrow, dark
fuscous more or less strigulated yellowish, oblique, angulated in
middle ; beyond this costa dark fuscous with a pair of white
EU00SMTDJ3, 517
strigulro and four oblique wliite thicker marks, subcostal area
beneath this ochreous-yellowish with two very oljlique blue-Ieadeu
BtrigJB ; ocellus forming a round pale j'ellovv blotch containing an
erect silvery-metallic streak on each side, a dot at bottom, and four
short blackisli dashes between the lateral streaks, uppermost joining
their tips : cilia light yellowish, a dark fuscous basal line on upper
part of termen, tips grey round apex. Hindwiugs 3 and -t connate;
dark grey ; cilia whitish, a grey subbasal line.
China, Shanghai ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Nearly related to
atdosticta but distinct.
Eucosma prominens, n. sp.
2 . 20-21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark grey speckled whitish.
Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, termen.
7iearly straight, somewhat oblique ; grey speckled whitish, between
markings with suffused irregular striae, costa dark fuscous with
pairs of whitish stiigubc ; basal patch more or less blackish-
strigulated, large, edge angulated and acutely prominent in middle,
preceded on lower half by greyish-ochreous suffusion ; central fascia
oblique, narrow on costa ;ind gradually dilated, greyish-ochreous
with blackish dash in middle and more or less blackish-marked on
edges ; some undefined grej'ish-ochreous marbling posteriori}-, some
blackish marking above middle towards termen. more or less
developed; ocellus little marked, light greyish-ochreous, lateral
margins of whitish strije and grey speckling : cilia grey with
lines of wliitish speckling. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked; grey, termen
darker-suffused ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal shade.
Punjab, !J[urree, 7500 feet, June [Dutt) ; 2 ex.
Eucosma defensa, n. sp.
S 9 . 10-12 mm. Head, palpi grey. Thorax dark fuscous
slightly speckled whitish. Forewings suboblong, costa anteriorly
gontly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly sinuate, some-
what oblique ; dark fuscous, slightly whitish-speckled, costa with
groups of very fine oblique white strigulse, a single inwards-oblicpie
white mark towards apex ; basal patch more whitish-irrorated.
especially towards dorsum, limited by an angulated fascia of
blackish suffusion, separated by an angulated leaden fascia speckled
whitish on dorsum from narrow irregular oblique blackish central
fascia, its posterior edge triangularly prominent in middle ; beyond
this an angulated transverse blue-leaden streak and another
posteriorly, these limiting the ocellus, between their upper portions
a series of several small black marks ; a minute whitish terminal
mark beneath apex : cilia dark grey, somewhat whitish-speckled.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, tips whitish.
Fiji, Lautoka, bred in November and December from larvje
feeding on leaves ni Potif/amia glabra (Leg^iniinosa) {Greenivood) ;
4 ex. Type Brit. Mus.
518 EXOTIC MICROLEriDOrTERA.
Eucosma siibdecora, n. sp.
S . 9 mm. Head, palpi dark grey. Tliorax dark grey some-
wliat whitish-sprinkled. Forewings elongate-triaTigular, costa
slightly arched, cilia somewhat prominent at |, termen rather
obliquely rounded ; dark leaden-grey obscurely strigulated with
white speckling; a dark grey fascia edged blackish at ^, obtusely
angulated in middle ; a subquadrate blackish-grey spot on dorsum
towards tornus ; an obscure fascia of dark suffusion from | of costa
to tornus, some faint irregular ochreous tinge about and beyond
this ; some slight orange-fulvous marks on apical margin and
middle of termen ; obscure violet-leaden lateral margins of ocellus :
cilia pale grey, a black basal line. Hindwings 4 absent ; dark
grey, thinly scaled anteriorly ; a suffused, light ochreous-yellow
spot in middle of disc ; cilia grey, a black subbasal line.
Madras, Palnis, 7000 feet, August (Fletclier) ; 1 ex.
Eucosma ineridospila, n. sp.
c? 5 • 13-14 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders
greyish. Palpi whitish, second joint with greyish median spot and
apical baud. Maxillary palpi distinct, slender, subascending,
Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, costa gently arched, termen
sligbtly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; brownish-ochreous obscurely
whitish-sprinkled, sometimes partially greyish, some scattered
blackish scales or small strigulse, dorsum shortly strigulated
blackish, costa with oblique dark fuscous and whitish strigula3 ;
disc indistinctly streaked longitudinally fuscous; a brownish
prsetornal spot, anterior dorsal portion occupied by a smaller
rhomboidal black spot; three or four oblique brown streaks from
costa posteriorly ; ocellus obscurely pale, crossed by three or four
indistinct dark fuscous dashes, lateral margins obscurely silvery,
more or less fuscous suffusion above it : cilia ochreous- Avhitish,
somewhat grey-mixed, round apex suffused dark grey. Hindwings
3 and 4 stalked ; light grey, darker towards termen ; cilia whitish,
a grey subbasal line.
Brazil, Obidos, Santarem, August, September {Pca-ish) ; 6 ex.
The maxillary palpi throughout the Tortricina are normally
rudimentary or obsolete, nor have I noticed any other instance of
their development to the extent found in this species, yet it appears
to be merely a specific idiosyncrasy without systematic importance.
Eucosma encaustica, n. sp.
J 5 . 14-16 mm. Head, palpi, and anterior margin of thorax
dark fuscous or blackish variably tinged purple-crimson, rest of
thorax iridescent grey. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, costa
gently arched, termen vertical ; leaden-bluish, strewn numerous
indistinct whitish dots or small strigulae, these sometimes tinged
rosy-purplish, costal edge dark fuscous ; basal area with some
EUCOSMIDiE. 519
suffaserl coarse dark crimson-fuscous strigulic ; a scmioval dark
crinisoii-f'uscous blotch on middle of dorsum ; costal area oti
posterior half suffused purplish, costa with short oblique leadeu-
blue strigte from pairs of whitish strigulae, one from | ruuning to
a white dot near termeri beneath apex, apical margin suffused deep
ferruginous, a series of fine black dashes from beneath costa at
I into ocellus, which is margined posteriorly by a leaden-metallic
mark edged whitish on tcrmen, and beneath by a whitish line,
below which is a round leaden-blue wliitish-edged spot : cilia
leaden more or less broadly ochreous-whitish on tornal area, tinged
ferruginous on middle of terraen. Ilindwings 3 and 4 connate ;
dark fuscous ; cilia grey, darker towards base.
HuAziL, Santarem, Obidos, Parintins, Manaos, August to Novem-
ber (^Farinh) ; (j ex.
OMIOSTOLA, n. g.
Palpi moderate, subasccnding, second joint thickened with rather
rough scales beneath, terminal joint very short, obtuse. Antennae
cJ minutely ciliated. Tliorax without crest, patagia in c? ending
in expansible tuft of long scales. Eore wings 7 and 8 sometimes
stalked. Hindsvings 3 and 4 connate, 5 approximated, 6 and 7
closely approximated towards base, upper margin of cell curved
upwards and connected with 8 in middle.
Type ali)hitopa Meyr. ; genla Busck is also referable here. A
development of JEucosma.
Omiostola alphitopa, n. sp.
S . 15-18 mm. Head whitish, crown sometimes tinged brownish.
Palpi lilac, apex white. Thorax light lilac-brownish, patagial tufts
partly whitish. Porewings elongate-triangular, costa abruptly
arched about |, termen rounded, little oblique ; 7 and 8 short-
stalked ; dark brownish-purple ; an oblique triangular dark ferru-
ginous blotch from dorsum towards base reaching half across wing;
costal half from base and terminal area beyond a line from | of
costa to tornus thickly strewn ochreous-whitish dots and strigulai ;
costa with dark leaden oblique strignloe, on posterior half brownish-
ochreous and with some obli(pie deep ferrugiuous streaks between
these, last two blue-leaden streaks longer and united at tips, lying
in a triangular ochreous and deep ferruginous apical blotch ; a
short transverse leaden mark before termen in middle, preceded by
two black dots : cilia glossy dark purple-grey. Hindwings dark
giey ; cilia light grey, a darker subbasal line.
JJKAZiL, (Jbidos, Manaos, September, November (ParisJi)] 2 ex.
Omiostola macrotrachela, n. sp.
(5 . 30-35 mm. Head, thorax dark purple-brownish, patagial
tufts whity-brownish. Palpi ferruginous-browniish. Porewings
elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, little oblique; 7 and 8
separate ; rather dark purplish-fuscous ; a ferruginous-blackish
520 ■RXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrTERA.
tliick streak beginning on dorsum near base, curved up from ^ and
sinuate to dit^c above and before middle, extremity truncate and
witb short projections at each angle ; area above and within the
curve of this streak paler-suffused and rosy -tinged ; some whitisli-
ochreous suffusion on transverse vein and towards costa above tliis;
beyond this a darker subquadrato patch occupying costal half of
wing on apical area, costal and terminal portions deep ferr\iginous
with close leaden striae, remainder dark fuscous with several leaden
strife ; above tornus three irregular blackish dots edged chestnut-
brown. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Colombia, San Antonio, 5800 feet, November ; 2 ex.
Omiostola adamantea, n. sp.
cJ $ . 18-20 mm. Head purple-ochreous, upper part of face dark
fusoous, below this a round spot of whitish suffusion. Palpi dark
fuscous. Thorax fuscous, obscure stripes of ochreous eufl'usion on
each side of back anteriorly, sides purplish-tinged. Forewings
elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, termen somewhat bowed,
nearly vertical ; 7 and 8 separate ; deep purple suffused violet-blue
in disc ; costa with two small ferruginous spots before middle,
on posterior half rather broadly ferruginous with five or six violot-
blue strigse, first two or three uniting and continued to termen
beneath apex, beneath middle of this some fine black striation
separated by whitish- ochreous ; at -I of disc several small whitisli
dots in a transverse series ; upper part of terminal edge ferru-
ginous, before middle of termen a transverse pale shining blue
mark i^receded by two black dots ringed grey-whitish: cilia glossy
bronzy purple-grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
JiEAZiL, Alanaos, November {Parish) ; 5 ex.
Spilonota cryptogramma, n. sp.
S 15 mm., $ 18 mm. Head, thorax grey, in $ irro rated
white. Palpi grey, obscurely barred darker. Antennal notch in
(S at \. Forewings elongate, in J somewhat dilated, with broad
costal fold from base to middle, termen slightly rounded, somewhat
oblique; dark grey, speckled or irrorated white; costa with dark
grey marks passing into brownish posteriorly, costal fold in 6
barred blackish ; some iiregular brownish sufi'u&ion along fold from
base to middle, where it forms an irregular blotch with slight tuft
of scales, above this in J a patch of dark fuscous suffusion ; u])})er
half of central fascia in J rather narrow' , irregular, rather oblique,
dark fuscous, in § obsolete, lower half in both sexes represented
by a brown-grey or dark fuscous subtriangular spot before tornus ;
in § a narrow black depressed streak in disc from middle to |
edged brownish, with slight tuft of scales : two or three brownish
strigse from costa posteriorly ; in c? an irregular transverse brown
blotch marked with dark fuscous towards termen in disc, and spots
on apex and middle of termen, in $ only some indistinct brownish
suffusion: cilia grey speckled whitish, in $ indistinctly barred
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EUCOSMID^. 521
darker, in c? sufFusedly barred dark grey on median area of termen.
lliiulwings dark slaty-grey ; cilia grey, a slaty-grey suhbasal lino.
Fur, Lautoka, in the inouiitaiiiH, bred in December from larvie
feeding on leaves and intlorescence of unidentitied plant {Grten-
wood) ; 2 ex, (Brit, Mus.).
Acroclita trimelsena, n. sp.
cJ. 11 mm. Head whitish, partially tinged slightly brownish.
Palpi white, second joint barred dark brownish sufi'uaion. Thorax
"whitish, shoulders brownish. Forewings elongate, rather dilated,
costa gently arched, termen sinuate, little oblique ; whitish with
tips of scales dark grey, forming a very fine transverse striation ;
costa dark fuscous with pairs of white strigulje ; some undefined
irregular marks or spots of darker suft'usion indicating edge of basal
patch and central fascia ; a triangular pra^tornal spot of dark
fuscous suff'usiou ; a very oblique leaden striga from costa at .|,
angulated above middle and continued to form posterior margin of
ocellus : cilia fuscous speckled whitish. Kindwings thinly scaled,
whitish-grey ; some black scales on stalk of 6 and 7 ; a triangular
black patch beneath middle of disc, lying between posterior half of
cell and veins 2-5 ; a streak of blackish suffusion from tornus along
termen to below middle ; cilia whitish-grey, ou lower part of
termen dark grey with black subbasal line,
Burma, Thaton, March (^Fletcher)', 1 ex.
Bactra graminivora, n. sp.
S $. ]2-16 mm. Head whitish, sides of crown in S usually
greyish-tinged. Palpi white, a greyish band on second joint.
Thorax S greyish, $ greyish-ochreous. Ovipositor 5 bilobed,
projecting, Forewings termen straight, rather oblique ; in (^ grey,
darker-strigulated, in 5 usually more brown ish-ochreous ; costal
edge dark fuscous with oblique pale or whitish strigulse ; obtusely
angulated edge of basal patch sometimes indicated in disc by
darker suffusion ; discal portion of central fascia more or less
expressed by irregular oblique dark suffusion, below middle with a
darker spot forming an acute projection outwards ; a more or less
developed dark streak or elongate-triangular patch extending from
near this to apical part of termen ; a slender dark terminal streak :
cilia light greyish, above apex sometimes a small white 8])ot,
llindwings 6 grey, 5 whitish-grey or whitish ; cilia whitish, a
fiiue greyish subbasal line,
Bengal, Pusa, bred April to Juno from larvas mining stems of
Cynodon dacttjloii {Graminea') {Fletcher) 12 ex. (7 d , 5 § ). Pupa
with two distinct projecting anal papilla) (in both sexes); spines of
segmental series twice as long and strong as in commensalis, rather
less numerous, prajanal series ns\ially of 3 spines. The pupa of
B. tructdenta does not possess these papillte (w'hich are reduced to
dots), the spines also are more as in commensalis. In tnicidenta
I have described tho termen of forewings as straight, and it is
522 EXOTIC MICROLBriDOPTEEA.
practical!}' straight in one of tlie two original specimers, but in the
other it is faintly sinuate, and in 9 other examples obtained
subsequently which 1 identify with this species it is also slightly
sinuate, which seems the normal condition ; in no example of
yraminivora is there any trace of sinuation. In truculenta also
there is a white discal dot on end of cell which does not appear in
grannidvora.
Bactra commensalis, n. sp.
S ?. 10-12 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, a grey band
on second joint. Thorax oclireous-whitish sometimes tinged grey,
apex of ])atagia brownish. Ovipositor $ retracted. Forewings
termcn slightly rounded or straight, obliijue ; whitish-uchreous,
sometimes slightly greyish-tinged ; short oblique dark fuscous
strigulae on costa, some grey or brownish strigte from them
posteriorly ; markings brownish, variably suffused dark fuscous,
especially in d" ; a suSused blotch in disc at g, a larger and more
irregular blotch at g, sometimes connected with preceding, and a
wedge-shaped streak terminating in apex ; a dark fuscous terminal
line, veins in S sometimes dark-lined posteriorly : cilia grey with
fine lines of white specks. Hindwings cf grey or pale grey,
$ grey-whitish, veins sometimes grey; cilia whitish, a fine grey
subbasal line.
Bexgal, Pusa, bred April to June from larvge mining stems of
Cy melon dactylon {Fletcher)-^ 0 ex. (2 c? , 4 $ ) ; also BoMiiAY,
Surat, July {Maxwell-Lefroy), 1 S . Pupa without anal projecting
papillcc (reduced to dots) ; spines of segmental series very short and
numerous, prteanal series usually of 5 or 6 spines. This species
and qraminivord were bred together from the same material, and as
both are variable and similar were at first very perplexing ; but
Mr. Fletcher kindly and wisely forwarded me the whole of the
examples bred for examination, and also fortunately sent with
most of the specimens the pupal cases ; I was thus enabled to
satisfy myself of their distinctness. jS^o species of this difficult
genus has hitherto been reared from a grass.
Polychrosis parapliragma, n. sp.
$. 11 mm. Head, thorax light greyish, face whitish. Palpi
grev, terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Forewings
elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, ternien slightly rounded,
somewhat oblique; whitish, slightly find irregularly grey-sprinkled;
costa and dorsum strigulated dark grey ; markings brownish,
partially suffused black and grey irroration ; base narrowly grey ;
edo-e of basal patch indicated by a slender slightly oblique
transverse fascia at \, hardly bent in middle ; central fascia
moderate, slightly curved, hardly oblique, posterior edge with
small median projection; a small spot on costa at | ; an irregularly
transverse-oval blotch, pointed above, resting on termen below
middle and reaching from near costa to near tornus, upper half
largely blackish-mixed, lower without black; a suft'used apical
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spot nearly confluenf. with tins : cilia whitish mixed grey (im-
perl'ect). Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia grey-whitish,
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joaunis).
Argyroploce heliophanes, n. sp.
cf 2 • 16-17 ram. Head, palpi orange, in c? mottled dark
purple. Thorax orange, in J largely suffused and mottled dark
grey. Forewings triangular, costa bent somewhat beyond middle,
termeu rounded, somewhat oblique ; orange, deeper towards costa ;
basal patch formed by irregular dark fuscous, blue-leaden-metallic,
and dark crimson-brown markings, edge irregular, obtusely
angnlated below middle ; space between this and central fascia
ii-regularly mottled purplish and dark grey ; central fascia oblicjue,
indicated by a dark crimson-brown irregular spot on costa and an
irregular blotch of dark fuscous and grey markings on dorsal half ;
costa posteriorly red-brown, with short oblique leaden-blue
striguhie rising from whitish dots, a leaden-blue marginal line
round apex, and a striga near beneath costa from beyond middle,
curved near apex and continued interruptedly along terraen to
tornus ; preceding this a broad irregular blackish terminal fascia,
more broken up in c? , terminating above in a short dark red-
brown streak before apex, containing an irregular blue-leaden
streak from tornus reaching | across wing : cilia leaden-grey.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey subbasal line.
Peru, Iquitos, March to May (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Argyroploce sardiodes, n. sp.
c? . 16 mm. Head, thorax dark grey, thoracic crest small,
ferruginous. Palpi grey, second joint dark grey except apex.
Forewings rather broad, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched,
termen rounded, vertical ; blue-leaden-grey, on dorsal half some-
what suffusedly mixed dull orange-ochreous ; basal patch formed
by irregular dark fuscous marking, edge rather oblique ; central
fascia rather broad, oblique, ochreous-brown bectming deep
ferruginous on upper half posteriorly, broadest and posterior edge
angulated in middle ; costal edge dark fuscous with oblique white
striguloe from basal patch to apex ; a transverse deep feiTuginous
bar resting on median portion of termen, connected above by two
very fine irregular whitish strigae with costa about |, between
these two short deep ferruginous dashes, some slight ferruginous
marking adjoining costal and apical edge : cilia ferruginous, outer
half burred grey. Hindwings dark grey; cilia whitish, a dark
grey basal line.
Peru, Iquitos, March (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Argyroploce circumplexa, n. sp.
(^ . 15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous. Posterior
tibite and basal joint of tarsi with long dense whitish hairs above.
524 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Forewings suboblong, slightly dilated, costa gently arched, termen
rounded, little oblique ; dark fuscous ; basal area strigulated IjIuo-
leaden ; an oblique irregular fascia of interrupted blue-leaden
strite before middle from four small white costal strigula^ ;
posterior edge of central fascia defined by a fine whitish stria
from middle of costa to tornus, acute-triangular-prominent in
middle, some blue-leaden strigulation before this below middle and
on dorsum, beyond it a narrow light shining blue fascia finely
attenuated towards costa, separated by a whitish stria from a
curved pale grey submarginal streak marked with a series of short
black dashes and in middle with a spot of ferruginous-grey
suffusion and limited by a whitish stria partly marked metallic-
blue, apical edge beyond this light grey ; costal edge on posterior
half blackish with oblique white strigula) and marked beneath
ferruginous : cilia grey mixed darker, round apex suffused deep
ferruginous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia whitish-grey, a dark
grey subbasal line.
Ekazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Argyroploce conoterma, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax rosy-fuscous. Forewings
elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, termen slightly rounded,
little oblique ; rosy-fuscous, costa with oblique darker strigulte ;
some light greyish sufl'usion preceding a triangular dark fuscous
prsetornal spot from which a light brownish-ochreous band pointed
above extends along termen to near apes : cilia light brownish-
ochreous, round apex and costa rosy-fuscous. Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia light grey, a dark fuscous basal shade.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Perhaps near orophias.
Argyroploce dependens, n. sp.
J. 16 mm. Head, thorax brownish, face whitish-ochreous.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint speckled greyish. Forewings
elongate, slightly dilated, costa gently arched, termen straight,
hardly obli(]ue ; brownish-ochreous, somewhat sprinkled grey ; a
suffused dark f'uscons band extending along costa almost from base
to apex, on median area forming a broad-triangular patch suffused
beneatb with brown and extending | across wing, on costa with
two pairs of oblique white striguke before and three beyond
middle, two single white strigulai towards apex, and one beneath
apex ; interior of ocellus indicated by a transverse series of four
irregular-linear blackish-grey dots surrounded with slight brownish
suffusion ; a dark brown elongate mark on dorsum towards base ;
cilia brownish-ochreous, more brownish on upper part of termen.
Hindwings grey, darker towards apex ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey
subbasal lino.
China, Shanghai; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Allied to herbosa.
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Argyroploce capnodesma, n. sp.
c? 2' 13-15 mm. Head whitish-ochreous or whitish. Palpi
"whitiah, second joint towards base with spot of dark grc}' iiroralion.
Thorax oclircous-wliitish or light ochreous, somewliat mixed grey.
Forewings moderate, slightly dilated, terraen nearly straight,
somewhat oblique ; ochreous-whitish to light ochreous, irregularl}'
strigulated dark grey, ochreous-grey, or deeper ochreous; an
irregular dark stria indicating edge of basal patch ; costal edge
from this to apex with obscure pairs of whitish strigulse separated
by grey ; central fascia indicated by undetined grey or deep
ochreous suffusion, moderate, somewhat oblique;' an undefined
more or less developed terminal fascia of grey or deep ochreous
suflfusion : cilia whitish or wliitish-ochreous, a grey subbasal lino.
Hindwings grey, eomewhat darker posteriorly ; cilia whitish,
a dark grey subbasal line.
China, Shanghai ; 4 ex. (Coll. Joanuis).
Argyroploce hemiplaca, n. sp,
(^ . 17 mm. Head, palpi white. Thorax white, a dark fuscous
interrupted anterior bar. Forewings elongate-triangular, termen
rounded, somewhat oblique; ochreous- white; basal ])atch of coarse
blackish strigulation mixed leaden-metallic ouffusion, including a
white spot on base of costa, edge irregular, oblique ; a dark
fuscous mark on costa at 5, and one towards costa beyond it ;
upper half of central fascia formed by an oblique brownish blotcli
from costa mixed dark fuscous and margined leaden-metallic,
terminated beneath by a blackish spot in middle of wing, beyond
which is another separate small black spot, lower half represented
by faint greyish sufl'usion becoming much broader dorsally and
marked on dorsal edge with several dark fuscous strigulse ; cost a
posteriorly with three small oblique brownish spots with faint
strigfc, a fourth at apex ; an upwards-oblique fuscous streak from
middle of termen (cilia injured). Hindwings grey, paler anteriorly ;
cilia whitish, a greyish basal shade.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Near corticana.
Argyroploce stellans, n. sp.
(5'. 13 mm. Head ochreous-brown. Palpi greyish-ochrcous.
Thorax ochreous-brown, posteriorly mixed grey. Posterior tibiic
tufted above with dense greyish-ochreous scales, and with long
ochreous-whitish expansible hairs beneath these. Forewings
moderate, dilated, termen somewhat obliquely rounded ; dark
fuscous, irregularly strewn with somewhat raised leaden-metallic
spots except on a space towards middle of costa, two posterior
curved transverse series rising from a pair of white costal strigula^
at I : cilia leaden. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey
520 EXOTIC MICROLEI'IDOPTEEA.
subbiisal lino ; on dorsal edge above tornus a tuft of dark grey and
■whitish huirs, and a tuft of whiiish-ochreous hairs above this.
Uganda (IJcuyreaves) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). Near hTjyrantis.
Argyroploce constructa, n. sp.
S $ . 15-17 mm. Head ochreous-wbitish. Palpi whitish, a
small dark fuscous spot in middle of second joint, apex of second
joint and base of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous mottled
ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, dilated, terinen rather
obliquely rounded ; whitish, striated leaden-metallic between
markings ; costa dark fuscous, with pairs of whitish strigulae ;
basal patch mixed whitish, blackish, and leaden-metallic, limited
by an irregular-edged somewhat curved blackish fascia sometimes
mixed ochreous irroration ; a dark fuscous stria irrorated ochreous
beyond this; central fascia blackish, irregularly sprinkled ochreous,
little oblique, from near costa to middle broadly expanded
posteriorly, on lower half moderate, followed by a disconnected
transverse prsetornal spot ; a blackish fasciate streak suffusedly
irrorated ochreous from below middle of termen obliquely upwards
to uear costa ; a small transverse blackish apical spot, area
between this and preceding suffusedly irrorated ochreous : cilia
whitish, a blackish-grey subbasal line, tips round apex and upper
half of termen spotted grey. Hindwings dark grey, lighter
anteriorly ; cilia whitish, a dark grey subbasal shade, tips at apex
grey.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June {Dutt) ; 7 ex. Extremely
similar to the North America instructana.
ALEXILOGA, n. g.
Palpi curved, subascending, with appressed scales, terminal joint
moderate. Thorax smooth. Forewings 7 and 8 separate. Hind-
wings 3 and 4 connate, 5 nearly parallel, 6 and 7 remote, parallel.
Type rubiginosana Walk. Cat. xxviii, 401. Near Lasjjeijresia
and Hemimene. "^..^m .^'^ •" ■
Pammene dicastica, n. sp.
cJ . 13 mm. Head light grey. Palpi ochreous-grey-whitish.
Thorax grey speckled whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-
triangular, termen slightly sinuate, rather oblique ; grey closely
speckled whitish-ochreous, towards apex forming a very fine
regular striation ; anterior half with very faint traces of violet-
tinged transverse lines, two more perceptible before middle rising
from pairs of whitish costal strigulae ; three pairs of small white
costal strigulae beyond middle emitting short rather oblique violet-
leaden strigae, first directed towards apex of a thick leaden-
metallic streak forming anterior edge of ocellus, a small black dot
preceding apex of this streak, and 8 or 9 arranged in a double
transverse series beyond it : cilia fuscous-whitish, two dark fuscous
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lines, Hindwin<*s fuscous, tcrmeu suffused dark fuscous ; cilia
whitish, two dark fuscous lines.
Pdnjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June (Didt) ; 1 ox.
Hemimene neotricha, n. sp.
d" ?. 8-9 mm. Head pale yellowish-grey, face whilisli-
ochreous. Palpi pale j^ellowish, apex dark violet-grey. Tliorax
rather dark fuscous, patagia streaked ochreous, Forewings rather
elongate-triangular, costa c? with moderate fold from base to |
filled with long expansible whitish hairs, terraen indented beneath
apex, then rather obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, on basal area
and dorsal half throughout irregularly strigulated transversely
ochreous ; posterior half of costa with three pairs of small whitish
strigulae, long oblique blue-leaden strigaj from first and third of
these, and two strong rather oblique wedgeshaped white strigulae
before apex, costal area on posterior half suffused ochreous-
orange; a pale yellowish dash on subapical indentation ; three
black dots on lower part of termen : cilia leaden, a daik fuscous
basal lino. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dark fuscous
basal line.
Peru, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 3 ex. The only South American
species of the genus in which I have observed a costal fold.
Hemimene psacastis, n. sp.
cJ $. 9-11 mm. Head violet-grey. Palpi greyish, beyond a
pale yellowish median sj)ot deep violet-blue. Thorax dark grry
speckled ochreous-whitish. Eorewings somewhat elongate-tri-
angular, costa towards apex rather abruptly arched, teruien
indented beneath apex, theu rounded -prominent ; dark grey
closely and finely speckled ochreous-whitish, terminal third lighter
except on costa aud with several interrupted grey strise; three or
four very oblique irregular leaden-bluish strigie from costa
posteriorly ; a curved subterminal series of about 12 indistinct
blackish dots, towards costa sometimes striguliform : cilia pale
leaden-grey, a darker subbasal line. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
as in forewings,
Brazil, Para, Manaos, July, November (Parish) ; 5 ex.
Hemimene thylacura, n. sp.
cj . 9 ram. Head violet-grey. Palpi greyish-violet, second
joint with light ochreous-yellowish spot. Thorax grey, speckled
whitish. Abdomen elongate, slender, at apex some white scales,
and two expanded black hairpencils above ; uncus long, down-
curved, pointed, beneath it a whitish semitransparent bladderliko
sac apparently containing dark scales ; gnathos forming two
straight slender pointed processes ; valvne long, rather narrow,
apex somewhat upcnrved, rounded, lower edge rough scaled.
Forewings elongate-triangular, termen slightly indented beneath
528 EXOTIC MICKOLEriDOPXElU.
apex, then rather obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous speckled grej'-
Avhitish, obscure irregular darker transverse stria) ; some minute
oblique wliite strigulu) on costa, three more distinct posteriori}' ;
an oblique leaden-blue striga from costa before middle, and two
others posteriori}- obtusely angulated in disc and continued to form
margins of ocellus, last thrice interrupted, witliiti ocellus two
irregular transverse series of several small blackish dots each,
second extended towards costa ; two small indistinct dark dols
before middle of termen : cilia glossy violet-grey, a darker basal
line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia as in forewings.
Ekazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Hemimene octavia, n. sp.
c^" 2 . 9-10 mm. Head light ochreous-grey, face whitish-
ochreous. Palpi greyish, beyond an ochreous-j-ellow median spot
violet-blue. Thorax grey slightly speckled ochreous. Forewings
triangular, termen slightly indented beneath apex, somewhat
obliquely rounded; dark grey closely speckled ochreous, with
irregular dark transverse strise ; three or four curved-angulated
leaden-blue transverse strigse from whitish costal dots, fourth from
beyond middle of costa to dorsum before tornus ; three white dots
on costa posteriorly terminated by leaden-blue dots ; eight black
almost terminal dots surrounded by ochreous suffusion : cilia
leaden-grey. Hindwings rather dark grey, traces of indistinct
dark dots before termen ; cilia grey, a blackish-grey subbasal line,
extreme base pale.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March {Pa7nsh) ; 4 ex.
Hemimene citrophricta, n. sp.
c? . 7 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous freckled light yellow.
Palpi light yellow barred dark grey. Forewings triangular,
termen rather obliquely rounded ; dark purplish-fuscous, anterior
I finely striated transversely brassy-yellow ; beyond this area an
obscure curved leaden-metallic transverse streak ; one or two
pairs of very faint lighter strigulte on costa posteriorly ; cilia blue-
leaden. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dai'ker subbasal
line,
PiiAZiL, Para, July (ParisJi) ; 1 ex.
Hemimene semiarcha, n. sp.
c? . 8 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-grey, face ochreous-
whitish. Palpi greyish, beyond an ochreous-whitish median spot
greyish-violet. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa somewhat
bent at f , termen rather obliquely rounded ; dark bronzy-fuscous ;
eight oblique whitish strigulaj from costa between i and apex ; a
slightly curved rather thick transverse streak of suffused whitish
irroration from middle of dorsum reaching half across wing, two
faint oblique streaks of whitish irroration enclosing au obscure
EUCOSMIDiE. 529
bhie-leaden stria from first three costal strigulse running to apex
of this ; three irregular curved strite of whitish irroration from
next three costal strigulse running to dorsum before tornus, first
two enclosing an obscure blue-leaden stria ; three or four obscure
blue-leaden dots beneath last two costal sbriguUe ; a round black
apical dot, and five almost on terminal edge : cilia leaden-grey.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia light grey, a darker basal shade.
Brazil, Para, July (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Hemimene siderophanes, n. sp.
$. 9-10 mm. Head pale violet-grey, face ochreous-whitish.
Palpi grey, beyond an ochreous-yellow median spot greyish-violet.
Thorax grey. Porewings somewhat elongate-triangular, termen
slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark grey, dorsal | suffused
deep purple with indistinct grey transverse striation ; seven dark
leaden-blue streaks from costa between ^ and apex, first three
very oblique, reaching purple area, fourth short, oblique, fifth
and sixth almost uniting to form a loop, seventh moderate,
transverse, a dot beneath apex ; two short very fine black dashes
in disc beyond middle ; a round black apical dot ; four minute
black dots just before termen: cilia glossy violet-grey. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Brazil, TefFe, December ; Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ;
2 ex.
Hemimene polyplecta, n. sp.
c? 5 • 9 mm. Head, thorax grey, lower part of face whitish.
Palpi whitish, beyond an ochreous-yellow median spot greyish-
violet. Forewings somewhat elongate-triangular, termen slightly
bowed, somewhat oblique ; bronzy-grey, crossed except on basal
fourth by irregular curved-bent dark fuscous strise leaving lighter
striae some of which are more or less suffused light ochreous-
yellowish except towards costa, costal area with short oblique
leaden-blue streaks rising from white dots; praeterminal dark stria
obscurely dotted blackish : cilia glossy violet-grey. Hindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dark fuscous basal shade.
Brazil, Parintins, Telfe, October, December (ParisJi) ; 2 ex.
Hemimene fulvipalpis, n, sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax bluish-grey, face whitish. Palpi
light fulvous. Forewings triangular, costa posteriorly moderately
arched, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; smooth
bluish-slate-grey ; costa powdery- grey, towards apex four small
blackish-grey spots ; powdery-grey very irregular-edged curved
transverse streaks before and beyond middle and before termen,
first two each with a black spot in disc and partially suffused
blackish-grey towards dorsum, second with an oblique black dnsh
towards costa, third marked w'ith a fine black very oblique line on
VOL II. — October, 1922. 2 m
630 KXOTIC MICllOLEI'lDOPTBPvA.
upper portion and suffused dark grey on lower portion: cilia grey
(imperfect). Hiiidwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey, a darker
8ubl)asal line.
IJKAZIL, Pariutins, October (Parish) ; 1 ex,
Hemimene limenita, n. sp.
2 . 8-9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey, apical area of palpi
slightly bluish. Forewings somewhat elongate-triangular, teriuen
somewhat obliquely rounded ; purplish-fuscous sutfusedly overlaid
blue-leaden except towards apex, three small blue-leaden spots on
costa towards apex, two beneath these and one on termen beneath
apex ; a straight slender transverse dark fuscous streak from
middle of dorsum reaching | across wing ; a slender curved dark
fuscous streak from before middle of costa to dorsum before tornus;
a similar streak from | of costa to near termen in middle, and one
along termen, costa dark fuscous between posterior spots : cilia
greyish. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dark fuscous
basal line.
Brazil, Teffe, December {Parish); 3 ex.
Hemimene daedalopis, n. sp.
5 . 11-12 mm. Head grey or whitish-grey, face -whitish.
Palpi ochreous-whitish, apex grey. Thorax grey, patagia pale
greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-triangular, termen nearly
straight, little oblique ; dark fuscous, dorsal |, near base extending
to costa, rather obliquely irregularly striated greenish-ochreous-
whitish ; costa from 5 to f with three very oblique violet-leaden
strigaj rising from pairs of whitish strigulse to this area, some pale
greenish-ochreous suffusion or striation between lower portion of
these; costa posteriorly with four white strigulae, last three
emitting short violet-leaden strigse, beneath these some pale
greenish-ochreous suffusion ; ocellus laterally margined obscure
violet-leaden streaks, containing about five more or less elongate
cloudy blackish dots or marks ; an ochreous-whitish terminal line,
above middle two cloudy blackish dots : cilia violet-leaden, a
blackish basal line, Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a dark
fuscous basal line.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March {Parish) ; 2 ex.
Laspeyresia epantliista, n. sp.
S. 12-13 mm. Head, thorax fuscous, face paler. Pal[)i
ochreous-whitish. Abdomen grey. Forewings rather elongate,
somewhat dilateJ, termen sliglitly rounded, rather ol)lique ; rather
dark fuscous, lighter and greyish-tinged at base and towards costa
anteriorly, apical third golden- ochieous-brown except on costa;
from dorsum beyond middle a slightly curved somewhat oblique
rather narrow even whitish-yellow streak not reaching half across
wing; two oblique whitish marks on costa before middle terminated
by a leaden spot ; five wedgeshaped yellow-whitish marks on costa
j)08teri<)rly, first giving rise to an obtuselj' angulated leaden-
EUCOS.MIDiE. 531
niotallic streak running to near tornus (limiting golden-brown
area), third to an oblicjue leaden-metallic streak running to a
yellow-whitish terminal dot beneatli apex, beneath this a somewhat
interrujitod leaden-metallic streak forming posterior margin of
ocellus, between those about six fine irregular black dashes : cilia
light grey, a blackish basal line. Hindwings dark grey, somewhat
lighter towards base ; cilia light grey, a dark grey basal shade.
FiUNCn, Alpes Maritinies, in the mountains ; 2 ex. (Coll.
Joanuis).
Laspeyresia tonosticha, n. sp.
d 2' 16 i^^ui- Head c5" whitish-ochreous, $ light greyish-
ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish. Thorax purple-grey. Fore-
wings elongate triangular, tcrmen bowed, somewhat oblique;
purple-grey, apical area beyond an irregular line from middle of
costa to tornus more or less irregularly suffused whitish-ochreous;
au obli(]ue leaden-metallic streak from costa before middle reaching
half across wing, bent near apex ; a rather curved leaden-metallic
streak from costa beyond middle to tornus, preceded below middle
by sorao short black loiigilndinal striation, beyond it from tornus
to above middle about twelve short longitudinal black strios limited
jiosteriorly by an erect leaden-metallic streak ; costa posteriorly
spotted alternately whitish and dark fuscous, a leaden-metallic
striga from | of costa to termen beneath apex : cilia pale leaden, a
black basal line. Hindwings ( cJ missing) dark fuscous ; cilia
whitish, a dark fuscous basal line.
I3EAZIL, Parintins, Tefie, October, December (ParisJi) ■ 2 ex.
Laspeyresia perrupta, n. sp,
c? $ . 9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous speckled
whitish. Forewings r ther elongate-triangular, termen rounded,
little oblique; dark fuscous, speckled or finely strigulated whitish;
costa with groups of two or three very fine whitish strigula3 ; a
very oblique blue-leaden streak from costa before middle reaching
nearly half across wing ; a similar streak from middle of costa
abruptly curved-bent in middle and continued thickened to form,
anterior margin of ocellus, posterior margin formed by a leaden
streak interrupted by a black dash from interior, an irregular
interior series of three black elongate dots above this and two
below it, two or three blue-leaden dots beneatli costa towards
apex ; two or three black dots on ujtper part of termen : cilia
leaden, a dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia
grej', a dark fuscous basal line.
Bkazil, Teffo, December {Farish) ; G ex,
Laspeyresia sporosema, n. sp.
J. 12 mm. Head, palpi whitish-ochreous. Tliorax lilac-grey.
Forewings elongate-triangular, termen sinuate beneath ayex, some-
what oblique; purple-grey; costa from | with short whitish
2 M 2
532 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA.
strigulae, five metallic-blue atrigfe rising from between these, first
two very oblique, meeting at a point, third shorter, fourth very
short, fiftli running to termen beneath apex, a larger wedgeshapcd
white strigula before apex, costal area between these markings
with dark fuscous scales with yellow-whitish tips, forming a very
fine transverse striation ; dorsal f on posterior half of wing
occupied by a large patch of deep purple-blue suffusion, within this
a group of ochreous-whitish markings consisting of three or four
short wedgeshaped marks from dorsum and ratlier oblique series
of dots leading from them ; on loAver part of termen a fulvous bar
enclosing three black dots, and some fulvous strigulation before
and above this: cilia violet-leaden. Hindwings grey, darker
posteriorly ; cilia whitish-grey, a darker basal shade.
Bbazil, Obidos, September (Pai'ish) ; 1 ex.
Laspeyresia orthopyrga, n. sp.
(^ . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous. Forewings
triangular, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark
fuscous, posteriorly with some fine transverse lines of blackish
scales ; an ochreous-white erect fasciate blotch from middle of
dorsum reaching | across wing, somewhat narrowed upwards,
some undefined pale ochreous suffusion between apex of this and
costa, three indistinct oblique blue-leaden stiij;ae from median area
of costa crossing this ; costa posteriorly with two or three short
leaden marks from whitish dots : cilia rather dark fuscous, with
leaden gloss. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a darker basal
shade.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March [Parish) ; 1 ex.
Laspeyresia ioxesta, n. sp.
cJ . 10 mm. Head, thorax violet-grey, face grey-whitish. Palpi
light grey-blue, base grey-whitish. Abdomen with large pale
greyish expansible genital tuft. Forewings elongate-triangular,
termen bowed, somewhat oblique ; dark violet-grey ; thick oblique
dark fuscous streaks from costa and dorsum before middle, nearly
meeting ; beyond this to termen dorsal area obscurely streaked
obliquely darker, median area irregularly speckled whitish leaving
a darker purplish freckling, costal area suffused dark fuscous with
five obliijue leaden -blue strigje from wliitish costal dots, first
rather long, second short, others meeting to run to a subapieal dot,
two white costal stiguhie before apex; two or three minute black
dots towards termen in middle, and an elongate black dot resting
on termen beneath these : cilia violet-grey. Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia light grey, a darker basal line.
Brazil, Para, July (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Laspeyresia lathraeopa, n. sp.
J . 7 mm. Head grey, faintly lilac-tinged, face paler. Palpi
grey, apex bluish. Thorax rather dark grey. Forewings rather
EUCOSMIDiE. 533
elongate-triangular, termen slight!}- rounded, rather oblique ; dark
grey, slightly purplish-tingod, posteriorly obscurely whitish-
speckled ; a moderate median leaden-purplish transverse fascia
from two pairs of fine whitish costal strigulaB, angulated above
middle ; costa posteriorly with five pairs of fine white strigulaa,
emitting short leaden-purplish marks ; a broad obscure })urpli8h-
leaden erect streak from tornus reaching | across wing and
meeting first of these, beyond it an irregular series of fire small
blackish dots, above these a very fine oblique black strigula ; a
cloudy black apical dot, and a small dot near termen beneath
apex : cilia leaden, a dark grey basal line. Hindwings dark grey ;
cilia light grey, a dark grey basal line.
BuiziL, Sautarem, August (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Laspeyresla chalyhdica, n. sp.
2 . 9 mm. Head, thorax grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish, a
small dark grey spot on middle of second joint, terminal joint and
apex of second irrorated dark grey. Forewiugs rather elongate-
triangular, termen bowed, somewhat oblique ; dark fuscous, costa
with pairs of fine oblique white strigulae throughout, a single
white striga just before apex ; basal half of wing crossed by curved
suftused leaden-grey striae, on dorsum an obscure quadrate spot of
similar striation beyond middle ; from beyond middle of costa a
thick curved purplish-leaden streak to near dorsum before tornus,
beyond this a blackish line broken on lower part into three or four
dots terminated beneath by a blackish dash above a leaden tornal
spot ; a short leaden erect streak from termen above tornus ; a
white dot on termen boneath apex : cilia light glossy grey,
a blackish basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia pale grey, a
dark fuscous subbasal line.
Peru, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Laspeyresia ancoloba, n. sp.
c? . 10-12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey. Forewings rather
elongate-triangular, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; leaden-
grey, pale-speckled ; costa from | with groups of two or three very
fine whitish strigulie, alternating with dark fuscous spots or marks ;
a slightly curved somewhat oblique dark fuscous striga from
middle of dorsum reaching half across wing; central fascia narrow,
rather oblique, dark fuscous, dilated on dorsum, posterior edge in
middle with a prominent lobe of which apex is pointed and bent
upwards ; beyond this an obscure leaden irregular fascia forming
anterior margin of ocellus, which has a leaden spot beneath it, a
leaden streak on posterior margin, and four indistinct interior
blackish dots, lowest larger and elongate ; a dark fuscous line from
costa at I to apex of ocellus ; apical area suffused dark fuscous, a
subapical mark of whitish irroration touching praeapical white
534 EXOTIC llICUOLF.riDOrTEKA.
stri'nila : cilia grey, a dark I'usoous siibbasal line. Ilindwings
dark fuscous ; cilia light grey, a dark luscous su-bbasal line.
ViiHU, Iquitoi?, Jurimaguas, March, May ; British Gxhana,
IJartica, December (Parish); Sex. 1 also refer uomaea Meyr.,
near here.
Laspeyresia obtecta, n. sp.
J. 11 rum. Head, palpi, thorax grey. Forewings rather
elouo-ate-triaiigular, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; leaden-
grey, pale-speckled ; costa from i with groups of two or three very
hue whitish strigulse alternating with dark fuscous spots ; some
indistinct dark fuscous marks in disc anteriorly, and short strigulte
from dorsum, a more distinct irregular spot above fold before
middle; central fascia narrow^ oblique, dark fuscous, dorsal half
attenuated and irregular, from middle jiosteriorly a broad upwards-
angulated streak running to middle of termen ; ocellus obscurely
leaden, including a transverse series of four cloudy blackish dots,
low est elongate ; apex dark fuscous : cilia grey, wliitish-sprinkh^d,
a dark grey basal line. Hiudwings dark fuscous; cilia whititsh-
grey, a dark grey subbasal line.
Bkazil, Teffe, January {Parish) ; 1 ex,
Laspeyresia exsiirgens, n. sp.
S . 9-10 mm. Head, palpi, thornx greyish, face and palpi
whitish-tinged. Forewings somewhat elongate-triangular, termen
rounded, little oblitjue ; grey, whitish-speckled, with vi(det
iridescence ; costa with four short oblique blackish streaks and
some strigulse, separated by pairs of fine whitish strignh'e ; some
scattered dark fuscous strigulse or marks in disc towards base,
and some from dorsum ; a thick sliglitly curved rather oblique
dark fuscous streak from dorsum before middle reacliing liulf
across wing ; a large fasciate dark fuscous blotch from dorsum
before tornus reaching | across wing, anterior edge convex, slightly
w'hite-edged, beyond it two very obscure leaden spots representing
anterior edge of ocellus, then an indistinct curved dark fuscoiis stria
running to costa at |, followed by an indistinct leaden streak ; an
irregular dark fuscous streak crossing apex : cilia grey, whitish-
speckled, a dark fuscous basal line. Hiudwings dark fuscous ;
cilia light grey, a dark fuscous basal line.
Bkazil, Para, July (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Lobesia sitophaga, n. sp.
(5 . 14 mm. Head white, collar and thorax pale ochreous
sprinkled dark fuscous, patai;ia partially suffused white. I'alpi
dark brown, apex white. Forewings with glandular swelling
beyond middle of costa, termen slighly rounded, oblique ; light
hrownish-ochreous, a few dark grey scales ; basal patch formed of
dark grey suflusion Avith some black scales and strigulae, base and
costa suffused dark brown, edge direct, slightly angulated in
EUCOSMIDiE. — ADELIDiE. 535
middle ; space between this and central fascia more or less suffused
iridescent-whitish ; central fascia grey, somewhat oblique, on
upper half narrow, black posteriorly, and confluent with a costal
blotch of dark brown suffusion and black markings extending over
glandular swelling, on lower half broad, strigulatcd blackish
towards dorsum, in disc forming an irregular black prominence
edged white above and posteriorly ; costa posteriorly with three
pairs of white strigulse and some white suffusion beneath them ;
some silvery iridescence representing ocellus ; some blackish
irroration towards apex; two or three small black marks on upper
part of termen : cilia brownish-ochrcous mixed light grey and
sprinkled whitish, towards tornus paler and whitish-suffused.
Hind wings whitish, posteriorly suffused grey, tornus triangularly
prominent; cilia whitish, round apex greyish-tinged,
Uganda, Kampala, February, bred from larva feeding in ripen-
ing seed of white millet (Panicum ?) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
ADELIDiE.
Nemotois cleodoxa, n. sp.
(J 2 . 12-13 mm. Head grey, face brassy-metallic, eyes in c?
large, remote on crown. Palpi very short, drooping. Antenna)
slender, without rough scales. Thorax shining brassy-metallic.
Forewings elongate, dilated, termen obliquely rounded ; bright
coppery-golden-purple ; a rather broad median purple-blackish
fascia ; basal half of wing shining brass)'-metallic, a thick
blackish streak beneath cosfa from base limited by a slightly
curved white line from costa at ^ reaching half across wing,
immediately beyond this a blackish transverse streak from costa
to dorsum, a small blacldsh spot on costa beyond this : cilia bright
coppery. Hindwings dark purple-fuscous ; cilia bronzy-grc)'.
BuEMA, Minbu, August {Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
Nemotois glabrata, n. sp.
cJ . 11-12 mm. Head with erect black hairs on crown, face
pale shining brassy-metallic, eyes very large, nearly approximated
above. Palpi above whitish, beneath clothed with very long
rough dark grey hairs. Antenna) dark grey, apical third white,
base rather thickened but quite without rough projecting scales.
Thorax metallic green-bronze. Forewings elongate, slightly
dilated, termen obliquely rounded ; metallic golden-green-bronze,
tinged purple-coppery posteriorly, especially towards costa; a
narrow slightly incurved purple-fuscous transverse fascia at | :
cilia metallic coppery-bronze, outer half dark grey. Hindwings
rather dark purplish-grey ; cilia grey, a darker subbasal line.
$ . 10 mm. Head ochreous-orange, face silvery-metallic. Palpi
white, beneath with a few blackish hairs. Autcnnce quite slender.
536 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPIEEA.
dark grey, apical third white. Otherwise as in S (hiudwings
missing).
Palestine, Haifa, May (Buxton) ; 3 ex. Type Brit. Mus.
Nemotois neurias, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 10-12 mm. Head orange, crown in c? mixed black, face
golden-bronze, eyes in cf very large, approximated above. Palpi
yelloAv, in J mixed blackish. Antennae slender, without rough
scales. Thorax dark greyish-bronze. Posterior tibiae in c? with
long scanty dark grey hairs. Forewings rather short, dilated,
terraen obliquely rounded; bright deep coppery-purple sprinkled
golden ; basal ^ except costal edge shining ochreous-yellowish, on
lower half irrorated dark purple-fuscous, on u})per half longi-
tudinally striated black ; a narrow direct ochreous-yellow median
fascia idged black ; a trapezoidal patch of mixed ochreous-yellow-
ish and blackish scales resting on upper half of termen, connected
by a bar with costa beyond fascia : cilia coppery or purple. Hind-
wings dark grey, in c? lighter and thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia
grey, a dark grey basal shade.
Madras, Palnis, 7000 feet, August {Fletcher) ; 6 ex.
Nemotois chrysogona, n. sp.
(5 . 12-13 mm. Head black, a line of minute yellow specks on
side of crown, face shining bronze, eyes very large, nearly approxi-
mated above. Palpi pale yellowish with blackish hairs. Antennae
without rough scales. Thorax golden-bronze with blackish streaks.
Posterior tibiae with long thin grey hairs. Forewings more
elongate than in nenrias, dilated, termen obliquely rounded ; a
straight-edged bronzy-greyish-ochreous basal patch occupying | of
wing, costal edge purple becoming brassy-metallic at base, a black
subcostal line from base to ^ edged purple beneath ; beyond this
a coppery-golden fascia, then a narrow direct bronzy-greyish-
ochreous postmedian fascia edged black, followed by another
copperj'-golden fascia not reaching costa ; rest of wing bronzy-
ochreous mixed black, with purple-golden spots on costa and
tornus and at apex : cilia coppery-golden-bronze. Hindwiugs
prismatic-purple-grey, thinly scaled, darker posteriorly ; cilia grey.
Madras, Nilgiris, Ootac:imund, 9000 feet, October (Maxivell);
Kotagiri, 6000 feet, September (Fletcher) ; 4 ex.
Nemotois xanthargyra, n. sp.
c? 2 . 12-13 mm. Crown in ,S blackish, $ orange, face brassy-
metallic, eyes in c5' very large, nearly approximated above. Palpi
very short, in S with long blackish hairs, in $ with yellowish
hairs. Antennae in J' thickened with dark grey somewliat rouo-h
scales on basal eighth, in J 1|, basal half thickened with dense
dark purple-fuscous scales, above this a whitish band. Thorax
golden-metallic. Forewings rather elongate, dilated, termen
ADELID^. 537
obliquely rounded ; purple suffusedly irrorated coppery-bronze
and dark fuscous ; anterior area of wing yellow, limited by a
direct transverse silvery-metallic finely black-edged streak hardly
before middle, a similar slightly excuived transverse streak at 5,
a short thick silvery-metallic median streak from base in middle :
cilia cop2)ery-bronzo. llindwings dark purplish-grey ; cilia grey,
a darker subbasal line.
Madras, Nilgiris, Pykara, 6000 feet, May (Andreiues) • 2 ex.
Nemotois tricrates, n. sp,
$ . 15 mm. Head whitish mixed blackish. Palpi white
sprinkled grey. Anteniue 1 j, dark grey, basal half thickened with
scales terminating in a blackish-grey tuft, above this a rather
narrow wliite band. Thorax dark grey irrorated whitish. Fore-
wings moderately broad, dilated posteriorly, termen obliquely
rounded ; blackish-grey closely and suffuseuiy irrorated whitish,
terminal area suffusedly mixed light violet ; a small black spot on
base of costa, and a mark on base of dorsum ; a straight narrow
ochreous-white fascia before middle, edged anteiiorly by a black
line and then by a slender silver-metallic streak : cilia grey with
strong golden-bronze reflection, on costa outer half purplish.
Hindwings dark purple-grey ; cilia grey.
KuMAON, Bhim Tal, 4500 feet, August (Flekher); 1 ex. Nearest
cassitei-ites, but in that species the fascia is in (not before) the
middle, slightly curved, and the preceding black line and metallic
streak are both much broader.
Nemotois cyphozona, n. sp.
S 2 ' 14-15 mm. Head white, a few blackish hairs, eyes in J
enlarged but remote on crown. Palpi rather short, with rather
sliort white hairs. Antenuje in cf grey, with short rough dark
grey stales above on basal eighth, a white band above ^, in $
dark grey, basal half thickened with scales and terminating in a
black tutt, above this a white band. Thorax blackish irrorated
white. Porewings rather broad, dilated posteriorly, termen very
obliquely rounded ; dark violet-grey closely and suffusedly irrorated
yellow-whitish ; a small black spot on base of costa, and a mark on
dorsum near base; a slightly curved narrow white fascia before
middle, edged anteriorly by a black line and then by a narrow
silver-metallic streak, its posterior edge sinuate-indented on fold ;
in $ a cloudy blackish sjjot towards termen below middle, in c?
indistinctly indicated : cilia pale grey, bassl | overlaid silvery,
whitish, tips on costa dark purple-grey, Hindwings dark purple-
grey ; cilia grey, a darker basal shade.
Assam, Sadiya, May (Fletcher) ; 2 ex. "Very close to ti-icmtes,
but the difference in form of fascia seems characteristic.
Nemotois chrysocrcssa, n. sp.
J. 13-14 mm. Head orange, face bright bronzy-metallic, eyes
very large, meeting on crown. Palpi short, with scanty greyish
538 EXOTIC MICltOLKPIDOPTKRA.
hairs. Anfcemice whitish, basal fifth grey, hardl)- thickened.
Thorax shiiiinj^ iridescent dark ])urple-f'iiscous. Forewiiigs rather
elongale-triaiiguhir, termen very obliquely rounded ; purple; base
iridescent-blue, followed by a moderately broad fascia of black
suffusion, then a broad antemedian orange fascia edged on each
side by a silver-iuetallic streak, and followed by a narrow fascia of
blackish irroration ; rest of wing si)riftkled golden-metallic: cilia
golden-metallic. Hindwings grey with bron/y rellections ; cilia
light grey.
Assam, Shillong, July (FletcJier); 3 ex.
BLASTOBASID.E.
Pigritia troctis, n. sp.
cJ . 11 mm. Head, thorax light grey, slightly whitish-speckled.
Palpi fuscous. Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; 3-5 closely apjiroximated ; whjtish-
ochreous, irregularly irrorated Avhitish, suffusedly mixed grey
except on dorsal area, darker grey towards base of costa ; a more
whitish-tinged straight suffused fascia before middle, followed on
fold by a cloudy dark fuscous dot ; second discal stigma small,
dark fuscous, beneath it a cloudy dark fuscous dorsal spot : cilia
pale whitish-ochreous, towards base greyish-tinged. Hindwings
light grey, tinged wliitish-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Barbados, " bred from leaves and stems of cotton during close
season" i^BoveU); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Blastobasis syrmatodes, n. sp.
5 . 17 mm. Head, thorax violet-grey speckled whitish. Palpi
white speckled dark grey. Porewings rather narrow, apex
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; violet-grey, irregu-
larly and suffusedly irrorated whitish ; base suffused dark
violet-grey; an uudelined angiilated antemedian fascia of dark
violet-grey suffusion preceded by an undefined fascia of white
suffusion, and with a suffused projection posteriorly along fold ;
an irregular blotch of dark violet-grey suffusion on costa beyond
middle, from posterior side of which a thick excurved shade runs
to torn us ; apical area rather darker, with very undefined cloudy
darker marginal dots : cilia grey, a few whitish specks. Hind-
wings rather dark grey; cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong, June {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Blastobasis crypsimorpha, n. sp.
(5 5 . 13 mm. Head, thorax fuscous speckled ochreous-whitish.
Palpi slender, acute, whitish, second joint dark fuscous except
apex, terminal joint irrorated dark fuscous anteriorly. Antennae
blastobasid.t;. 5.39
cf without notch ; ciliations Ik. Fore wings rather narrow,
pointed, terinen ext remely oblicinely rounded ; rather dark fuscous,
Gtiscurcly p.ik'-speckled ; di.scul stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous:
cilia rather dark grey. Hindwings rather dark grey, becoming
whitish-hyaline towards base, less so in $ ; cilia grey.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June {Du(t); '3 ex.
Blastobasis lutiflua, n, sp,
(S . 15 mm. Head, thorax whiiish-ochreous, shoulders greyish-
tinged. Palpi moderate, acute, ochreous-whitish, second joint
suffused grey. Antennae rather thick, without notch or ciliations.
Forewings rather narrow, tolerably pointed, termen extremely
oblicjuely rounded ; pale greyish-ochreous, indistinctly mottled
grey; first discal stigma dark grey, "second hardly indicated: cilia
wliitish-grey-ochrcous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey-
ochreous.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June {Dutt); 1 ex.
Blastobasis pacalis, n. sp.
J $ . 9-11 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish -
ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous. Antennae without subbasal
notch. Thorax light greyish-ochreous. Forewings rather narrow,
apex obtusely pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; grev,
irrorated or partially suifused pale grejisli-ochreous ; discal
stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, an additioiaal dot beneath secuud :
cilia grey, whitish-speckled. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Brazil, Para; Peru, Iquilos, Jurimaguas ; JJkitish (Juiaxa,
Bartica ; February, March, July (^Farisli); 4 ex.
Blastobasis candidata, n. sp.
J . 12 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous. Palpi whitish, second
an. I terminal joints broadly banded dark grey. Antenn£e without
sultbasal notch. Thorax grey somewhat mixed whitish. Fore-
Avings rather narrow, obtuse-pointed, termen extremely oblique ;
grey, irregularly mixed white, some scattered dark grey scales ; an
angulated aiitemedian fascia of blackish suffusion, preceded by a
fascia of white auffusion, and followed by white suffusion extended
in disc as an elongate patch to end of cell ; second discal stigma
moderate, blackish, a similar dot beneath it; some white suffusion
round margins posteriorly, surrounding irregular dark marginal
dots: cilia pale grey speckled whitish, towards tornus ochreous-
whitish. Hindwangs light grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous.
Peku, Lima, 5U0 feet, August {Parish) ; 1 ex.
Blastobasis commendata, n. sp.
(^ . 12 mm. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous. Palpi
ochreous-whitish suffusedly irrorated dark grey except apex of
joints. Antenuce with strong subbasal notch. Forewings rather
540 EXOTIC MICBOLEPIDOPTERA.
narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, terraeti extremely obliquely rounded;
light grey suftused ochreous-whitish ; a moderate brownish median
fascia ; second discal stigma rather large, dark grey, a similar spot
beneath it ; apical area clouded grey suffusion : cilia light grey.
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Erazil, Parintins, October {Farish) ; 1 ex.
Blastobasis aequivoca, n, sp.
c5' . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale greyish-ochreous, palpi
rather stout, pointed. Antennae with strong subbasal notch.
Forewings rather narrow, obtuse-pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded ; light greyish-ochreous sprinkled grey ; discal
stigmata small, dark luscous, an additional dot beneath second ;
slight indistinct fuscous dots on margins posteriorly : cilia pale
greyish-ochreous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale greyish-
ochreous.
British Guiana, Georgetown, April (ParisJi) ; 1 ex.
Auximobasis flavida, n. sp.
S ?. 8-10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light yellow-ochreous,
palpi somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous. Antennae without sub-
basal notch. Forewings rather narrow, apex pointed, termerT
extremely obliquely rounded ; glossy yellow-ochreous, some
scattered dark fuscous specks ; first discal stigma dark fuscous,
dots of dark fuscous irroration on costa and dorsum somewhat
before this; dots of dark fuscous irroration on tornus and on costa
slightly beyond this, and a small spot more or less developed on
termen towards apex : cilia light ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings
grey ; cilia light grey, more or less suffused light ochreous-
yellowish round apex.
Brazil, Para, July ; Peru, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 6 ex.
Auximobasis agrestis, n. sp.
S. 11-13 mm. Head whitish-oehreous. Palpi stout, pointed,
whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled fuscous. Antennae with strong^
subbasal notch. Thorax pale ochreous slightly tinged grey. Fore-
wings narrow, obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ;
pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled fuscous ; costal edge infuscated
towards base ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical rather obliquely before
first discal, an additional dot beneath second discal ; small spots of
fuscous suffusion on tornus and cesta just beyond these, and apical
area somewhat infuscated ; dark fuscous marginal dots round
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia light greyish. Hindwings
grey, anteriorly thinly scaled ; cilia grey.
BuAZiL, Para, July {FarisJi) ; 2 ex.
Auximobasis prolixa, n. sp.
d $. 16-18 mm. Head, thorax light grey. Palpi whitish
irrorated dark grey. Antennae J with subbasal notch. Forewings
BLAST0BASIDJ5. 541
very elongate, narrow, pointed, termen extremely oblique ; light
grey variably suffused whitish and sprinkled dark grey ; first discal
stigma indistinct, dark fuscous, sometimes an oblique dark shade
from this to dorsum, second irregular, dark fuscous, a similar rather
smaller dot close beneath and slightly anterior ; marginal dark
fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia
whitish-grey. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous- whitish.
Peku, Huancayo, 10,650 feet, July (Parish) ; 4 ex.
A-uximobasis angusta, n. sp.
<S $. 10-11 mm. Head, thorax grey suffusedly irroratcd
whitish. Palpi whitish somewhat irrorated dark grey. Antennae
c? with subbasal notch. Forewings narrow, pointed, termeu
extremely oblique ; dark grey sprinkled whitish ; discal stigmata
very indistinct, cloudy, dark fuscous, an oblique dark shade from
beneath first to dorsum, a similar additional dot beneath and
slightly before second : cilia grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light
grey.
Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, May; Ecuador, Huigra,
4500 feet, June {Parish) ; 6 ex.
Aiiximobasis administra, n. sp.
S ? . 12-13 mm. Head, thbrax whitish-ochreous. Palpi
ochreous-whitish sprinkled dark fuscous, in J somewhat thick,
pointed. Antennae c? with 8tronj;_s.ubbasal notch. Forewings
nai'row, pointed, termen extremely oblique ; pale greyish-ochreous
irregularly irrorated fuscous ; discal stigmata dark fuscous, plical
less marked or obsolete, obliquely before first discal, an additional
dot beneath second discal ; fuscous marginal dots round posterior
part of costa and termen, sometimes obsolete : cilia pale grey,
whitish-speckled. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Peru, Lima, 500 feet, August; Colombia, Cali, 500 feet, May
{Parish) ; 7 ex.
Holcocera chloropeda, n. sp.
cf 13 mm., 5 16 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous, crown
centrally tinged grey Palpi pale greyish-ochreous suffusedly
irrorated dark grey except apex of joints, terminal joint |, in c?
somewhat thick. Antennje d" with strong subbasal notch. Thorax
pale greyish-ochreous slightly mixed grey. Forewings luirrow,
obtuse-poiuted, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous-
whitish sprinkled fuscous, more strongly towards margins ; a
wedgeshaped streak of dark fuscous suffusion along basal fifth of
costa ; a triangular spot of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum before
middle of wing and smaller similar spot on costa opposite ; discal
stigmata rouud, dark fuscou^, first just beyond these, an additional
similar dot beneath second ; cloudy spots of dark fuscous suffusion
on tornus and on costa hardly beyond it, a spot of suttusion or
indication of faint angulated shade between these towards apex.
54:2 KXOTIC lIICROLKPinOrTEllA,
and a marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous dots round apex and
termen : cilia grey speckled white. Ilindwings dark grey; cilia
grey.
Bxuzir>, Para, July (Parish) ; 4 ex.
Holcocera digesta, n. sp.
c? ?. 8-11 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi oclireous-
whitish, suffused dark fuscous except apex of joints. Antenna; J
without notch, ciliatiuns 2^. Thorax pale ochreous suffused grey.
Forewings rather narrow, obtuse-pointed, termen extremely
obliquely rounded ; light ochreous, irregularly mixed and irrorated
grey except on basal third, costa suffused dark grey towards base;
an interrupted fascia of dark grey suffusion before middle, and a
short streak along costa beyond middle ; discal stigmata cloudy,
dark fuscous, an additional dot close beneath second discal : cloudy
dark grey oi)2)osite spots on costa and tornus, and some suffusion
in disc towards apex; indistinct dark fuscous marginal dots round
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia grey. Hindwings and
cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, Obidos, K. Trombotas, July and September
{Parish) ; 5 ex.
Holcocera eusaris, n. sp.
(S 2 • 12-16 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sides pale greyish-
ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish speckled fuscous. Antennae
without notch or ciliations. Thorax whitish, a more or less
developed anterior band of brownish suffusion. Fore wings rather
narrow, obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark
brown irregularly irrorated whitish ; an irregular suffused white
oblique streak from costa at ^ to fold ; second discal stigma form-
ing a small transverse dark spot : cilia whitish, two broad fuscous
shades more or less developed. Hindwings whitish, posterior half
suffused light grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. Hindwings cS beneath
with long spreading pencil of blackish hairs from beneath base of
costa lying under forewings.
PiiRU, Lima, 500 feet, August (Parish) ; 9 ex.
CECOPHORID.E.
Promalactis pentaclosta, n. sp.
cf . 12 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint with base
and tip black, terminal joint black except base and tip. Antennal
ciliations 2. Thorax brassy-yellow, tip of patagia white. Abdo-
men whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; brassy-
yellow ; base black, a black streak along basal third of dorsum,
costal edge black to near middle ; five fine white irregular trans-
verse lines from ^ to |, first edged black posteriorly on upper half,
connected by some black scales in disc with second, second and
third connected by a black dorsal bar, fourth obliterated on ujijier
(i;coi'uoRiDJ!. 543
half by a black blotch continued to fifth, a line of black scales
from below middle of third to fifth near dorsum, some black scales
on dorsum before tif'th ; an irregular bhiek apical blotch including
a small irregular white apical spot; a few black scales along lower
part of ternien : cilia pale yellowish, beneath termen grey with
some black basal scales, above apex a dark grey patch. Hiudwings
grey, thinly scaled towards base; cilia grey.
S. India, I'alnis, 7000 feet, August {Fletcher') ; 2 ex. Very like
climacota, but differs considerably in detail.
Gonada phospliorodes, n. sp.
J. 36 mm. Head whilish-ochreous, sides suffused light crimson.
Palpi ochreous-whitisb, second joint crimson posteriorly. Thorax,
abdomen rose-piiik. i'orewiiigs elongate, rather dilated, costa
anteriorly gently, posterioily strongly arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen concave, ot)li(iue ; rosy-grey, more rosy along costa, base of
wing rose-pink, dorsal area beneath fold lighter and more rosy:
cilia rosy-grey, more rosy towards torn us. Hind wings pale rosy-
grey, subdorsal hairs rosy; cilia rosy-ochreous-whitish.
Frknch Guiana, kSt. Laurient, R. Maroni ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
In poor condition but distinct.
Borkhausenia loxophragma, n. sp.
d" . 11 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish sprinkled dark
fuscous. Palpi second joint grey with black subapical ring, apex
white, teruinal joint white with black supramedian ring. Fore-
wings elongate, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish
irregularly irroraled dark luscous ; a narrow cloudy dark fuscous
basal fascia ; a rather narrow dark fuscous antemedian fascia
parallel to termen ; second discal stigma dark fuscous, connected
with dorsum by a cloudy dark fuscous streak parallel to preceding ;
a cloudy spot of dark fuscous suffusion on costa towards apex,
and a slight streak along termen forming a small spot at toruus :
cilia ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous, outer half tinged brownish-
uchreous. Hiudwings grey ; cilia grey.
PtJNJxVB, Murree, 7500 feet, January [Dutt) ; 1 ex.
AUotalanta spilothyris, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head whitish, crown posteriorly mixed dark grey.
Palpi whitish, base and subapical ring of second joint, base, sub-
apical ring, and anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Antennse
towards apex whitis.h with two dark grey rings. Thorax whitish
sprinkled fuscous and blackish, a small blackish posterior spot.
Porewings elongate, apex tolerably pointed, termen rounded, rather
strongly oblicjue ; white irregularly sprinkled dark grey; a small
black spot on base of costa ; an irregular very oblique black streak
from costa near base to fold, edged anteriorly dark grey, beyond it
an irreguhir grey streak narrowly separated from it, terminating
54:-4 EXOTIC MICEOLKPIDOPXEEA.
in a dorsal blotch of dark grey suffusion, in which is a black mark
on fold representing plical stigma, beyond this is another black
mark, whence a fine irregular blackish line runs to a small black
spot representing second discal stigma ; a very oblique striga of
dark grey iiroration from costa beyond ^ ; a spot of dark grey
suffusion on costa beyond middle, whence a curved irregular shade
crosses behind second discal stigma to a tornal spot; a rather
incurved irregular dark grey fascia from costa before apex to lower
part of termen, marked above middle with a short oblique blackish
streak ; apical edge spotted dark grey suffusion : cilia light grey, at
apex white, on termen with dark grey auteraedian line and within
this obscurely barred dark grey. Hindwings rather dark grey,
hyaline blotch beneath cell centred by a grey dot ; cilia dark grey,
on costa ochreous- whitish.
Assam, Margherita, May {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Casmara epicompsa, n. sp.
cJ . 36 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous mixed reddish-brown
and black, outer edge of patagia white. Palpi ochreous-white
faintly tinged brownish and sprinkled black. Forewings elongate,
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly
oblique ; brownish-ochreons irregularly suffused ferruginous espe-
cially in disc and towards costa, and irregularly irrorated blackish
especially between veins and along dorsum ; a roundish brown
blotch irrorated blackish and outlined whitish in disc before middle,
and a similar 8-shaped blotch in disc beyond middle, area round
these rosy-brownish ; a whitish blackish-edged mark (plical stigma)
on fold somewhat anterior to first of these ; white dashes beneath
costa before and beyond middle and on posterior portion of fold ;
a series of white prsemarginal marks round posterior part of costa
and termen : cilia pale ochreous, basal half barred alternately
blackish and ferruginous, a greyish postmedian shade. Hindwings
glossy light ochreous-grey ; cilia pale ochreous, two greyish shades.
Bengal, Darjiling (Lind[/ren) ; 1 ex.
Eulechria galaxaea, n. sp.
2 . 17 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-white. Palpi rather short,
slender, white. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-white ; a black dot
on fold at I ; stigmata black, plical rather obliquely before first
discal, second discal rather large ; three small black dots on upper
part of termeu : cilia ochreous-whitish. Hindwings grey-whitish,
apical and terminal edge dark grey ; cilia ochrooui-wliilish.
Palestine, Haifa, May (Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Machimia intaminata, n. sp.
cJ . 19 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second joint dark
fuscous except towards apex. Antennal ciliations 1|. Forewings
Dl. II. Pt. i8.] * [Pp. 545-576.
EXOTIC
MICROLEPIDOPTERA,
By
EDWARD MBYRICK, B.A., F.R.S.
To be obtained from the Author:
' Thomhanger, '
]VI arlb ox^o ugh,
AVilts.
Price 3s. per part, post free.
Printed by Taylor & Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, E.C. 4.
November 1922.
(ECOPHOUID.T:. OJrO
elongfito, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, tcnncii oldujiK/ly
louiulcd ; wliito ; custal edyo blackish towards base : cilia white,
liiudwiiigs pale greyish ; cilia wiiitish, a light grey basal shade.
iJuAziL, Ouro lloto, Minus Geraes ; 1 ox. (Cull. Juaimis). Fore-
wings narrower than in v<:f>talis, termen more obliiiiie.
Machimia periauthes, n. sp.
S. 16 mm. Head pale oohreous. (I'alpi broken.) Autennal
ciliatious 1,^. Thorax palo oohreous, partially tinged rosy. Fore-
wings suboblong, costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen slightly
rouuded, vertical; pale ochreous, pusteriorly some scattered blackish
specks; costa and termen slenderly suUused light rose-pink; a
small blackish spot on base of costa ; plical and second discal
stigmata small, blackish-grey , some grey irroratiou beneath costa
at ^ ; a round spot of dark grey sutl'usion beneath costa at |,
whence an excurved series of cloudy dark grey dots runs to dorsum
before tornus : cilia palo rose-pink, two sulfused grey shades.
Hindwings grey, rather darker terminally ; cilia whitish-grey, a
grey subbasal s'haue.
Jb'KENOu Guiana, 8t. Laurient, 11. Maroni ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannisj.
Machimia pyrocalyx, n. sp.
$ . 23 mm. Head light ochreous-} ellow, sidetufts mixed crim-
son. Talpi light yellowish, second joint suiiused crimson except
tov\ards apex, basal half of terminal joint crimson. Thorax ligLit
ochreous-yellow sutfusedly reticulated crimson. Eorewings sub-
eblong, somewhat narruweu anteriorly, costa gently arched, apex
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, little oblique ; violet-grey ; a tine
rosy line just below costal edge ; mai kings light yellow strongly
edged crimson ; a group ot five adjaceiit spots forming a blotch on base
of dorsum reaching | across wing ; some crimson irioration along-
median area of dorsum ; a rhomboidal blotch in middle of disc, and
a transverse-oval spot on fold obliquely beyond this ; two parallel
curved transverse series of small adjacent sjjots or dots posteriorly,
separated by a streak of groundcolour, spots of first series larger,
uppermost separate, third largest and elongate, those of second series
extended posteriorly (es[iecialiy towards apex) by crimson teeth
containing some yellowish scales : cilia grey, on termen yellow-
whitish, basal third crimson. Hindwings yellow-whitish, post-
eriorly suffused pale gieyish-rosy ; cilia yellow-whitish, basal third
rosy-tinged.
EiiAZiL, ISanta Catharina ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Near corallina.
Triptologa alieua, n. sp.
J 2. 16-17 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, second joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint as
long as second, sprinkled dark fuscous. Antenna) (S rather stout,
serrate. Forewiugs elongate, costa gently arched^ apex obtuse-
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale groy closely and
VOL. II. — November VJ2'J. 2 x
546 . EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEKA.
suffusedly irrorated ochreous- whitish, sprinkled dark fuscous ; some
dark grey suffusion on costa towards base and towards middle ;
stigmata blackish-grey, plical beneath first discal, second discal
somewhat transverse ; a very indistinct grey subterminal shade,
broken inwards above middle ; cloudy dark grey marginal dots
round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia pale grey irrorated
ochreous-whitish. Hindwings 6 and 7 somewhat approximated
towards base ; pale ochreous-grey ; cilia whitish-groy-ochreous.
S. India, Palnis, 7<»0() feet, August, September {tletdier); 5 ex.
Periacma circumclusa, n. sp.
§. 16 mm. Head, thorax light ochreous- yellow, shoulders
sprinkled fuscous. Palpi pale yellowish thinly spiinkled dark
fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse,
termen rather obliquely rounded ; light ochreous-yellow sprinkled
fuscous ; markings greyish-purple irrorated fuscous ; spots on base
of costa and dorsum uniting with an elongate blotch along fold
from near base to near middle of wing to enclose a round yellow
basal spot ; some grey siiffusion along costa to ^, and along dorsum
to I ; a small cloudy spot representing first discal stigma ; a
moderate irregular fascia from beyond middle of costa to tornus,
meeting a similar terminal fascia : cilia pale yellowish sprinkled
dark fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey sub-
basal shade.
Assam, Sadiya, May [Fletclier) ; 1 ex.
Periacma continuata, n.sp,
S . 10 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, a
black subapical ring. Thorax ochreous-white, patagia black.
Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate,
rather strongly oblique ; shining ochreous-white ; a thick black
streak along basal fourth of costa, costal edge suffused ochreous
from this to apex ; stigmata moderately large, black, plical slightly
beyond first discal, an additional spot midway between plical and
base, and one close beyond and above first discal, second discal
forming a transverse bar ; inwards-oblique blackish-grey spots on
costa at middle and |, almost touching stigmata respectively ; a
marginal series of black dots round apex and termen : cilia light
ochreous-yellow, becoming whitish-ochroous to'uards tips. Hind-
wings whitish-grey ; cilia as in forewings.
S. Inma, Palnis, TOUOfeet, September (/''Ze^Jifr) ; 1 ex.
Cryptolechia hemiarthra, n. sp.
2 . 19 mm. Head, thorax light ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous,
second joint densely scaled, sprinkled dark fuscous, terminal joint
half second. Forewings elongate, rather dilated, apex pointed,
termen slightly sinuate, rather oblique; pale brownish-ochreous,
scattered dark fuscous specks ; stigmata blackish, plical somewhat
CECOPHORIDiE. 547
be yond first discal, second discal transverse-linear, connected with
dor sura before tormis by a dark fuscous streak followed by some
irroration; terminal area somewliat darker, a lighter inwards-
obli(juo spot on costa towards apex : cilia whitish-ochreous, a faint
darker suffused line with some fuscous specks. (liiudwiugs
missing.)
IS. India, I'alnis, 7000 feet, September {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Pseudodoxia pachnocoma, n. sp.
S . 18 mm. Head dark fuscous speckled whitish. Palpi pale
grey sprinkled dark fuscous. Thorax light greyish. Forewings
elongate, apex obtuse, termen very obli(]uely rounded; whitish-
fuscous spi'inkled fuscous, costal edge fuscous ; stigmata moderate,
dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal ; terminal groups of two or
three dark fuscous specks each : cilia grey speckled whitish,
lliudwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
S. India, Ootacamuud, October (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
ELAPHRERGA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts slightly raised ; ocelli
posterior ; tongue developed. Antennae |, in c? serrulate, minutely
ciliated, basal joint muderate, without pecten. Labial palpi lone,
recurved, second joint with appressed scales, terminal joint as long as
second, moderate, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior
tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with tufts of
scales in disc; 16 furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 absent, 11 from
middle. Hiudwings i|, ovate-lanceolate, cilia nearly 2; 4 absent,
3 and 5 connate, 6 and 7 tolerably parallel.
Affinity uncertain, perhaps near Lamjastis.
Elaphrerga rhythmica, n. sp.
(S . 12 mm. Head whitish irrorated light grey. Palj)! second
joint dark fuscous, apex and some subapical mixture whitish, ter-
minal joint whitish, base and a subapical band dark fuscous.
Thorax greyish. Forewings elongate, apex pointed, termen
extremely obliquely rounded ; grey speckled whitish ; a black dot
beneath costa near base; stigmata small, black, accompanied by
whitish scales, plical hardly before first discal, an additional dot
beyond and above iirst discal, one or two small dots between first
and second discal, and one beneath second discal ; some scattered
blackish specks posteriorly, with indications of a faint snbterminal
line: cilia grey speckled whitish. Hindwings grey; eilia whitisli-
ochreous-grey.
S. India, Palnis, 7000 feet, September {Fletcher) • I ex.
Alloclita orthoclina, n. ep.
S 2 • 13-14 mm. Head whitish-ochreous or whitish, sometimes
centrally greyish-tinged, lateral edge of crown sometimes infuscated.
2n2
548 EXOTIC MICEOLEriDOPTERA.
Palpi whitish, hasc and subapical band of second joint and median
band of terminal joint dark fuscous, in the palest specimen these
markings wholly obsolete. Thorax whitish-ochrcons, shoulders
infuscated. Forewings elongate, apex pointed, termen very obliiiuely
rounded ; brownish variably irrorated dark fuscous or mostly
suft'used purplish-grey, in one specimen pale ochreous with a few
scattered fuscous scales ; edge of basal patch straight, oblique,
margined first with black (in pale specimen very slightly) and then
hy a white streak ; stigmata blackish, plical beneath first discal,
edged anteriorly by white suli'usion, second discal forming an oblique
mark edged above by a variable white spot ; a small dark spot on
costa before middle preceded by white suflusion ; a spot of dark
suffusion on costa at | followed by a white mark ; some dark suf-
fusion on tornus ; sometimes apex slightly suffused whitish : cilia
varying from grey to pale ochreous, somewhat sprinkled dark
fuscous or blackish. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia gvcy, in
pale specimen whitish-ochreous.
Algeria, 8idi Ferruch ; 4 ex. (type Coll. Joannis). Variable in
colour, but differs from allied species by straight oblique edge of
basal patch (in allied forms angidated),
Heterobathra votiva, u. sp.
5 . 14 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey. Paljii grey-whitish
speckled dark grey. ForcAvings elongate, costa bent before middle,
apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; grey finely and
closely irioratcd white; some darker grey suflusion towards costa
before and beyond bend; stigmata blaciiish-grey surrounded with
whitish suflusion, plioal beneath first discal; sliglit indistinct
marginal dots of bhi clash -grey speckling round posterior part of
costa and termen ; cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings light grey ;
cilia pale greyish-ochreous.
Palestini;, Haifa, May (Biia'ton); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). Btiuctur-
ally and superficially nearl}- rcsen;bles the Australian tetracentra .
PTEROPHORID.E.
Platyptilia interpres, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 15-16 mm. Head, thorax grey. Palpi slender, white,
ringed blackish irroration. Abdomen suffuscdly mottled fuscous
and whitish, sides irregularly and variably lined white. Forewiugs
cleft from |, segments rather narrow, termen -of first sinuate, of
second falcate; rather dark fuscous, slightly pale-speckled ; basal 5
of costa black with minute white strigula^ ; a pale brownish spot in
disc before middle; a transverse blackish bar before base of cleft;
a somewhat o])lique white transverse line on first segment before
middle, indistinct at lower extremity ; a white subtermijial line
crossing both segments, approximated to termen towards tornus :
cilia grey somewhat mixed blackish, on dorsum three blackish
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floalc-projcctions. Ilindwings dark fuscous, third segment short,
linear; cilia grey, a triangular black scale-tooth on dorsum of third
sogmeut just before apex, and two or three black scales ou upper
edge.
Uganda, West Nadi, liutiaba, August, September {Ilarjreaves) ;
8 ex. Type Brit. Mus.
Alucita endogramina, n, sp.
(S . 18 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen whitish-yellow. Palpi 1,
yellow-whitish, Antennal ciliationa |. Forowings cleft from f,
first segment slender, second very slender; whitish-yellow; a line
of blackish irroration along lower edge of first segment from base
to I of its length, and some blackish irroration on upper edge of
second segment at base and before middle ; black specks in disc
of first segment at middle and | : cilia white, on lower edge o£
second segment three minute blackish scale-projections, faint
greyish basal spots on these. Hindwings whitish ; cilia white,
some very minute black specks on both edges of basal half of first
segment, two faint greyish basal spots on dorsum of third
segment.
Fiji, Nausori, May ( Veitch) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). Allied to
aptalis and candidalis.
Alucita subcretosa, n. sp.
S. 21 mm. Head greyish, crown whitish-suffused, a white
lino on forehead, face rather prominent. Palpi grey, base whitish,
terminal joint rather long, very slender, pointed, Antennal cilia-
tions |. Thorax ochrcous-whitish. Forewings cleft from before
middle, segments linear ; ouhreous-whitish obscurely mixed light
grey except on second segment, first segment suffused grey beyond
middle but becoming white at apex ; a slight elongate mark of
darker grey suffusion on costa beyond cleft, and a longer mark on
middle of costa of first segment : cilia grey-whitish, on costa white.
Hindwings rather dark grey, third segment white near base ; cilia
grej'ish.
Syria, Beirut, March {Buxton) : 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). IS'ear
calcaria.
Alucita gonoscia, u. sp.
S . 24 mm. Head, thorax white, centrally faintly tinged
ochreous, face ochrcous-whitish. Palpi white, terminal joint very
sliort, loosely scaled. Antennal ciliations |. Forewings cleft from
middle, segments slender ; white, on basal fourth faintly tinged
ochreous : cilia white, on dorsum beyond cleft (indicating tornus) a
bar of pale greyish suffusion. Hindwings light grey ; cilia white,
ou lower margin of segments base light greyish.
Palestine, Jerusalem, May (Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Pterophorus argoteles, n. sp.
(5 . 17 mm'. Head, thorax brownish-grey. Palpi whitish.
Forewings cleft from i, segments broad, first pointed, second with
550 EXOTTC MTCROLEPIDOrTF.Ra.
ternien very oblique ; light fuscous, slightly whilish-speclilecl, more
strongly on second segment and lower margin of first ; cloudy dark
fuscous dots in disc at ^ and just before base of cleft, some scattered
dark fuscous scales in disc between these and above and below
second; extreme apex of both segments white : cilia light grey, on
coflta snow-white terminated by a dark fuscous longitudinal mark
rather beyond cleft. Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll, Joannis).
Stenoptilia oxyactis, n. sp.
c? . 19 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, a faint white lateral line,
face forming prominent ridge. Palpi 2, pale ochreous, terminal
joint and apex of second white. Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia
white towards apex. Forewings cleft from |, segments rather
narrow, first pointed, termen of second very oblique ; greyish-
ochreous, some scattered blackish and whitish scales beneath costa
anteriorly; a few black specks in disc at g ; a small cloudy blackish
spot on base of cleft ; scales of extreme costal edge touched whitish
from before middle to origin of cilia : cilia light greyish, on lower
margins of both segments becoming white towards base, especially
near apex, on second segment with indistinct dark grey basal dots
at apex and near beneath it. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Palestine, Haifa, May (Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
CARPOSINID^.
PICRORRHYNCHA, n. g.
Labial palpi moderate, straight, porrected, second joint thickened
with appressed scales, terminal joint very short, obtuse. Fore-
wings with tufts of scales ; 2 from towards angle, 4 and 5 connate,
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings
without cubital pecten, apex very long-produced, termen concave
beneath it; 3 and 5 connate, 4 absent, 6 absent, 7 to apex.
Picrorrhyncha scaphula, n. sp.
2 . 11-12 mm. Head whitish, crown sprinkled dark fuscous.
Palpi whitish, basal portion and an apical ring of second joint
irrorated blackish. Thorax whitish irregularly sprinkled dark
fuscous. Forewings narrow, apex pointed, termen sinuate, ex-
tremely oblique ; whitish, irregularly sprinkled fuscous and dark
fuscous ; a small triangular dark fuscous basal patch, extending
on costa to ^, on dorsum very short ; six small blackish spots or
marks on costa between this and apex ; a black dot followed by a
small tuft below fold beneath first costal spot, and another above
fold before middle of wing ; a small irregular black spot on end of
cell, and smaller spot of dark fuscous irroration beneath it ; a
blackish dot on tornus, and three on termen : cilia whitish-grey.
Hindwings light grey, thinly scaled, veins darker; cilia whitish-grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, September (Fletcher) ; 3 ex.
CARPOSIXIDiE. — HTPONOMEUTID.i:. 551
Heterogymua pardalota, n. sp.
6 . 22 mm. Head white, a blackish spot oa forehead. Palpi
white, base blackish. Anteiinal ciliations 4. Thorax white, a
small black spot on shoulder. Forewint^s elonj»ate, costa mode-
rately arched, apox obtuse, termeri rather obliquely rounded ;
white, markin,2:s black ; twelve mostly transverse marks or small
spots in a longitudinal supraraedian series, last two ill-defined, and
five dots in an irregular series beneath these ; a large dot beneath
costa at ^, six on costa from ^ to near apex, one at apex, and four
triangular on termen : cilia white, llindwings pale grey, lower
margin of cell pale ochreous ; cilia whitish.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, July (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
HYPONOMEUTID.^.
Xyrosaris lirinopa, n. sp.
2 . 15 mm. Head whitish. Palpi grey, towards apex whitish.
Thorax whitish-grey. Forewings narrow, apex pointed, termen
extremely oblique ; light grey, minutely dark-speckled, dorsum
somewhat whitish-strigulated ; a triangular spot of darker grey
suffusion on middle of dorsum, including three minute black dots,
three others longitudinally arranged in disc above this; two minute
blackish dots placed transversely at 4, and one near apex ; a white
costal dot at origin of cilia : cilia light greyish, round apical area
three dark fuscous lines. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Col. Joannis).
Homadaula dispertita, n. sp.
2 . 15 ram. Head, thorax light greyish. Palpi grey sprinkled
whitish. Forewings rather elongate, moderate, apex obtuse, termen
rounded, rather oblique : light grey ; about 30 moderate or minute
scattered irregular black dots, including a subterminal curved
series ; several others on termen : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings
grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia whitish-grey.
China, Shanghai; 2 ex. (Col. Joannis). Condition poor ; allied to
anisocentra, but broader-winged and termen less oblique.
Atteva aleatrix, n. sp.
2 . 32 mm. Head white (rubbed). Palpi dark fuscous, apex of
basal and second joints white. Thorax orange, two small white
spots posteriorly. Forewings elongate, termen rather obliquely
rounded ; deep orange, with purplish gloss ; about 30 small round
white spots or dots, viz., about 8 dots scattered just beneath costa,
about 7 small spots or dots on dorsum, a dot near base in middle, a
spot in disc at i, one on fold beyond tliis, one in disc above middle
about 6 irregularly placed in disc posteriorly (the largest just above
fold), and 6 dots irregularly placed before termen (3 confluent
below middle) : cilia orange. Hindwings and cilia orange.
Fiji, Lumi, August (Simmonds) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
r>52 ■RXOTTC MTCTlOLrrTDOPTEKA.
Comocritis cyanobactra, n. sp.
c? . 1() mm. Head white, forehead tinged blue. I'alpi white, n
bluish streak on lower part of second joint. Thorax white, l)luc
spots on .shoulders. Forewings elongate, moderate, termen oblicjuely
rounded ; white ; basnl third occupied by a group of deep blue
markings, viz., a small spot on base of costa, two on dorsum
towards base, two beneath costa, and one at base in middle sending
out plical and supramedian dashes ; a deep blue narrow median
streak parallel to termen not reaching costa or dorsum : cilia white.
Ilindwings and cilia white.
Ass.vM {Fletcher); 1 ex. Regarded by Mr. Antram as a variety
of C. pieria, but unquestionably very distinct.
Ethmia systematica, n. sp.
S $. 25-27 mm. Head whitish-grey, a black spot on crown,
three black marks on base of collar. Palpi whitish, second and
terminal joints each with two blackish bands, snbapical of second
joint incomplete anteriorly. Antennal ciliations rf 1. Thorax
whitish-grey, a black mark on base of patiigia, four black spols on
back. Abdomen orange, an equally largo moderate black spot
on each segment (7), two ventral series of similar spots. Fore-
wings termen straight, rather oblique ; pale glossy grey or whitish-
grey ; 16 moderate or large black dots, viz. one at base in middle,
two subcostal and median near base, one subcostal at i, one
towards dorsum beneath this, one on fold beyond these, two discal
(large) and subdorsal before middle, one on fold beyond middle, one
towards costa at |, one submedian beyond this, two large obliquely
])laced and approximated in disc towards termen, and three in a
curved scries beneath apical part of costa, first above second of
preceding pair ; 7 or 8 black dots round apex and termen : cilia
pale grey or whitish-grej'. Hindwiugs light ochreous-yellow ; n
dark grey apical patch covering ^ of wing, edge irregular, direct ;
cilia whitish-yellow, round apex pale grey.
Burma, Shan States, Fort Stedman {Mandera)-^ Assam, Silchar,
April {Fletcher): 3 ex. Near anjo^xi, from which it is easily
separated by the seven equal spots of abdomen, and different
arrangement of prasapical spots of forewings.
Ethmia spyrathodes, n. sp.
S . 35 mm. Head white, three black spots on collar. Palpi
white, basal half of second joint and median band of terminal joint
blackish. Thorax white, eight black spots. Abdomen grey,
Forewings elongate, termen somewhat oblique; ochreous- white,
markings black ; three spots on basal portion of costa, middle one
transverse and reaching half across wing ; a narrow irregular
fascia at |, posterior edge acute-prominent in disc; a small round
spot beneath fold before middle ; an irregular oblique blotch from
costa before middle connected in disc with a moderate irregular
fascia from ^ of costa to near dorsum at |, dilated on costa and
touching a roiind spot towards termen above middle ; a dot
nTP0N0Mr,tTTin/E. 553
boneafh o,osta beyond middle ; a round spot abovo tornus ; a
ninr<;;iaal series of marks or dots round ai)ex and termon : cilia whito
(injured). Ilindwiiigs light grey, thinly scaled anteriorly, darker
towards termon ; cilia whito, a grey basal shade.
Si'.VNisir Guinea, San Thome (de Seahra) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Near sahieUit, but larger and easily distinguished by absence of
aj)ical blotch.
Roeslerstammia hemiadelpha, n. sp.
cJ 2 . 12-13 mm. Head grey or fuscous, face, a small central
spot of crown, and sometimes sidetufts suffused whitish. Palpi
groy, tormiuMl joint longer than second. Antenna) 1, grey. Thorax
dark purplish-grey. Forewings apex obtuse, termon rounded,
rather strongly obliqviu ; dark purple-grey ; a very inwards-oblique
wedge-shaped oohreous-whitish spot on end of fold : cilia grey,
basal half d;irk grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, darker
towards b;iso.
PtTNJAR, Murree, 7500 feet. May [Dutt) ; G ex. Nearly allied to
metii_[)lastlca from the same locality, yet distinct.
Anticrates autobrocha, n. sp.
5 . IG mm. Head pale yellow, back of crown light red. Palpi
light red, base and apex of terminal joint pale yellow. Thorax
red, collar, patagia except tips, and a posterior spot pale yellow.
Abdomen pale rosy. Forowings moderate, apex obtuse, termen
rather obliquely rounded ; light red ; a small spot beneath base of
costa and fourteen blotches in four oblique series pale yellow, viz.
first series of three blotclies from costa at j to above dorsum near
base, second of four blotches from costa beyond middle to dorsum
at ^, third of four blotches slightly curved from costa at | (con-
nected on costa with preceding) to dorsum beyond middle (dorsal
blofch triangular), and fourth of three blotches marginal (apical,
terminal, and torn al) ; cilia light red. Hindwings and cilia light
oclireous-rosy.
AssA^i, Gauhati, April {Fletcher); 1 ex.
THECOBATHRA, n. g.
Head rough-haired on crown, face smooth; ocelli posterior;
tongue developed. Antennae ^, in (T simple, basal joint stout,
rough-scaled anteriorly. Labial palpi moderately long, curved,
ascending, with appressed scales, terminal joint longer than second,
pointed. Maxillary i)alpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae somewhat
rough-scaled above. Forewing^ 1 h furcate, 2 from towards angle,
3-5 a])proximatL'd at base, 7 to termen, 11 from townrds base, a
hyaline glandular swelling between 11 and 12 at base. Hind-
wings 1, subovate, cilia i ; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5-7 parallel.
Tliecobathra acropercna, n. sp.
J $ . 17-18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forowings sub-
oblong, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termeu in cT
554 EXOTIC MICHOLEPIDOPTERA.
slightlj- sinuatp, in 2 straight, rather oblique; shining white;
costal edge on posterior third in J ochreous, in 2 dark fuscous : a
few dark fuscous scales indicating an oblique mark beneath middle
of fold and a slight dorsal mark before this : cilia white becoming
ochreous-tinged outwards, ti])s in $ dark fuscous. Hindwings
grey, paler and wliitish-tingod towards base; cilia whitish, towards
base ochreons-tinged, a faint greyish subbasal line.
Assam, Cherrapunji {Hetcher) ; 2 ex.
SCYTHRIDJE
Scythris trinumnmlata, n. sp.
cf 2 . 12-13 ram. Head, thorax greyish-bronze. Palpi dark
grey, posteriorly whitish-ochreous. Forewings rather narrow,
obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark purplish-
grey or greyish-bronze ; moderate round obscure spots of light
greyish-ochreous suffusion above fold before middle, above tornus,
at apex, and some undefined irroration towards costa at | : cilia
grey. Hindwings 4 and 5 separate ; dark grey ; cilia grey.
Palestine, Haifa, May {Buxton) ; 2 ex. Type Brit. Mus.
Scythris praestructa, n. sp.
c^" . 12 mm. Head, thorax grey- whitish speckled dark fuscous.
Palpi M'hitish, second and terminal joints each with blackish band.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; grey-whitish,-rather thinly irrorated
blackish, tinged ochreous on dorsal area ; markings formed by
denser blackish irroration ; an oval spot towards dorsum at :j ; a
slightly curved irregular transverse fascia at |^; a spot in disc at |:
cilia grey-whitish, thinly speckled black towards base. Hindwings
4 and 5 separate ; grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish.
South Australia, Adelaide, March ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
Scythris detestata, n. sp.
cT. 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey mixed white. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate ; grey irregularly and suifusedly irrorated white ;
small ekingate cloudy dark fuscous spots in disc at \ and before
middle, and an irregular spot on dorsum beneath second of these ;
a cloudy darker dot in disc at | : cilia pale grey, mixed white
round apex. Hindwings 4 and 5 separate; pale grey; cilia
whitish-grey-ochreous.
South Australia, Adelaide, September ; 2 ex. Type Coll. Lower.
HELIOZELID^.
Prophylactis memoranda, n. sp.
S. 10 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Paljn whitish. Fore-
wings broad-lanceolate ; 6 and 7 separate ; dark purple-fuscous ;
two rather irregular transverse oehreous-whitish blotches, first on
middle of dorsum reaching half across wing, second from | of costa
iikltozetjd.t;. — coi,EornoRTT).T;.
555
reacbinj? } across wiiij? : cilia grey mixod dark fuscous towards
base, tips at apex whitish. Hindwino^s dark fuscous ; ciha grey.
Sooth Australia, Penola, November ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower).
MICROPLITIS, n. g.
Head smooth, glossy; ocelli posterior: tongue developed
Auteunffi | in S minutelv ciliated, basal joint short, without
pncten. Labial palpi very short, porrected, filiform, pointed.
Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibise clothed with hairs
above. Forewings lb simple, 2 from angle, 3 absent, 5 absent,
n and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 9 absent, 11 from raidd e. Hindwings
h, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2 and 3 very short, 4 absent, 5 and
0 stalked, 7 approximated .
Microplitis desmophanes, n. sp.
c? 6 mm Head, thorax leaden-metallic Antennse grey, a
whitish band near apex. Forewings rather broad-lanceolate; deep
conpery-bronze suffusedly mixed dark fuscous ; markings leaden-
metallic • a moderate fascia almost at base connected by some dorsal
suffusion with a narrow fascia before middle; a transverse spot
from tornus reaching half across wing ; an apical spot, rather
produced along termen : cilia dark grey. Hindwings and cilia
dark grey.
Assam, ShiUong, 5000 feet, September (Fletcher); 1 ex.
COLEOPHORID^.
NASAMONICA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales; ocelli inferior; tongue rudimen-
(ary. Antemue basal joint elongate, with pect^en. Labial palpi
moderate, curved, subascending, second joint thickened with scales,
rather rou-h above, terminal joint shorter than second, scaled,
pointed, iiaxillary palpi rudimentary. Forewings 1 6 jiarrowly
furcate '> from angle, 3 and 4 approximated, o trom near ,6 and 7
Btalked 7 to costa, 8 absent, 9 and 10 from near 7 11 from
middle.' Hindwings |, lanceolate, cilia H; 3 and 4 stalked,
6 and 6 stalked, 7 nearly parallel.
Nasamonica oxymorpha, n. sp.
^ 33 mm Head, palpi, thorax ochreous-whitish. Forewings
narro'wly elongate-lanceolate ; light fuscous, becoming light greyish-
ochreous on dorsal half, costa suftused ochreous-whi ish from 1 to |,
beneath this costal half irregularly mixed with blackish irroration,
posteriorly forming blackish streaks t^-^tween veins strongest t^o-
wards apex: cilia pale ochreous, at apex a blackish bar. Hind-
wings pale grey, sufiusedly irrorated darker on posterior half ; cilia
^^LWoi-°Shabi-Chad, Bangui; lex. (Coll. Joannis).
550 F.ynTir MTrKor.TiPinorTERA.,
Colcophora thermoleuca, n. sp.
S . 9 mm. He;id, palpi, thorax white. Aiitennoc white riiip^ed
dark fuscous. Forewings lanceolate, apox produced, acute ; ferru-
ginous-fuscous ; a suffused wliite pointed costal streak from base
to 4 : cilia light greyish-ochreous, on costa whitish-ochreous
becoming white anteriorly. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish.
Palestine, Haifa, May {Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Coleophora leucochares, u. sp.
S . 10 mm. Head, palpi, autennoe, thorax white. Forewings
narrow, acute-pointed ; shining white : cilia white. Hindwings
pale grey ; cilia grey- whitish.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, September {Fletcher) ; I ex.
Coleophora retifera, n. sp.
J . 15 mm. Head, thorax white, centrally tinged pale greyish-
ochreous suffusion. Palpi pale greyish, second joint loosely tufted
beneath. Antennoe white, basal joint without tuft. Forewings
white, all veins finely and indistinctly lined fuscous : cilia light
greyish, on eosta white. Hindwings and cilia light greyish.
Palestine, Jerusalem, April {Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Coleophora immortalis, n, sp.
S 2 • 9-10 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitisb. Palpi whitish,
infuscated anteriorly, second joint with slight tuft. Antenna; white,
on basal half ringed with faint ochreous tinge. Forewings lanceo-
late, apex produced, acute; light brownisb-ochreous ; costa and
dorsum from base to beyond middle, and all veins somewhat
unevenly streaked white, variably scattered black scales mostly on
edges of these, also along middle of plical streak : cilia grey- whitish
or pale greyish. Hindwings and cilia light greyish.
Fiji, Lantoka, bred April from larvas on flowers Amarantlivs
jyaniculntvs and A. viridis {Oreemvood) ; 13 ex. (type Brit. Mus.).
Larval case (1 sent) 5 ram. long, tolerably cylindrical, slightly
swollen towards middle, formed of greyish silk covered with small
grains of excrement and fragments of refuse, mouth rather bent
down, and extremity 3-valved. The North American amarantheUa,
the only other s]jecies recorded as feeding on an Amaranthus, is
seemingly related, but not identical.
Coleophora arachnias, n, sp.
c? . 14 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi smooth, white, terminal
joint less than half second. Antenna) white, ringed greyish-ochreous,
basal joint with rough proj-ecting scales anteriorly. Forewings
narrow-lanceolate ; white ; all veins indicated by very fine faint
ochreous lines : cilia white, towards tornus ochreous-whitish.
Hindwings light grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish.
Palestine, Beiran, Jordan Valley, June {Buxton) ; 1 ox. (Brit.
Mus.).
ltonetiad.t:. 557
l.YONETIAD^.
Opostega index, n. sp.
2 ■ (> i«"i. Hoiul, thonix wliite. Forewings rather broad-
laricoolate ; white ; a sin;ill dark fiijicoiis dash just above middle of
dorsum ; a brownisli-ochreous seniicircidar s{)ot on cost a beyond
middle ; some sliglit brownish-ochreous-suffusion towards apex, a
small black apical dot: cilia wliitish, round apex brownish-grey,
ni'ai' origin ol' costal cilia a short oblique fuscous bar, a tine oblicpic
bar of dark fuscous specks running to apex from above. Hiud-
wings light grey ; cilia whilisli-grey.
Assam, Shillorig, 5000 feet, July (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Leucoptera coffeella Guer.
cJ $ . 5 mm. Head, thorax white, crown roughly tufted. Fore-
wings shining white ; a slender very oblique pale yellowish streak
edged dark grey from middle of costa reaching half across wing, its
apex meeting a triangular ]iale yellowish spot edged dark grey from
costa beyond it ; a round raised leaden-metallic tornal spot edged
with some black scales and then with a pale yellowish ring : cilia
basal half pale yellowish with dark fuscous subbasal and median
lines extending round costa and upper part of termen, beyond this
whitish with two dark fuscous oblique streaks above apex, on
tornus greyish. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish.
As I am not aware of any sufficient description of this species,
1 describe it from G examples bred from larvae mining leaves of
coffee at Kabete, Kenya Colony [Box). It is nearest daricella,
which has white hindwings and feeds on Plnmhago.
Pliyllocnistis innupta, n. sp.
cT . 6 mm. Head, thorax silvery-white. ForeAviugs narrow-
lanceolate, caudate; glossy^ whitish, with violet-silvery iridescence ;
a fuscous dash on median portion of fold, above this a spot of faint
grey-yellowish sutlusion, these sometimes almost obsolete; a
slightly oblique fine dark fuscous streak from middle of costa
reaching half across wing; beyond this a direct transverse fine
dark fuscous sti'eak slightly angulated in middle ; a very small
black apical dot : cilia white, on costa four parallel oblique dark
fuscous bars, first on transverse streak, fourth forming an apical
projecting hook, a dark fuscous median line through terminal cilia
curved round to apex, a short bar on lower end of transverse streak.
Hindwings and cilia white.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, July to September {Fhtcher) ; 3 ex.
Lyonetia spinitarsis, )i. sp.
o' . S ram. Head smooth, shining brassy, face and ])alpi white.
Thorax shining brassy. Posterior tarsi with whorls of short spines
558 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
at apex of joints. Forewings vcr)' narrow, caudate; bronzy, hase
ohiuing brassy; a suffused wbitish spot in middle of disc; a
moderate orange-yellowish spot on tornus followed by a golden-
metiillic spot, costa above these suffused dark fuscous, caudate apex
black : cilia grey, round caudate apex whitish. Hindwings and
cilia grey.
EiJi, Loloti, September {Greemvood); 1 ex. (JJrit. Mus.).
Lyonetia luxurians, n, sp.
S 9 • 8-9 mm. Crown flattened, smooth, bronzy-grey, wit,h
orange lateral stripe, fillet prominent, shining pale bronzy-metallic,
face very retreating, whitish. Palpi white. Antennae ]|, whitish-
grey. Thorax dark grey, shoulder orange. Forewings ver}' narrow,
apex caudate, down-turned ; fulvous-orange, more or less brownish-
tinged or infuscated on costal half; an oblique dark iridescent-
grey-metallic fascia near base, posterior edge prominent in middle,
basal area within this brassy-yellowish ; an inwards-oblique fascia
from costa before middle, anterior part dark grey-metallic edged
anteriorly blackish, posterior part brassy-yellowish edged posteriorly
grey; an elongate greyish-goldeii-metallic blotch on dorsum
towards tornus, connected by a brassy-yellowish anteriorly blackish-
edged mark with costa beyond it ; a dark shining leaden-metallic
spot on tornus, and a spot of blackish suffusion on costa opposite :
cilia grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, Cuvu, Labasa, November, December ( Vi'i(ch) ;
12 ex. (type Brit. Mus.). Nearest Indian melanochalca.
Lyonetia torqaens, n. sp.
9 . 10 mm. Head white, crown roughly tufted. Palpi whitish-
grey. Thorax white. Forewings very narrow ; golden-])ro\vn ;
six short rather oblique white maiks from anterior half of costa,
and three fine more oblique white strigas from costa posteriorly ;
four rather oblique rhomboidal white spots from dorsum reaching
half across wing, fourth broadest, its apex extended almost to meet
a triangular white tornal spot; a very fine black line in disc from
1^ to apex : cilia grey-whitish, three black bars in costal cilia and
two in terminal all converging to apex, and a dark grey projecting
apical hook. Hindwings and cilia light violet-grey.
Assam, Cherrapunji (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Opogona liparopis, n. sp.
c?. 8 mm. Head silvery-whitish. Palpi whitish, externally grey
except tips ^f joints. Thorax light yellow. Forewings lanceolate,
acute ; light ochreous-yellow ; a pointed dark fuscous streak along
basal third of costa ; a leaden-grey streak along tcrmeu from origin
of tornal cilia to apex, posteriorly attenuated, edged above by a
black bisinuate line : cilia light grey, Hindwings light grey ; cilia
grey-whitish.
Bengal, Pusa, October, bred from dry stem of sugar-cane
{Fletcher); 1 ex.
LTONETIADiE. 559
Opogona astragalodes, n. sp.
2 . 11 mm. Head, tliorax dark pnrple-fuscous, fillet shining
bronzy-grey, face ochreous-wlutish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, a
dark grey external streak. Anteimse grej'. Forewiiigs elongate-
lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; deep bronzy-purple ; a moderate
irregular-edged yellow direct transverse fascia before middle,
narrower towards costa and somewliat constricted beneatli costa :
cilia dark grey. Hind wings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey,
Uganda, Kampala, October ( Hdrr/recives) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus,),
Very like the Indian Jlavofasciatci, but in that species the fascia,
though variable, is even in width throughout.
Hieroxestis citrinodes, n. sp.
(5 $ . 11-14: mm. Head light sliining bronzy-grey, sometimes
darker purple-grey, fillet shining brassy-whitish, face whitish.
Antenntc whitish. Falpi whitish, externally grey. Thorax light
bronzy-grey, or sometimes darker grey and patagia purple, posterior
extremity yellowish. ForewingS elongate-lanceolate, apex down-
turned; purple with fine transverse shining light yellowisli striation
a broad suffused light yellow streak along dorsum from base to
middle of wing : cilia light grey-yellowish. Hind wings dark grey ;
cilia grey.
Fiji, Lautoka, bred in November from rotten seeds of cowpea
[Greemijood) ; 6 ex. Type Brit. Mus. Near the Hawaiian cna-i-
sqiuunosa (which is also a Hieroxestis, though the fringe of short
hairs behind fillet is hardly noticeable in either species) but dis-
tinguished by the yellow dorsal streak.
Hieroxestis hapalopa, n. sp.
$ . 9 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, crown
flattened, forehead rough-haired, face very retreating. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate, apex produced; pale ochreous-ygllowish ; a
slight very oblique blackish mark on costa at |, whence a brownish
shade runs beneath costa to apex, dilated on upper part of termeu,
costa above this whitish ; a rather large black apical dot : cilia
light greyish-ochreous, on costa whitish with an oblique blackish
mark before apex, at apex a fine blackish projecting hook. Hind-
wings pale greyish-ochreous, towards apex grey ; cilia pale grej'ish-
ochreous.
Fiji, Loloti, December (^Greenioood) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Decadarcliis molynta Meyr.
The d" has a strong triangular median projection from basal joint
of antenna3 above, forming with upper part a notch.
Decadarchis disjuncta, n. sp.
2 . 14 mm. Head whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of joints
white, second and terminal joints each with long rough tuft beneath.
500 EXOTIC MlCEOLEl'IDOPTERA.
Thorax wliitish, shoulders with dark fuscous l)lotch. Forowings
elougiitc, iipox pointed, upturned, termon vory ohliquoly rounded ;
whitish, irregularly mixed pale brownish ; markings black ; a vory
obliiiuo streak from base of costa to ^ ; a subdorsal streak from
base to a s})ot at | ; a longitudinal murk in disc at ^ ; an obli(iuo
wedgeshaped streak from costa before middle not reaching half
across wing ; an elongate-oval pointed blotch in disc beyond
middle ; a short very oblique mark from middle of costa ; u blotch
on costa at | ; an elongate aj)ical blotch : cilia whitish, several
series of dark grey specks, llindwings 5 and G stalked ; light
grey ; cilia wliitish.
JJiJKMA, Thutoii, March (^Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
GRACILARIAD^E.
Lithocolletis eratantha, n. sp.
S 2 • ^~'' "1'^- Uo'mI vvhitish-ochreous, face silvory-w hiiisli.
'J'horax broiizy-ochreous. Forewings bron/.y-ochreous ; a slender
silvery-white njediun streak from base to 3, edged blackish scales ;
some obscure whitish suffusion towards dorsum beneath this ; a
narrow hardly curved silvery-white median transverse fascia, edged
anteriorly black scales and then dark fuscous suffusion, posteriorly
suffused and unraargined ; opposite slightly oblique wedgeshapod
silvery marks at g, edged anteriorly blackish, beyond these two very
small similar marks obscurely indicated or only expressed by some
black irroration ; a black apical dot, preceded by some blackish
irroration on margins: cilia grey-whitish, basal half light violet
limited by a dark line. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey.
TuxJAB, Murree, 7500 feet, June {Duit) ; 5 ex.
Lithocolletis philerasta, n. sp.
(S . 8-9 mm. Head whitish-fulvous, face bronzy-whitish.
Thorax bronzy-ochreous sufli'used grey. Forewings bronzy-
ochreous; a narrow silvery-white median streak from base to ^;
an indistinct small spot of silvery suffusion on dorsum towards
base; a very obtusely angulated narrow silvery-w'hite median fascia,
anteriorly edged blackish and then with a band of dark fuscous
sutfusioii, posterior edge suffused and unmargined ; three narrow
wedgeshaped silvery-white direct streaks from costa posteriorly,
a tiiaiigular spot on dorsum opposite first and a dot on toruua
beyond second, all edged blackish anteriorly, discal area between
those to termen suff'used dark fuscous, reaching a roundish black
apical spot : cilia pale grey with strong violet-blue iridescence
round aj)ex, a darker median line. Hindwings and cilia grey.
PuiX.rAii, Murree, 750O feet, May (^Duit) ; ^2 ex.
GKACILAWADiE.
561
Lithocolletis clepsiphaga, n. sp.
(5 . 9 mm. Head ochrcous-whitish. Thorax oehreous-
brownish, two white lines. Forewiiigs ochreous-brownish ; a
slender white median line from base to first dorsal streak ; four
costal and three dorsal narrow white oblique streaks, edged
anteriorly black scales, first two costal short and dorsal long, nearly
meeting, third costal very short, direct, fourth costal moderate,
third dorsal directed towards its apex but not reaching it ; some
fine blackish irroration along termen, preceded on costa by an
indistinct wliitish short inwards-oblique fifth costal streak : cilia
whitish-ochreous, within a blackish line light bronzy-ochreous
round apex with some blackish specks, towards tornus grey. Hind-
wings and cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, bred October {Fletcher) from blotch-
mine on upper side of leaf of an unidentified jungle shrub ; tlio leaf
(sent) is elongate-lanceolate, petiolate, 4 inches long.
Phrixosceles fibulatrix, n. sp.
5^5 . 7 mm. Head white. Palpi white, a small blackish dot at
apex of second joint. Thorax white partially suft'used pale ochreous.
Porewings very narrow, moderately pointed ; shining snow-white ;
markings pale ochreous partially edged dark fuscous irroration; an
irregular inwards-oblique transverse spot at 5, connected with costa
but not with dorsum ; a narrow fascia before middle, anterior edge
straight, inwards-oblique from costa, posterior with acute pro-
jections above middle and on dorsum ; a fine longitudinal strigula
in disc at |, and a very oblique one from costa somewhat beyond
it; a longitudinal mai'k on tornus; a minute blackish dot just
below apex : cilia white, a dark grey basal line. Hindwings and
cilia white.
Fiji, Cuvu, November (Veiich) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Epicephala subtilis, u. ep.
2 . 13 mm. Head, thorax white, collar behind eyes and
shoulders greyish-ochreous. Palpi slender, white, a light grey
lateral streak except towards base and apex. Porewings very
narrow, rather long-pointed ; light grey with silvery-white
reflections, irrorated dark fuscous ; a slender white dorsal streak
from base to tornus, at middle of wing with an oblique white
projecting streak reaching half across wing, at apex with a some-
what longer and stronger very oblique streak, closely followed bv
a fine irregular parallel whitish line ; a very fine oblique whitish
striga from middle of costa to disc beyond apex of these ; a slender
curved silvery transverse line towards apex, followed by a small
blackish prseapical spot : cilia light grey, round apex whitish with
blackish-grey subbasal line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
S. India, Ootacamund, April {Mujtaba); 1 ex.
VOL II. — November 1922, 2 o
502 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEBA,
Epicephala euchalina, n. sp.
(J . 10 mm. Head white. Palpi fuscous, tip white. Thorax
white, shouhlers fuscous. Forewiugs narrow, rather shortly ohtuso-
pointod; white, on anterior | irregularly marbled fuscous irrorat ion,
I'orming three rather oblique bars on anterior half of dorsum ; a
strongly excurved fuscous transverse line about |, beyond this two
moderately curved transverse silvery lines ; a small brown apical
spot contaiuing a black dot : cilia ligbt grey, round apex white with
dark fuscous line. Hiudwings grey ; cilia light grey.
I3uKMA, Bhamo, April, at light (liao) ; 1 ex.
Acrocercops scoliograpta, n. sp.
S . 7 rum. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings narrow,
pointed ; ochreous-greyish, pale-speckled ; five irregular-edged
oblicjue snow-white fasciae, edged dark fuscous irroration, last
apical, preceding this a minute strigula from termen with some
blackish irroration : cilia pale greyish, round a])ex white, at apex
an ochreous-grey basal spot and two hooks of blackish irroration.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
Tun JAB, Murree, 75U0 feet, June (Dntt) ; 1 ex.
Acrocercops astaurota, n. sp,
cJ . 10 mm. Head white. Palpi white, a lateral streak of second
joint and fine median ring of terminal joint dark fuscous. Thorax
white, a fine V-shaped transverse series of grey scales. Forewings
narrow, rather short-pointed ; rather light chestnut-brown, some-
what mixed ochreous-whitish on margins of fascia;; markings white,
irregularly and interruptedly edged black ; a basal patch occupying
I of wing, marked black on costa ; two moderately broad rather
obli(jue fascia) at j and beyond middle ; a somewhat irregular
transverse line at | interrupted in disc ; two narrow irregular
approximated transverse streaks near apex ; a small white apical
dot : cilia ochreous-greyish, mostly white towards base beneath
apex, on costa dark fuscous, white on costal and apical markings.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Assam, Shilloug, 5000 feet, July {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Acrocercops praesecta, n. sp.
2 . 7 mm. Head, palpi white. Thorax white tinged ochroous,
patagia bronzy. Forewings very narrow, moderately ])ointcd ;
brassy-yellowish-bronze, suffused grey along costa ; a silvery-white
dorsal streak from base to |^ ; a silvery-white patch occupying
apical third, with a blackish-grey costal line on its anterior half
and containing a short black longitudinal mark beneath this, before
apex marked with an oblique black bar: cilia whitish, two dark
grey cloudy marks above apex and a tine blackish bar below it,
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Fiji, Loloti, September (Greenwood); 1 ex, (Brit. Mus,).
I
GRACIL.VBIAD^. 5G3
Acrocercops deversa, n. si).
P. 8 mm. Ileadgrey, face silvery- white. Palpi slender, wliite,
8ocond joint with grey streak at apex. Tliorax ochreous-whitish,
l)atagia bronzy-fuscous. Eorewings very narrow, pointed ; shining
ochreous- fuscous ; a rather broad shining whitish streak near
dorsum from base, extremity turned down to tornus ; an oblique
white strigula from costa at |, edged dark fuscous suffusion ; a
rather broad shining whitish prseapical fascia, rather narrowed
upwards, separated by a black mark from a white apical dot: cilia
pale grey, round apex white, at apex a black basal mark and post-
median dark grey line, beneath apex a dark grey bar. Hindwings
grey ; cilia pale grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, September (^Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
Acrocercops lenticulata, n. sp.
c? . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Palpi smooth,
whitish, a subapical ring of second joint and two rings of terminal
joint dark fuscous. Forewings very narrow, shortly obtuse-pointed;
ochreous-whitish, slightly and irregularly mottled fuscous irroration,
with scattered black scales in irregular series ; a short curved very
oblique dark fuscous striga from dorsum beyond middle ; an oblique
white mark from costa at |, near beyond this a short oblique dark
fuscous streak; a round apical spot of brown suffusion becoming
blackish anteriorly and including a minute white apical mark : cilia
whitish-grey, below apex some white suffusion, round apex a
blackish basal line and grey apical line. Hindwings grey ; cilia
pale greyish.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, July, November {Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
CRYPHIOMYSTIS, n. g.
Head with approssed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed.
Antennae |, in S simple, basal joint moderate. Labial palpi short,
drooi^ing, filiform, terminal joint somewhat longer than second,
obtuse. Maxillary palpi minute. Posterior tibiae with series of
projecting bristles above. Forewings and hindwings apparently as
in Acrocercops, but neuration undetermined.
Differing from Acrocercops in the palpi.
Cryphiomystis pentarcha, n, sp.
J 5 . 5 mm. Head, thorax violet-grey. Palpi dark grey.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; dark violet-fuscous ; white dots on
costa at \, beyond middle, and at |, and on dorsum before middle
and at tornus (slightly before third costal) : cilia grey with tAvo
blackish lines, round apex white between these. Hindwings and
cilia grey.
CuTLON, Peradeniya, December, "off cofi'ce" {Uatson)\ 2 ox.
Type Brit. Mus.
2o2
564 EXOTIC MICROLEPTDOPTEKA.
Parectopa latisecta, n. sp.
cT . 0 mm. Head, thorax white, patagia greyish-ochrcous.
Palpi rough-scaled anteriorly throughout, white, basal half of second
joint dark grey. Forcwings ratlicr narrow, tolerably pointed ;
light shining bron/y-ochreous ; markings wliite, finely l)lack-edged ;
three costal and three dorsal obli(]uo streaks reacliing nearly halt'
across wing, tirst costal at 1, second at 4, both broad, triineato
beneath, third at |, slender, first dorsal at ^, broad, second and
third moderate, at ^ and |, all truncate ; an inwards-oblicpie
Avodgesha])ed streak from costa towards apex meeting third costal;
a minute dot on termen beneath apex of these ; a larger more
strongly black-edged dot above middle of termen ; cilia white, on
tornal area grey, beneath apex a dark grey bar, above apex a
blackish hook. Hindwings and cilia grey.
CuiNA, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Gracilaria gladiatrix, n. sp.
(5. Oram. Head pale brassy, face shining whitish. Palpi
white, terminal joint with dark giey band. Thorax brassy-whitish,
shoulders purplish-grey. Porewings narrow, tolerably ])ointed ;
greyish -i>urple ; a moderate whitish-brassy pointed streak along
dorsum from base to near middle ; a whitish-brassy triangular
patch extending on costa from before -^ to b(!yond |, and reaching
nearly to dorsum, marked on costa towards middle with three or
four minute grey dots ; two minute darker dots transversely placed
on end of cell: cilia grey-purplish, some darker specks. Hindwings
and cilia light grey.
China, Shanghai; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Gracilaria porphyracma, n. sp.
J. 12 mm. Head, thorax light ochreous-yellow, face whitish.
Palpi whitish, a dark grey subapical ring. Forewings narrow,
modei-ately pointed; light ochreous-yellow, apical fifth sufiused light
jnirjdish : cilia light yellowish. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Punjab, Murrec, 7500 feet, June {Diitt); 1 ex.
Gracilaria instincta, n. sp.
cJ , 11mm. Head, thorax ochreous, face whitish-ochreons.
Palpi fuscous, tip whitish. ' Forcwings narrow, moderately pointed ;
glossy violet-ochreous, deeper and more violet-tinged on base of
costa and towards apex of wing : cilia pale ochreous, roui.d apex
violet-tinged and faintly darker-spcckkd. Hindwings and cilia
pale grey.
Palestine, Jerusalem, March (Btixion); 1 ex. (T3rit. Mus.).
Gracilaria pterostoma, n. sp.
J. 16 mm. Head bronzy- whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint
speckled greyish, with moderate spreading tuft of scales beneath,
GiaciLAiuAii.n. — pi.UTia,T,in.i5. 505
terminal joint longer than second, anteriorly thickene-1 wiUi sliort
rough scales except at apex, with two bars of greyish speckling.
Thorax dark purple-fuscous, a small posterior spot and patagia
except base whitish. Forewings very narrow, pointed ; palo
bronzy-ochreous freckled and strigulated dark grey, costal and
dorsal areas irregularly suffused while; a basal patch on costal
area, three irregular costal blotches and three dorsal spots of dark
grey sutl'usion, ill-defined ; terminal area suffused dark fuscous,
with two or three white dots: cilia grey, round apical area oclireous-
whitish with two or three slight grey bars, llindwings aiul cilia
grey.
Assam, Cherrapunji [Fletcher) ; 1 ex. The palpi resemble those
0^ meladoxa, but main affinity is \fiih. lyrismatica group.
Gracilaria aeolocentra, n. sp.
c? . 13 mm. Head, thorax light greyish, face whitish. Palpi
smooth, dark fuscous speckled whitish, extreme tips of joints
white. Forewings narrow, shoi't-pointed; rather dark purple-grey,
obscurely mottled iridescent green-whitish ; a black dot in disc
towards base, one in disc before middle, one beneath fold very
obli(]uely before this, one on costa beyond middle, and one on
fold at ^ of wing: cilia grey, round apex series of dark points.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
AssA>f, Shillong, 5000 feet, July {Fletcher); 1 ex.
PLUTELLID.E.
Cerostoma lociilosa, n. sp.
(S . -0 mm. Head, palpi, thorax greyish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, apex pointed, termen very obli(]uely rounded ; 7 and 8
stalked; light brown, on costal half darker with lows of whitish-
grey dots, on dorsal half with irregular rows of suffused ochreous-
whitish dots, a few scattered dark fuscous scales on veins ; some
dark grey suffusion along upper part of cell posteriorly ; a small
triangular darker brown laterally white-edged spot beneath lower
angle of cell ; a small apical spot of dark grey suffusion : cilia
whity-brovvnish. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-
whitish.
Assam, Cherrapunji (/'7e^c7<(?/-) ; 1 ex.
Acrolepia rejecta, n. sp.
5 . 8 ram. Head dark grey mixed whitish, rough liairs of crown
whitish in front, dark fuscous behind. Palpi whitish, second and
terminal joints each with two dark fuscous rings. Thorax whitish,
a blackisli median bar and posterior spot. Forewings elongate,
somewhat dilated, ai)ex obtuse, termen indented beneath apex,
then rounded, soraewiiat oblicjue : blackish-fuscous : anterior half
500 KXOTic MiciioT,n;rTnorTE«A.
irregularly strignlated whito, a small transverse white spot on
dorsum at i, a larger subtriangular white median dorsal spot cut by
a blackish strigula; a pair of whitish strigula) on middle of cost a ;
some small ochreous dots and a silvery strigula in disc beyond
middle ; a silvery strigula from dorsum at | ; an obtusely angulated
violet-silvery-metallic stria from costa at | to dorsum before tornus,
preceded and followed by interrupted fulvous-ochreous stria?, beyond
this a similar metallic stria, its lower half reduced to three dots; a
white transverse mark from costa near apex, preceded by a fulvous-
ochreous mark, apex beyond this fulvous-ochreous with a small
violet-silvery dot ; a small white dot in subapical indentation,
beneath this a fulvous-ochreous terminal line and small spot above
tornus : cilia light greyish, a dark fuscous basal line, interrupted
with white on subapical dot. Hiudwings dark fuscous; cilia grey,
a darker subbasal shade.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
COSMOPTERYGID^.
Cosmopteryx trilopha, n. sp.
c? . 9 mm. Head bronzy-blackish, a silver-metallic line on each
side of crown, face iridescent-silver-raetallic. Palpi white lined
black. Antenna) blackish, a whitish subapical band. Thorax
blackish, a silver-metallic stripe on each side. Posterior tibiae black,
obliquely banded silver-metallic, above with three strong oblique
projections of bristly scales. Forewinga long-caudate ; black ;
markings brilliant iridescent brassy-silver-metallic ; a subdorsal
streak from base to tornus, thence more slender along termen to
apex, rather thicker and irregular towards base, slenderl)^ inter-
rupted before middle, just beyond this a short projection upwards ;
a slender subcostal streak from before middle to | : cilia dark grey,
a fine whito bar just beneath apex. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Uganda, Kampala, August {Hargreaves) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus,).
Near emmolyhda.
Cosmopteryx pyrozela, n. sp.
5 . 8 mm. Head dark bronzj'-grey, face bronzj'-whitish. Palpi
white lined black, xlntenua) black lined white, extreme tip white,
apical third blackish-grey, then 2 joints white, 1 blackish, 2 white.
Abdomen dark grey. Forewiugs caudate ; blackish ; a violet-
silvery-metallic spot in disc at ^ ; a moderate orange-fulvous post-
median fascia, slightly inwards-oblique from costa and somewhat
narrowed downwards, limited by two violet-golden-metallic streaks
inwardly edged black; a short fine violet-silvery-metallic longi-
tudinal strigula midway between this and apex : cilia dark grey, at
apex a white dash. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Bkazil, E. Trombetas, September (Parish) ; 1 ex.
COSMOPTEUTGID^. 5G7
Cosmopteryx anadoxa Meyr.
Tlio bfiiifl hnhween the metallic fascise of forewings should have
been described in the type-speciineii as pale dull orange interrupted
])y a black bar in disc, and the same ai)plies to two examples sub-
sc(]uently obtained from l)it>idi, North (Joorg {A^ewconie); in two
lately received from the Palnis, S. India (FletcJter), it is full orano'e
and unintcrru[)tod. These two last have also only four apical joints
of antenna; wliite, the next four wholly black, but in the type the
antenuc'c are in du1)ious condition, and in the Coorg examples they
arc broken. On the whole 1 regard all five as belonging to the
samo species.
Cosmopteryx gloriosa, n. sp.
c? . 7 mm. Head dark bronze, crown with three fine white
lines. Palpi white lined dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous,
finely lined white towards base, a white dot near apex and three
above middle. Thorax dark bronze, three fine white lines. Abdo-
men dark grey, sides marked silver-metallic, Forewings apex
caudate ; dark bronzy-fuscous, apical area blackish ; an oblique fine
silvery dash beneath costa towards base, and very short median and
subdorsal dashes beneath apex of this; a modi rately broad orange
median band limited by entire direct goldeu-melallic streaks finely
black-edged on side of band ; a short fine silvery dash in disc near
beyond band, and a fine silvery-white line along termcn from
near beyoud tliis to apex : cilia dark fuscous, a fine silvery-white
apical bar. Hind wings and cilia dark fuscous.
Fiji, Lautoka, March {Greenwood) ; 3 ex. Type Brit. Mus.
Cosmopteryx plesiasta Meyr.
A fine pair ( r? ? ) from the type-locality, September {Rao) ; the
blackish apical joint of antenna) is characteristic of ^C only, that of
$ being white. I am, however, satisfied tliat the species is dis-
tinct, being easily separated from maiiijmlans by the shorter and
less obliquely extended lines of the basal area.
Cosmopteryx interfracta, n. sp,
d 2 . 8-0 mm. Palpi white lined black. Antennnc Idack lined
white, 4 ai)ical joints white, then 4 blackish, 1 white, 1 black,
;> white. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft J whitish. Forewings
caudate ; blackish ; a very fine white line just ben'^ath costa from
base to near band but interrupted beyond its middle, one median
from base to g, and one subdorsal from just before aj)ex of this to
near band; dorsal edge white from bnee to ] ; an oclircous-
yoUowish postmedinn band, margined anteriorly by a pale golden-
metallic subcostal spot ioUowed by a black dot and a rather
posterior dorsal s]>ot preceded by a black dot, and posteriorly by
small ])ale golden-metallic opposite costal and dorsal spots edged
blackish anteriorlv, between these forming a broad tridcntule
■^i
EXOTIC JIICROLIU'IDOPTEHA .
projection I'roin centre of wliieh a wliite ternoinal line runs to apex :
cilia giej', on costal spot white, at apex a line white bar. llind-
wings dark grey ; cilia grey.
BiiAZiL, Obidos, K. Trombetas, August, September; Peru, Juri-
maguas, March (Parifh) ; 5 ex.
Cosmopteryx apiculata, u. sp.
(^ 2 . 8-lJ mm. Head bronzy-blackish, three white lines on
crown, face brassy-whitish. Palpi white, lined blackish. Anteniiie
black lined white, 2 apical joints blackish, then 2 white, 5 black,
1 white, 1 black, 1 white. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft ochreous-
whitish. Eorewings caudate ; blackish ; a fine white diverging
lino beneath costa from base to |, and rather short median and
subdorsal lines, apex of each mther obliquely beyond the one above
it- dorsal edge white from base to near middle; costal edge shortly
white before band ; an ochreous-yellowish postmedian band, mar-
gined anteriorly by a narrow pale golden-metallic nearly direct
transverse streak hardly reaching costa and followed by a black dot
in disc, and posteriorly by dorsal and small subcostal pale golden-
metallic spots edged anteriorly bj^ a few blackish scales, subcostal
somewhat posterior and connected with costa by a white spot,
yellow colour projecting between these ; a usually interrupted
white terminal line from near beyond this to apex : cilia dark grey,
a white apical bar. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, Obidos, Parintins, July to October ; Peru, Juri-
maguas, March (Prtr/s/i) ; Ilex. l!\ext j^entacJwnla.
Cosmopteryx inangurata, n. sp.
(5. 8 mm. Head dark bronzy-grey, thiee extremely fine whitish
lines on crown, face whitish -tinged. Palpi white lined blackish.
Antenna3 black lined white, 4 apical joints white, then 5 blaekish,
2 white, 1 black, 2 white. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft whitish.
Forewings caudate ; blackish ; a fine white diverging line beneath
costa from base to 5, and rather short median and subdorsal lines,
apex of each rather obliquely beyond the one above it ; dorsal edge
white from base to near middle ; costal edge shortly white before
band; an orange postmedian band, margined anteriorly by a pale
golden-metallic streak somewhat inwards-oblique from dorsum, and
posteriorly by costal and dorsal pale golden-metallic spots edged
anteriorly with a few blackish scales, costal somewhat posterior,
between these a linear orange projection continued as a white
terminiil line to a])ex : cilia giey, wliite on posterior edge of band,
a white apical bar. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, July {ParisJi) ; 1 ex. Also obtained from Para
were thrasi/zela, erasvna, isotoma. and mimetis, the last two extend-
in j; up to Jurimaguas in Peru.
Cosmopteryx caHiclialca, n. sp.
cJ . 8-9 mm. Head bronzy, three white lines on crown, face
ruSUOl'TKRYGlD.K. 509
bronzjr-whitish. Palpi wliite lined dark fuscous. Forewings
long-caudate : bron/y : a fine white diverging line beneath costa
from base to 5, one median from base to band, one very short sub-
dorsal beneath apical part of this, and one on dorsal edge from
base nearly to band ; costal edge shortly whitish before band ; an
ochreous-orange postmedian band, margined anteriorly on upper
I)art l)y a pale golden-metallic spot followed by a black dot and
including on lower part a pale golden-metallic spot wholly bej'ond
this sometimes preceded by a minute black dot, and posteriorly by
two smaller opposite pale golden-metallic spots ; from just beyond
these a white terminal streak runs to apex : cilia pale grey, at apox
a white bar. Hindwings grej' ; cilia light grey.
EiuziG, Parintins, October {Parish) ; 2 ex. 'NextfernaldeUa.
Labdia saponacea, n. sp.
c? $ . 9 mm. Head, palpi, autennje, thorax ochreous-whitish.
Forewings narrow-lanceolate; ochreous-whitish ; a light brownish-
ochreous suffused streak along fold from base to near middle of
wing; some elongate ochreous-greyish suffusion from disc at g to
apex : cilia ochreous-whitish, becoming greyish towards tornus.
Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish ; in d an expansible tuft of
long fine grey-whitish hairs from base of costa.
Fiji, Labasa, December [Veitch)- 2 ex. Tj'pe Brit. Mus.
Labdia cyanocoma, n. sp,
c?. 11 mm. Head deep glossy purple-blue, face pale greyish-
ochreous. Palpi greyish tinged whitish-oehreous towards base.
Thorax, abdomen dark grey, beneath ochreous-whitish. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate ; dark purplish-grey, on anterior f with indigo-
greenish reflections : cilia dark grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ;
cilia dark grey.
Peku, Jurimaguas, March (rarish) ; 1 ex.
Labdia inodes, n. sp.
2 . 16 mm. Head, palpi ochreous-whitish. Thorax whitish,
patagia brownish-ochreous. Forewings narrow-lanceolate, apex
caudulate ; brownish-ochreous; costal edge whitish towards middle;
a white supramedian dash from base ; a broad whitish attenuated
dorsal streak from base to tornus, dorsal edge suffused ochreous on
anterior half, continued as a fine white terminal line to apex ; faint
whitish- tinged interncural streaks towards costa posteriorly and
termen : cilia light greyish-ochreous, greyer towards tornus, above
and below apical projection with dark fuscous basal shade, Hind-
wings grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Shillong, Uctubor (FletcJier) ; 1 ex.
Labdia liolitha, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Head, thorax rather dark violet-grey, face ochreous-
whitish, eyes crimson, thorax and abdomen silvery-whitish beneath.
570 EXOTTP MTrnOT,EPIT)OPTERA.
(Palpi missing.) Fore wings elongate-lanceolate ; ratlicr dark
violet-grey, some fuscous scales towards posterior half of dorsum :
cilia grey. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey.
Kanaka, Chundavar, February {MaxvjtU) ; 1 ex.
Labdia emphanopa, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax violot-fuscous, face ochreous-whitish,
thorax and abdomen ochreous-whitish beneath. Palpi ochreous-
whitish, second joint with blackish apical band, tertninal joint
suffused dark groy except posteriorly. Forewings elongate-lanceo-
late ; violet- fuscous ; an ol)S('urc fascia of iridesccnt-loaden suffusion
at g, and a minute dot iu disc at | : cilia grey. Hindwings dark
grey ; cilia grey.
Assam, Khasis, September ; 1 ex.
Labdia erebopleura, n. sp.
cj. 8 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, somewhat sprinkled
dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-grey, patagia dark grc}-. Abdomen
ochreous-whitish, with thick black lateral streak. Forewiiigs
elongate-lanceolate ; ochreous-whitish, sutfuscdly irroratcd grey
except towards apex : cilia ochreou.5-whitish, on termeii some
minute basal dots of dark fuscoua irroration. Hindwings light
grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Borneo, Kuching, April (Heivitt') ; 1 ex.
Labdia sarcodryas, n. sp.
(^ . 7 mm. Head light pinkish-grey, eyes crimson. Paljji
white lined black, second joint with dark fuscous subapical ring.
Thorax light pinkish-brown. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex
produced; light pinkish-brown, towards apex more rosy mixed
dark grey on margins, costal edge grey ; plical aud second discal
stigmata linear, dark fuscous : cilia pale greyish, faintly pinkish-
tinged. Hindwings grey: cilia j)ale greyish.
Bombay, Surat, April {3Iaxwell) ; 1 ex.
Labdia sphenoclina, n. sp.
2 . 10 mm. Head ochreous-whitish tinged brownish. Palpi
very long and slender, white, second joint externally fuscous.
Thorax dark fuscous, a broad whitish median stripe. Forewings
lanceolate, apex caudulate ; dark fuscous, tips of scales whitisli ;
oblique white irregular-edged wcdgeshaped streaks from dorsum
before middle and tornus reaching half across wing ; a triangular
white spot on costa towards apex : cilia pale greyish, base mixed
dark fuscous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia i)ale greyish-ochreous.
CoouG, Dibidi, 3o00 feet, February (Neivcome) ; 1 ex.
Pyroderces ptilodelta, n. sp.
(S 2 • 10-12 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown sometimes
slightly ferruginous-tinged. Palj)i whitish obscuiely banded t'erru-
giuous suffusion, terminal joint with dark fuocous subapical ring.
C03M0PTERT0IDJE. 571
Tliorax ferviij^inotis sometimes mixorl dark ^vo.y, posfcrior mnrgin
suiruaod whiLiHli, Forewiiigs narrowly donga te-lanccohite, acnto ;
dull piiikisli, with elongate obscure patches of greyish or fuscous
suffusion ; some blackish irroration along costa towards base, and a
blotch on base of dorsum ; an irregular transverse whitish line at 1,
angulatcd near costa, edged with some black scales or irroration ;
a triangular dorsal blotch of black irroration in middle of wing,
including a rather strong tuft of scales ; an indistinct ochreous-
whitish lino along anterior edge of this from fold to costa at |,
where it is followed by some slight blackish irroration ; a whitish
irregular line from extremity of fold to costa before apex, edged
posteriorly black irroration : cilia light greyish, round apical area
dull pinkish with two blackish-grey shades interrupted opposite
apex. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey ; in ,5 with a few long
spreading hairs anteriorly beneath forewings.
CniNA, Slianghai, bred in July from nest of wasp ; pupa in firm
white silken cocoon ; 3 ex. (type Coll. Joannis). Also Fed. AIaf^at
States, Port Swcttenham, bred in May from old coconut spikes ;
l:^ex. {Curbett).
Pyroderces euryspora, n. sp.
2 . 12 mm. Head, thorax whitish slightly mixed pale greyish
and tinged rosy. Palpi whitish, five rosy-grey bands and a sixth,
subapical blackish. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apical
cilia falcate ; pale pinkish, partially infuscatcd and mixed grey
irroration in disc ; two broad undefined fascife of black and whitish
irroration not quite reaching costal edge, first about -|, with small
subdorsal tuft on inner edge, second narrowly separated from first,
more outwards-oblique from dorsum, with large subdorsal tuft on
inner edge, posteriorly narrowly extended on costa to | ; from near
beyond second a wedgeshaped streak of similar irroration along
dorsum to apex, broadest and truncate anteriorly : cilia light
pinkish irrorated grey, some black scales at base, tips whitish, a
short slightly excurved blackish line before tips on median part of
tcrraen. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Fiji, Nadi, bred in July from cotton-bolls {Simmonds) ; 1 ex.
(Brit. Mus.).
Pyroderces calefacta, n. sp.
5 . 7-8 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sometimes slightly sprinkled
grey. Palpi whitish, second and terminal joints each with three
dark fuscous rings. Thorax ochreous-whitish irrorated dark fuscous.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, acute ;
brownish irrorated grey; base mixed white; a slightly oblitpie
transverse irregular white streak at ^, paitially edged black
anteriorly and including a minute black dot near costa; a tri-
angular dorsal blotch of blackish irroration in middle of wing,
including a black tuft on anterior edge, margined by whitish
streaks inceling on costa; beyond this an irregular streak of
572 KXOTIC MICllor.KJ'lDOPTERA.
blackish irroration along coata ; a streak of blackish irroration
along termen, more or less edged whitish above especially towards
costa, sometimes interrupted ia middle : cilia light grey, at apex a
white bar edged beneath black irroration. Hindwings grey ; cilia
light grey.
Kanaka, Supa, Ramanguli, April, May {Maxwell) ; Ekkgal,
Calcutta, July (Annaadale) ; 3 ox.
Pyroderces strangalota, n. sp.
cJ . 11 mm. Head, thorax, oehrcous-whitish, a fuscous spot on
shoulder. Palpi wliitish, second joint somewhat roughened, with
three brownish rings, terminal joint with slender subbasal and
median dark fuscous rings and broader blackish subapical ring.
Forewiugs narrowed from near base, long-pointed, acute ; pale
pinkish mostly suffused pinkish-brown ; base of dorsum sufiiised
whitish with dark fuscous irroration ; costal edge dark fuscous on
basal half; a very irregular slender rather oblique whitish fascia
at ^, preceded by irregular black irroration ; a subquadrate dorsal
blotch of black irroration in middle of wing, including a large tuft,
irregularly edged -whitish suti'usion ; irregular whitish lines from
upper posterior angle of this along costa to near apex, and along
dorsum and termen to apex, irregularly streaked with blackish
irroration : cilia light greyish, round apex ])inkish-broAvn, a])()ve
apex an oblique blackish bar edged whitish above, beneath apex two
slight hooks of black irroration. Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey.
S, India, Nilgiris, 3500 feet, August (Aiulniues) ; 1 ex.
Pyroderces amphisaris, n. sp.
(S . 10 mm. Head ochreous-whitish somewhat sprinkled light
grey. Palpi white, second joint with slender basal and median
dark fuscous rings, terminal joint with slender basal, median, and
subapical black rings. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft grey-
whitish. Forewiugs narrowly elongate-lanceolate, apex caudulate;
light pinkish-ochreous, irregularly irrorated blackish-grey; a nearly
direct transverse whitish streak at \, irregularly preceded black
irroration ; a triangular dorsal blotch in middle of wing obscurely
outlined ochreous-whitish suffusion, included area mixed bhick
anteriorly with rather raised scales ; an elongate spot of ochreous-
whilish suffusion on costa at j; a blackish dash from costa just
before apex parallel to termen, edged white above: cilia light
greyish, beneath apex two blackish hooks. Hindwings blackish-
grey ; cilia grey; a long loose tuft of whitish hairs from base lying
along costa. Forewiugs ])eneath with long dense expansible pencil
of ochreous-whitish hairs from base lying above dorsum.
Ceylon, Maskeliya, December {Pole) ; 1 ex.
Dorodoca leucomoclila, n. sp.
cJ . 8 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-fuscous, face white. Palpi
white, second joint dark fuscous except towards base, terminal
\
COSMOPTERYGIDJE. 573
joint with dark fuscoiis lateral line. Forcwings very narrow,
widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; dark bronzj^-
fuscous, bases of scales iridescent-white, forming a very fine
transverse striation in certain liglits ; a narrow lighter fascia
obscurely indicated towards l)ase ; a moderate snow-white fascia
rather inwards-oblique from middle of costa ; an elongate-semioval
snow-white blotch on costa towards ajiex ; a white longitudinal
strigula just above tornus : cilia grey, round apex tinged purple
with dark fuscous median line and slight apical projecting hook.
Hindwing.s and cilia grey.
BuKMA, TLaton, Tebrutiry (Z'7e^7(«-); 1 ex.
Limnoecia trissodelta, n. sp.
d2' 10 mm. Head, thorax light bronzy-metallic. Palpi
ochreous-whitish, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous.
Antennae bronzy-grey, a whitish ajjical band. Forewings narrowly
elongate-lanceolate; metallic bronze; markings shining yellow-
whitish; a triangular blotch on dorsum towards base, apex just
reaching costa ; an irregular-edged triangular spot on middle of
costa, and one on dorsum just beyond it : cilia grey. Hindwings
a]id cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, July {Fletcher) ; 2 ex.
Limnoecia acontophora, n. sp.
5. 11 ram. Head ochreous, face paler and greyish-tinged.
Eyes crimson. Palpi slender, ochreous-whitish, terminal joint
grey anteriorly. Thorax dark purple-fuscous, a large whitish-
ochreous posterior spot. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings lanceo-
late, acute; dark purple-fuscous: markings whitish-ochreous; an
oval basal spot in disc with projections beneath and posterioi-ly,
connected at base with a subcostal dot ; a subcostal dot at 1 ; a
pentagonal blotch on middle of dorsum ; longitudinal subcostal,
supraraedian, and submedian streaks from about middle to | : cilia
dark grey. Hindwings 3 and 4 somowbat approximated ; dark
fuscous ; cilia dark grey.
Philippines, Manilla, 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Idiostyla catharopis, n. sp.
c? . 12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining whitish. Antennte
grey. Genital valves very large. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ;
shining whitish : cilia whitish, becoming whitish-grey towards
tornus. Hindwings and cilia grey. Forewings beneath with
ferruginous bristle from lower angle of cell reaching termen, as
in oculata.
Fiji, Loloti, September {Greenwood); 1 ex. (Brit. j^Cus.).
SYNTETRERNIS, n. g.
Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antenntc
almost 1, in c? minutely ciliated, basal joint elongate, without
574 -EXOTTC MICROLEPIDOPVRRA.
pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, slender,
smooth, terminal joint as long as second or shorter, pointed.
Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior til)ice with rough hairs
above, several hairs at apex of basal joint of tarsi. Forowings 1 h
simple, 2 from angle, 5 out of G towards base, 7 and 8 out of 6,
7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate,
cilia 4 ; 2-5 parallel, transverse vein obsolete between 3 and 6,
0 and 7 stalked.
Typo xipliodes. Apparently allied to Homaledra.
Syntetrernis xipliodes, n. sp.
cT $ . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi ochrcous-
whitish, towards tips suffused dark fuscous. Forowings elongate-
lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; light yellow-ochreous, deeper
towards apex ; a broad blackish-grey stripe along costa from base
to middle, thence leaving costa and attenuated to a point in disc
at H ; a lino of blackish-grey scales along posterior third of costa
and termen : cilia grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia
violet-grey.
Peru, Iquitos, March (Parish) ; 20 ex.
Syntetrernis subtincta, n. sp.
S . 14-15 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-
ochreoua, terminal joint anteriorly infuscated. Forewings elon-
gate-lanceolate ; light ochreous, more or less sprinkled reddish-
brown, especially posteriorly ; plieal and second discal stigmata
obscure, fuscous : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings pale greyish ;
cilia pale ochreous.
Ukazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Homaledra vinacea, n. sp.
cJ . 19 ram. Head pale'ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous, second
joint suflused dark fuscous, terminal joint sprinkled dark fuscous.
Antennae dark grey. Thorax dark purple-fuscous. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate; deep fuscous-purple, with indigo-
blue reflections; plieal and second discal stigmata whitish-ochreous;
•obscure whitish-ochreous dots on margins towards apex: cilia
violet-grey.
Peru, li. Napo, May (Parish) ; 1 ex.^
DROMIAULIS, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antennaj 1,
basal joint very long, slender, with small basal pecten. Labial
palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales
towards apex projecting shortly at apex beneath, with roughly
expanded scales on apical half above, terminal joint as long as
second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform,
cosMorTKRroiDiE. 575
appressed to tonj»no. Anterior tihigo thickenecl with rongh scales
above; ])oaterior tibi;c clothed with hairs above. Forewiiigs with
soalo-tuft ; 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4 approximated from
angle, 5 remote, G absent, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from
middle. Hiiidwiiigs ^, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-5 parallel,
6 aud 7 approximated at base.
Dromiaulis excitata, n. sp.
5 . 13 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint with
obliiiue fuscous subapical band, terminal joint sprinkled blackish.
Thorax whitish sprinkled fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ;
ochreons -brown, irregularlj' scattered raised black scales, suiTused
white streaks along dorsum throughout and anterior half of costa,
one along fold throughout edged beneath black irroration especially
towards base, two tiner white lines in disc from base, lower
extending to a black scalo-tuft at | (second discal stigma), one or
two short white dashes and some scattered scales towards costa
posteriorly : cilia ochreous-brown, towards toruus greyish. Hind-
wings d irk grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parish); 1 ex.
Microcolona autotypa, n. sp.
c? . 11 mm. Head, thorax pale whitish-bronze. Palpi whitish,
second joint irrorated dark fuscous on basal | and with dark
fuscous subapical ring, terminal joint with dark fuscous subbasal
and subapical rings. Forewings very nai'row, acute-pointed ; grey,
tips of scales minutely ochreous-whitish, forming a very tine trans-
verse striation ; a tuft beneath fold at | ; stigmata blackish,
accompanied by tufts, plical very obliquely beyond tirst discal : cilia
light grey. Hindvvings grey ; cilia light grey.
S. India, Palnis, Kodaikaual, 7UU0 feet, September {Fletcher) ;
1 ex.
Microcolona transennata, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax grey, face bronzy-whitish. Pal[n
ochreous-whitish, a band of second joint and two rings of terminal
joint dark fuscous. Forewings narrow-lanceolate, ai)ex caudulate ;
dark purple-fuscous, bases of scales ochreous-whitish; an ochrcous-
yellowish elongate spot in disc at |, preceded by a blackish tuft ;
stigmata represented by blackish tufts, plical oblic|Ucly before first
discal, plical partially edged ochreous-yellowish, sometimes extended
to first discal, a transverse tuft extending from second discal to
tornus ; an irregular ochreous-yellowish streak from costa before
middle just beneath costa to |, followed by an oblique wedge-
shaped ochreous-yellowish mark from costa; a more or less deve-
loped ochreous-yellowish lino along posterior part of fold; an
ochreous-yellowish spot or dot towards apex, and two or three
other variable dots or marks in apical area : cilia grey, base
576 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrTERA.
ochrcous-yellow on costal area before apex, a yellowish bar at apex.
Hindwiiigs dark grey; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, Santarem, June to August ; Peru, Jurimaguas,
March {Fiii'isli) ; 8 ex.
Aganoptila durata, n. sp.
J. 11 mm. (Head rubbed.) Palpi light greyish-ochrcous,
second and terminal joints each with two dark fuscous rings.
Thorax greyish-ochreous sprinkled blackish, Forewings narrow-
lanceoLite, acute ; greyish-oclireous somewhat mixed olive-grey,
costa interruptedly suffused dark grey, dorsal area sufFusedly
irrorated dark grey, two large tufts irrorated blackish transversely
})laced at ^ and a large greyish tuft in disc at |, these representing
stigmata, a streak of dark grey suffusion connecting them in disc ;
apex irrorated dark grey with three or four black marginal dots:
cilia pale greyish-ochreous, some black specks towards base. Hind-
wings nearly linear, grey ; cilia 6, pale greyish.
Assam, Cherrapunji (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Colonopliora sublustris, n. sp.
(^ § . 12-14 mm. Head white, crown sprinkled grey. Palpi
white, second joint grey except apex, terminal joint with base and
subapical band dark fuscous. Antennte ^. Thorax whitish
irrorated dark grey. Porewings elongate-lanceolate ; whitish
irregularly tinged grey and sprinkled black, apical area greyer and
more strongly irrorated black; stigmata blackish, first discal
forming a dasli, white-edged above, slightly beyond plical, plical
and second discal forming tufts: cilia grey-whitish, with dark
fuscous basal shade round apex and some basal dots elsewhere, and
dark fuscous median line. Iliudwings narrow-lanceolate, 5 and 6
stalked ; grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Ontario, Toronto, June (Pmnsh) ; 14 ex.
Stilbosis chrysorrhabda, n. sp.
(^ 5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax glossy blue-grey. Palpi yellow-
ochreous, terminal joint dark fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceo-
late; blackish; basal fifth iridescent-bluish-silvery, including a
blackish mark on base of costa; beyond this a large blackish tuft
in disc with silvery-bluish reflections ; a pale blue metallic fascia
at i ; beyond this a broad orange area extending to about |,
including near its anterior edge blackish transverse costal and
dorsal tufts (nearly meeting) with bluish reflections and tipped
with silvery, and beyond these a small silvery spot towards costa
and a silvery somewhat incurved streak running from near dorsum
before tornus to near costa at | : cilia dark grey. Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia dark grey.
Peeu, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 4 ex.
Vol. II. Pt. 19.]
[Pp. 577-608.
EXOTIC
MIGROLEPIDOPTERA.
By
EDWARD MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S.
To be obtained from the Author:
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Printed by Taylor & Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, E.C. 4.
December 1922,
COSJlOPTKRTniDyi:. 577
Stilbosis argyritis, n. sp.
J. 9 mm. Head, thorax dark shining leaden. Palpi dark grey,
becoming whitish towards base, Forewings elongate-lanceolate ;
dark fuscous, tinged fulvous in disc; large roundisli tufts edged
silvery-metallic resting on dorsum about ^ of wing and on costa
about middle ; a small dark tuft on dorsum at '4 of wing; opposite
silver-metallic transverse spots on costa and dorsum at ^ of wing :
cilia dark grey, llindwings dark fuscous: cilia dark grey.
Erazil, 11, Trouibetas, September [Parinh) \ 1 ex,
Syntomactis chalcoptila, n. sp,
/c? $ . 10-11 mm. Head sliining bronze, face pale. ral|)i some-
what rough anteriorly, light ochreous. Thorax bronzy-pur])le,
Forewings narrow-lanceolate; fulvous; a dark bronzy-jturplish
basal patch occupying 4 of wing ; large transverse dark coppery-
bronze tufts crossing fold at |, towards costa in middle, and in
disc at |,and a smaller tuft below fold somewhat beyond second of
these ; shining violet-golden raised spots on costa and dorsum
before middle almost meeting, a large similar spot in disc at |, and
slender irregular subcostal and terminal streaks on apical fourth of
wing: cilia fulvous, becoming grey towards toruus, tips grey ou
costa. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grev.
Peru, Juriuiaguas, Man-h (Parish); 3 ex,
Mompha nuptialis, n. sp,
(J. 6-7 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, terminal joint
much shorter than second, with fine black median ring. Forewings
lanceolate ; shining white ; a very oblique bhick strigula from costa
at 3 ; apical | of wing more or less wholly overlaid reddisli-ochreous,
this area edged in disc anteriorly by a silvery mark and black dot,
and including a very obliipio black strigula from costa at 3^,
followed by a silvery streak from costa reacliing more tiian half
across wing, its apex confluent with a silvery streak along jjosterior
part of fold, and oblique silvery marks from costa ])Osteriorly
and tornus separated by a black dash in disc near apex : cilia
whitish, a black line at base on costa, andtips blaek round apex.
Hindwings blackish, apex grey; cilia ochreous-whitish. Forewings
beneath with discal patch of black scales,
North C.vrolin'v, Southern Pines ; lOex.
Mompha pentapyrga, n. sp.
(^ 2 • 10-11 mm. Head, thorax gre^isli-ociireous, patagia
purplish-fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, obscurely indicated apical
and supramedian bands of second joint, and apex of terminal joint
whitish-ochreous. Antennte dark fuscous, apical fourth whitish,
Forewings elongfite-lanceolate; brown largely suffused dark fuseous,
four suifused purple fascite; five very large transverse tufts, viz, two
transversely placed at |, lower slightly posterior, two similarly
VOL. II. — Decemher 1922. 2 r
578 EXOTIC JIICKOLEPIDOPTEKA.
])lacecl in middle, and one in disc at | ; some raised dots round
margin posteriorly: c'lia grey. Hiudwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
liKAZiL, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 2U ex. A single $ from
Manaos has groundcolour of forewings more ocbreous, an oblique
})lackish fascia between first two purple fascia?, being more brightly
coloured and distinctly luarked than any I'arintius specimen, but is
probably the same species. Near amorj^thella.
Mompha trithalama, n. sp.
cJ 5 . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax grey-whitish. Palpi grey-whitish,
second joint irrorated dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint
shorter than second, two rings of dark fuscous irroration. Pore-
wings elongate, ajjex obtuse-pointed, termeu extrcmel)- oblique;
dark violet-grey speckled whitish ; three ochrcous-yellowish blotches
edged with black specks occupying wing except base, an irregular
costal streak and terminal line, and irregular fa sciie before middle
and at g, a subdorsal tuft on second fascia; third yellow blotch
traversed by a longitudinal black line edged beneath with lif>lit
brownish sufl'usion : cilia grey speckled whitish, three blackish-
grey lines. Hiudwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Manaos, November ; Peru, Iquitos, Jurimaguas, March
to May [Purisli) ; 12 ex.
Mompha phalaropis, n. sp.
c? § . 8 mm. Head whitish-grey, crown irrorated dark fuscous.
Palpi dark fuscous irrorated whitish, forming three rings on
terminal joint, which is shorter than second. Thorax dark fuscous.
Porewings elongate, ajjcx obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obli(juc;
dark fuscous ; a rather broad ochreous-yellow fascia at g, narrowed
on costa, preceded and followed by narrow leaden-blue-metallic
fasciae, beyond second a tuft on fold ; a narrow leaden-blue-metallic
fascia at |, followed on costa by a white spot, its lower edge
yellowish and posterior angle acutely i)rojecting; a blue-leaden-
metallic line round po.sterior part of costa and termen : cilia d.irk
grey, round apex three blackish lines. Hiudwings and cilia
dark grey.
Pkku, Jurimaguas, March (Parish); 9 ex.
Monipha heterolychiia, n. sp.
S 5 • 9-10 ™™- Head, thorax greyish, face suffused bronzy-
whitish, posterior extremity of thorax sometimes white. Palpi
whitish iirorated dark fuscous, teuuitial joint shorter than second,
two dark fuscous rings. Porewings elongate, apex obtuse-i)ointed,
termen extremely obli(jue; dark fuscous, obscurely whitish-speckled;
a tutt on dorsum towards base; an oblique transverse ochreous-
yellow spot from or just beneath costa before middle, beneath this
some suffused whitish iiroration i)recedcd and followed by ochrcous-
Aellow spots on fold and teimijialed by a tuft above middle of
dorsum; small white spots on costa at | and doisum I e ore lornus
t!OSMOrT£UrGID."E. 570
connected by a pale silvery-blue-metallic streak, an ochreous-yellow
s[)ot preceding this above middle, and elongate marks or spots
following it above and below middle ; a silvery murk at apex :
cilia grey, black basal, median, and apical lines, last interrupted
white above apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, TefFe, January ; Peru, K. Najjo, May {Parish) ; 5 ex.
Mompha sectifera, n. sp.
2 . 8 mm. Head, thorax grey, face iridescent-whitish. Palpi
wliitish speckled dark grey, terminal joint shoi'ter than second.
Pore wings elongate, apex acute, lermen very oblique ; dark grey
■speckled white ; two slender blackish dashes towards base above
middle ; an oblique black mark vn costa at -|- ; a tuft towards
dorsum before middle; a very oblique black striga from middle of
costa, beneath this a yellow-ochreous blotch traversed by a white
longitudinal line edged beneath by a shorter black line, and a
yellow^-ochreous dash on fold, these terminated by a dark grey
fascia at ^ speckled white and edged silvery-metallic on lower half
posteriorly ; beyond this a blackish blotch on costal half limited by
a fine yellowish dash projecting from middle of fascia, and a
yellow-ochreous tornal spot followed by an oblique silvery striga
from tornus, apical area beyond this blackish finely si)ccklcd
■whitish : cilia grey, round apex speckled whitish, a blackish hook
above apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
EuAziL, TefFe, December {ParisJt) ; 1 ex.
Ascalenia revelata, n. sp.
J 2 . 7-8 mm. Head ochreous- whitish, more or less tinged gre}-.
Palpi ochreous-whitish, anteriorly speckled black, AnteuTiaj grey,
apical fourth whitish. Thorax ochreous-grey-whitish more or -less
sprinkled dark fuscous. Anal tuft J whitish-ochreous. Forewings
elongate-lanceolate ; dark grey, points of scales whitish, forming a
fine transverse striation ; stigmata rather large, black, discal
approximated, plical very obliquely before first discal ; a whitish
dot on costa at | : cilia light greyish, round apex darker grey pale-
speckled. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Brazil, Para, Mauaos, June, July, November; Peru, E. Napo>
May (Parish); 8 ex. Near cathidrotu^ but without the dark head,
thorax, and base of forewings.
Ascalenia praediata, n. sp.
<5 . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax dark violet-grey. Pal{)i dark
fuscous speckled whitish. Antennje dark grey, apical fourth
whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; dark grey, minutely jjale-
speckled, towards a|iex violet-tinged ; plical and second discal
stigmata black, plical finely whitish-ringed ; a minute whitish dot
on costa at i, and one on tornus slightly before this : cilia grey
Bieckled black round apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
PioKL', Iquitos, Jurimagiias, March to May (Parish) ; 2 ex.
2 I" 2
580 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
Ascalenia pignerata, n, sp.
J 5 . 8 mm. Head glossy grey or dark grey. Palpi dark
fuscous, pale-speckled, terminal joint in $ white posteriorly and
■with a row of white specks anteriorly. Antennse dark grey, apical
third whitish. Thorax dark violet-fuscous, posterior edge ochreous-
whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; dark violet-fuscous; a
white speck indicating plical stigma ; a white dot on costa at |,
and sometimes a more minute one or in one example a fine white
dash on tornus anterior to it : cilia liglit grey, round apex a hiack
subbasal line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey,
Brazil, Obidos, Parintins, Manaos ; Peru, Jurimaguas, Lima ;
August to November and March {Parish) ; 8 ex.
Ascalenia vadata, n. sp.
(J . 8 mm. Head greyish-ochreous, face paler. Palpi ochreous-
whitish speckled blackish. Antennae grey, apical fourth white.
Thorax blackish, posterior third pale ochreous. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; dark fuscous, whitish-speckled, dorsal half suffused
pale ochreous ; stigmata black, plical very obliquelj^ before first
discal ; an ochreous-whitish dot on costa at | : cilia grey, round
apex speckled blackish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Prochola chloropis, n. sp.
(5 $. 8-9 mm. Head, thorax whitish- ochreous. Palpi whitish-
ochreous, terminal joint speckled grey. Antennae grey, apical fifth
whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; pale yellow-ochreous,
towards apex rather deeper and somewhat grey-speckled, a few
minute blackish specks on costa; plical and second discal stigmata
black : cilia pale ochreous, towards tornus grey. Hindwings daz'k
grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, Santarem, Parintins, Manaos, Teffe, June to
January (Parish) ; 10 ex.
Prochola ochromicta, n. sp.
cJ . 9 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish, shoulders tinged
grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish, irrorated dark fuscous externally
except apex of joints. Autennte grey, apical fifth ochreous-whitish.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; dark grey speckled whitish, a few
blackish scales ; a broad median streak of pale ochreous suffusion
from base to near middle; plical and second discal stigmata black;
apical third more or less mixed pale ochreous suffusion, especially
along termen : cilia grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Teffe, December (Parish) ; 3 ex.
Prochola agypsota, n. sp.
J . 8 ram. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous sprinkled grey.
rali)i whitish, tip of second joint dark fuscous, terminal joint dark
COSMOPTERYGID.T!:. 581
fuscous except base aiul apex. Antenna) wholly dark fuscous.
Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate; greyisli-ochreous irrorated
dark grey, more thinly round stigmata ; jjlical and second discal
stigmata rather large, black: cilia grey. Hindwings dark grey;
cilia grey.
Brazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Prochola semialbata, n. sp.
cJ $ . 13-15 mm. Head grey or whitish-grey, face paler or
whitish-ochreous. Palpi dark violet-fuscous, apex of joints
ochreous-whitish. Antennae grey, apical half whitish. Tliorax
light greyish, anterior half sometimes suffused dark ])urplish-fus-
cous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; varying from violet-fuscous
to whitish-grey, more or less mottled or suffused dark fuscous irro-
ration, sometimes a darker blotch on costa towards base with a
brownish-ochreous sput beneath it, or basal third wholly suffused
darker ; plical and second discal stigmata black, sometimes edged
with a few white scales ; obscure dark fuscous pale-edged dots
round posterior part of costa and termen : cila grey, base speckled
whitish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia gre)%
Brazil, Mauaos, iS^ovember, 16 ex., also 1 from Para, August
{Parish).
Prochola prasophanes, n. sp.
J . 13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sides of crown tinged
greenish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, apex of second joint and a broad
median band of terminal irrorated dark fuscous. Antennsfi grey,
apical fourth whitish. Thorax whity-greenisJi, shoulders sprinkled
dark fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate : pale glossy greenish,
some scattered fuscous scales ; several black dots on costa towards
base ; an irregular dark brown streak along dorsum from base to
tornus ; four irregular dark brown spots on costa from before
middle to near apex, one in middle of disc, and one at apex ; plical
and second discal stigmata black : cilia light grey, round costa and
apex dark brownish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, July (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Prochola pervallata, n. sp.
S 2 • 10-11 mm. Head, thorax pule ochreous mixed grey.
Palpi whitish, suflusedly irrorated dark fuscous except apex of
joints. Anteniia3 dark grey, apical f whitish. Forewings elon-
gate-lanceolate ; light violet-brownish somewhat clouded darker,
and irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous mark on
base of costa ; a narrow somewhat oblique transverse dark brown
fascia at g, sometimes suffused, posteriorly edged whitish suffusion ;
plical and second discal stigmata blackish ; cloudy dark fuscous
dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia light grey,
towards base darker and speckled whitish. Hindwings rather dark
grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Para, June, July (Parisli); 2 ex.
582 EXOTIC JIlCROrEPIBOPTERA.
Prochola orthobasis, n. sp.
cJ $. 10-11 mm. Head, thorax leaden- grey, face sometimes
whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, tip whitish. Antennae dark grey,
apical half white. Forewingsoloiigate-lanceolate ; fulvous-brownish,
sprinkled fuscous, posteriorly violet-tinged, basal third dark violet-
fiiscous, edge nearly direct; second discal stigina moderate, blackish ;
costa posteriorly and terraen mottled dark fuscous suffusjon : cilia
dark grey, base speckled whitish. Hiiidwings dark grey ; cilia
grey.
BRAZIL, Santarem, TefFe, Angus*-, December (Pansh) ; 6 ex.
One example ( 2) has the labial palpus (only one present) sliort,
straight, droopiisg, pointed (ins-teiid of the normal very long recurved
form), a singular abnormality of which I have never seen any
similar instance ; the specimen is quite normal in neuration, an-
tennfB, and colouring, and comes from the same locality (Santarenr)
as four of the others ; I am satisfied that it is truly the same
species, and not a case of mimicry from another genus.
Prochola basichlora, n. sp.
S. 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous-whitish, terminal
■joint of palpi suffusedly irrorated blackish. Antenna) grey. Fore-
wings elongate-lanceolate ; fuscous suffasedly mixed grey ; basal
tilth ochreous-whitish except on costa ; costal area broadly suffused
dark violet-fuscous from beyond this to |, in middle reaching lo
fold ; second discal stigma black, edged two or three whitish
scales : cilia grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
BiuziX, Para, July [Parish) ; 1 ex,
Prochola revecta, n. sp.
(5 5 . 8-9 mm. Head, thorax dark violet-fitscous, whitish-
speckled, tip of joints of palpi whitish. Antennse grey, ajtical fifth
whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; brown, more or less
sprinkled dark violet-ftiscous, more densely irrorated at base, along
costa, and on apical area; discal stigmata black, larger in cj" ,
plical little marked, somewhat before first discal: cilia J grey,
2 dark grey. Hindwings and cilia S grey, $ dark grey.
British Guia:na, Mallali, March (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Prochola orphnopa, n. sp.
■ cJ. 11 mm. Head dark leaden-grey, face lighter. Palpi dark
fuscous. Antennte dark grey, apical fourth white. Thorax
leaden-grey, anterior half suffused blackish. Forewings elongate-
lanceolate ; dark brown irregularly mixed glossy leaden-grey : cilia
dark grey. Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Brazil, TefFe, January (I'ariiJi,); 1 ex.
Prochola catacentra, n. sp,
J $. 10 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, externally
irrorated dark grey. Antennte dark grey. Thorax light grey.
I
COSMOPTERYGID^. 583
Forewinp^si narrowly elonpjahe-lancoolate ; pale grey irrorated
darker grey ; a black dot on fold at ? of Ving ; plioal and second
discal stigmata black ; some minute indistinct daik dots on margins
towards apex : cilia light grey, Iliiidwings groy ; cilia light grey ;
in J some long fine spreading light greyish hairs from costa near
base.
Hnvzrr,, ^Fanaos, November {P(t7-ish); 5 ex. From the Lower
Amazon were also obtained oppidaud, aedilis,soUers, and catholica.
Procliola euclina, n. sp.
5 . 14 mm. H^>ad pale greyish -ochreous with violet gloss, sides
of crown ojreyer-tinged. l*iili>i unusually stout, ochreous-whitish
irrorated blackish except apex of joints. Antenna? grey, apical
fourth whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitish, shoulders suffused grej'.
Forewings elongate-lanceolate; light greyish-ochreous with silvery
iridescence, sprinkled grey ; base suffused pale ochreous followed
by a fascia of fuscous suffusion, its outer edge dark grey, obli(|ue ;
plical and second discal stigmata moderate, black, edged whitish
iridescence ; moderate cloudy dark grey marginal dots round
posterior part of costa and termen : cilia grey, pale-speckled.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March {Parish) ; 1 ex.
Batrachedra pacabilis, n. sp.
S ? • 12-14 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi whitish,
soeond joint excei)t tip, and two bauds of terminal joint irrorated
dark grey. Antennse ochreous-wliitish dotted dark grey, apical
portion whitish with six dirk grey rings. Forewings narrow-
lanceolate: light yellow-ochreous, in $ dorsal h;df somewhat
greyish-tinged; second discal stigma dark fuscous: cilia pale
ochreims. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June {Dutt) ; 2 ex.
Batrachedra perobtusa, n. sp.
c? 2 ■ 8-10 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous, in 5 some-
times greyish. Palpi ochreous-whitish. Ahtenn;B ochreous-whitish
suffusedly ringed fuscous. Forewings very narrow, apex very
obtusely rounded, termen extremely oblique ; J pale ochreous
irregularly speckled dark fuscous, 5 grey-whitish irrorated dark
grey ; discal stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, first nearer costa,
second nearer dorsum: cilia ochreous-whitish suffused grey towards
tips, a strong blackish antemedian slightly curved line across apex.
Hindwings and cilia grey.
BuiTisH (JuiANA, Kartica, February ; Bkaztl, Parintins, ^fanaos,
Teffe, October to January ; Peru, Jurimaguas, ^iFarch [Parish) ;
8 ex.
584 EXOTIC MTCKOLEITDOPTERA.
Pammeces citraula, n. sp.
(5'. 14 rum. Heud whitish, marked grey posteriorly. Palpi
white, terminal joint with anterior edge finely black towards base
and black ring towards apex. Antonnte whitish-oehreous, apical
fourth grey. Thorax whitish-yellow, a ferruginous stiipe on each
side of back. Abdomen pale ochreous. Porewings narrowly elon-
gate-lanceolate ; clear yellow ; costa pale greyish from ^ to near
apex, beneath this a sufi'used orange streak from near base to
near apex, a darker grey dash on costa about i; dorsum suffused
orange on basal third, then jjalo greyish to fold, above this a slender
deep orange streak on fold from I of wing nearly to toruus ; a dark
leaden-grey streak along upper part of termen, edged black scales
above and then surrounded above and anteriorly with orange : cilia
pale greyish. Hindwings and cilia pale grcyish-ochreous. Fore-
wings beneath with long expansible pencil of w^bitish -ochreous
hairs from towards dorsum before middle. Hindwings without
dark scales beneath.
Teku, Jurimagiias, March (Prtris/t); 1 ex. Near ^^/Jor/o^jAora.
Pammeces crocoxysta, n. sp.
5 . 11 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint
grey except tip, terminal joint with extreme base and anterior edge
dai'k grej'. Thorax dark gre}-. Forewings very narrow-lanceolate ;
dark grey; a narrow somewhat irregular )-e]low-ochreou8 costal
streak from base to apex : cilia grey, on costa yellow-ochreous.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Teife, January [FarisJi) ; I ox,
HELIODINID^,
Thylacosceles angareuta, n. sp.
c? 5 . 10-11 mm. Head liglit grey. Palpi ochrcous-white.
Antennce rather dark grey, a[)ical sixth ochieous-whitish. Thorax
grey. Posterior tibiae ochreous-white, apical half dark grey, apex
black, projecting apical hairs whitish, Forewings narrow-lanceo-
late ; grey, apical third dark grey ; a flattened-triangular yellow-
Avhitish blotch extending on costa from | to 4, and leaching half
ncross wing: cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
S. India, Palnis, Kodaikanal, 7000 feet, August, September
(FUtcJier); 2 ex. Two smaller examples (7-8 mm.) from Cooeg,
Hibidi, 3500 feet, October [Newcome) do not seem to differ specifi-
cally.
Calicotis praeusta, n. sp.
J 2 , 7_8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Posterior tibias
white with very long roughly expanded blackish-tipped hairs.
Forewings narrow, pointed ; white, in d irrorated grey as far as
posterior band except towards base of wing and basal half of
HEI.IODlNIUiB, 585
dorsum, with a grej^ spot on dorsum before middle, a band of dark
fi-rey suffusion at 4', and a small j^rey a])ical s])ot, in 2 wholly
white exce[)t faint grej-ish indications of posterior band and ajucal
spot: cilia wliite, in <S a dark grey basal line on costa. Hindwings
d grey, ? white; cilia white.
I'lJi, Lautoka, in mountains, bred in January from hirvje feeding
in shelter or gallery of silk covered with excrement on underside of
fronds of ferns (Greemvood); 2 ex.
Stathmopoda xeniocosma, n. sp.
cT . 7 mm. Head shining silvery. Palpi shorter than usual,
wliitish. Thorax pale leaden. Posterior tibia) yellow with apical
half dark grey, tarsi dark grey, apical joint white. Forewiugs
narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; orange ;
markings pale leaden, edged blackish irroration ; a moderate basal
fascia ; an oval spot in disc at | ; an irregiilar-semioval patch
extending along dorsum from 1 to near tornus, terminated by a
blackish spot; a streak along costa from before middle to |,
separated by a small grey-whitish spot from an apical blotch which
sends a projection to disc at |: cilia leaden-grey. Hindwings dark
grey ; cilia grey.
CooRG, Sidapur, March (7?ao) ; 1 ex.
Stathmopoda cirrhaspis, n. sp.
c? 5. 12-13 mm. Head, palpi whitish. Thorax yellow. Fore-
wings narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to pointed apex ;
light violet-fuscous ; a clear yellow basal patch occupying ^ of
wing, edge rather inwards-oblique from costa, including a fuscous
costal spot near base, extreme costal edge light fuscous throughout ;
a moderate suffused yellow spot on costa at | : cilia greyish-
ochreous, becoming whitish-ochreous round apex. Hindwings
grey ; cilia light grey.
China, Shanghai ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Stathmopoda dryophaea, n. sp.
(S . 10 mm. Head iridescent bronzy-whitish, back of erown
brown. Palpi greyish. Thorax rather dark fuscous, Forewings
narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to pointed apex; rather
deep unicolorous bronzy-fuscous : cilia fuscous. Hindwings dark
grey ; cilia grey.
Assam, 8hillong, 5000 feet, July {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Stathmopoda cryptophaea, n. sp.
2 . 10-11 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, collar and thorax
rather light fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, terminal joint
blackish-lined on each side. Forewiugs rather narrow, widest
near base, pointed ; rather light fuscous : cilia light greyish-
586 KXOTIC MICUOT.KPTDOPTERA.
fx'lirfons. TTiii(h\ings whitisli, apex suffused gre}- ; cilia wliitis.li,
roiiiiil apex grey.
Tauixi; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis), Allied to Australian zalodts.
Stathmopoda antischema, n. sp.
J 5 • 9 vcixn. Head pale brassy-yellowish. Palpi yellow-
whitish. Antennoe d;irk grey, basal joint and apical thiid yellow-
whitish, ciliatioiis cj" '>• Thorax dai'k violet-grey. Eorewings
narrow, rather short-pointi'd ; dark violet-grey; a pale ochreous-
jadlowish modorate transverse fasciate blotch from dorsum ne;ir
base, not quite reaching costa ; a pale ochreous-yellowish triangular
blotch on costa at |, nearly reaching dorsum : cilia gie}'. llind-
wiugs rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
pEiiu, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 2 ex. The first American species.
LAMPHOTEUCHA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocellli posterior ; tongue developed. Antennn? i,
in cf simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial j)alpi
moderate, curved, ascending, slender, terminal joint somewhat
shorter than second, acute. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior
tibiie with whorls of long projecting bristles at origin of spurs,
tarsal joints with minute apical bristles. Porewings lb fnrcate
(in example dissected furcate also at apex), 2 from towards angle,
3 absent, 5 absent, 7 a'nd 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 9 and 10 from near
end of cell, 11 absent. Hiadwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ;
2-4 parallel, 4 weak, 5 and C^ stalked, 7 almost cnnate.
Belongs to the group of Xest')Gasi^ ; it is now apparent that the
Australian aud Xew Zjaland Z ipi/rcntra is also nearly allied.
Lamproteucha cassitevis, n. sp.
S 2 • 6-7 mm. Head, thorax leaden-metallic. Pal[)i whitish-
grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscons ; base leaden-
metallic ; a narrow transverse silvery-leaden fascia at i, a dot
beneath coita in middle and one below fold obli(]uely before this,
and a slender transverse streak rather inwards-oblique from costa
at ^ followed on costa by a white dot sometimes confluent with it,
beneath this a short pale golden transverse streak from torn us :
cilia dark grey, on termen a silvery-leaden basal streak. Hind-
wings and cilia dark grey.
Kana.ra, Anshi, December, "on Polygonum" {Maxuell) ;
;^[ysoue, Bababudins, 4500 feet, November {Fletcher) ; Assam,
Cherrapunji ; 4 ex.
Xestocasis lamprodoxa, n. sp.
S. 10-11 mm. Head blue-blackish, face shining leaden.
Palpi grey- \\hitish. Thorax blackish, patagia leaden. Forewings
narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; bronzy-blackish ; a slender slightly
IIEIJODINTD.B. 587
o1)liqne ])ile blue-mefallio or irlilescoiit-lcadiMi traiis-ver.se fascia at
.] ; a wliile dot oil middle of costa, benoath tipped bliie-rnelallic ;
ail inwards-oblique stroak from costa at i| reacliinp: more than halt'
acn»is winj;, upper ])art white, lower blue-raetallic ; three small
irregular blue-metallic spots on dorsum fi'ora middle to toriius :
cilia grey, tips whitish tinged. Hiiidwings dark fu.scous ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Parifitins,, Manaoe, October, November {I'arish) ; 2 ex.
Copocentra saltatoria, n. sp.
2 . 11 mm. Head, thorax dark indigo-blue. Palpi pale orange,
tip darlv fuscous. Abdomen fulvous-oi'ange, posterior half suffused
deep indigo-blue. Posterior tibi;ie violet-orange, tuft deep ooppery-
blue, tarsi deep indigo-blue. Forewings narrow, costa sinuate,
termen very oblitjuelv rounded ; 4 and 5 stalked ; dark indigo-blue,
towards terraen suPfused bronzy ; a moderate transverse orange
fascia near base : cilia bronzy-grej'. Hindwiugs bronzy-fuscous,
darker posteriorly ; cilia bronzy-grey.
Ukazil, Obidos, August (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Copocentra submetallica, n. sp.
f? . 12 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen dark:
pnrplish-fuscous. Posterior tibiie dark fuscous banded iridescent
golden-violet. Forewings narrow, costa sinuate, terraen extremely
oliliquely rounded ; dark bronzy-fuscous ; a modei-ately broad
transverse fascia of obscure purplish-leaden suffusion about ] ;
a metallic-green dot on costa beyond this ; a streak of iridescent-
green-metallic suffusion from disc beyond middle to near costa at |:
cilia grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Peru, Iquitos, March { Par it'll) ; 1 ex.
Copocentra porphyropis, n. sp.
J 9- 9-10 mm. Head, palpi, antennte, thorax, abdomen dark
purple-fuscous, collar dark bronze. Posterior tibia3 dark purple-
fuscous banded light submetallic violet. Forewings narrow, costa*
sinuate, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; deep fuscous-purple,,
posteriorly sometimes tinged coppery-bronze: cilia dark grey.
Hindwings and cilia dark grey.
Bkazil, Parintins, ^faiiaos, Octol:er, November (Pfn-?s 7^); Poliviav
Songo ; 30 ex. Previously regarded as $ of c((lliscelis, an un-
doubted error ; calliscelis is now restricted to the cJ as described.
AMBLYSCOPA, n.g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antennre |,.
somewhat compressed, fT minutely ciliated, basal joint short,
without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, slightly curved, sub-
ascending, slender, smooth, terminal joint as long as second, pointed.
Maxillary paljii obsolete. Posterior tibia) wi h rather short
projecting bristles above, tarsi with very small spines at apex of
588 KXOTIC MICHOLEl'IDOPTEKA.
joints. Forewings 2 from towards angle, 3 aiul 4 nearly ajiproxi-
mated, 7 to costa, 8 absent or out of 7 near apex, 11 from near end
of coll. Kindwinga under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia over 1 ; 2-7
separate, slightly approximated towards base.
Allied to SchrecJcensteinia .
Amblyscopa isophaea, n. sp.
J 5 . 7 mm. Head shining leaden, face whitish-tinged. Palpi
whitish, terminal joint externally grey. Thorax, abdomen dark
grey. Forewings rather narro^v, costa sinuate, posteriorly arched,
termen obli(juely rounded ; dark purplish-grey : cilia grey. Hind-
wings diirk grey ; cilia grey.
Pbeu, Iquitos, 11. Napo, March to May {Parish) ; 4 ex.
ECHINOPHEICTIS, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete. Antennie |,
in (^ sparsely and shortly ciliated, basal joint short, without
])ecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, subascending,
smooth, terminal joint | of second, pointed. Maxillary palpi
obsolete. Posterior til)ipe smooth, with tufts of very long bristles
on origin of spurs, tarsi rather thickened with scales, with moderate
bristles at apex of basal joint. Forewings 2 from near angle, 7
absent, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings 5, lancolate, cilia 4 ;
2, 3, 5 parallel, 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked.
Belongs to group of Ileliodines.
Echinophrictis triphracta, n. sp.
S . 7 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax dark fuscous, face
bronzy, patagia leaden-grey. Forewings narrow, short-pointed ;
dark fuscous; basal fifth leaden-grey; a rather narrow sliglitly
curved silver-metallic transverse fascia slightly before middle ; <wo
slender aj)proximated silver-metallic fascia? at ^, second white on
costa : cilia grey, towards base with silvery-whitish reflections.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Obidos, September (Parish); 1 ex.
Trichothyrsa coridarcha Meyi-.
A c? from Shillong, Assam, which I consider to be the other
sex of this species, has the thorax suffused blackish, veins streaked
blackish on posterior half of forewings, posterior half of hindwings
irrorated blackish between blackish veins.
TINEID^.
PANTHYTARCHA, n. g.
Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue absent. Antennae 5,
in cS simple, basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi
TiNErD.T];. 589
moderate, porrcctcd, rather compressed, smooth, second joint with
several projecting bristles, terminal joint somewhat longer than
second, obtuse. Maxillary palpi moderate, 8-jointed, folded, scaled.
Posterior tibiae smooth. Forewings 1 h simple, 2 nearly from
angle, 7 to costa, 10 from near end of cell, secondary cell defined,
11 from towards base. Hindwings |, narrowly elongate-ovate,
cilia 14 ; no cell, 2 straight from base, 3 and 4 absent, 5 and 6
stalked out of 7 before middle of wing, 8 to .| of costa.
Allied to CompsQcrita .
Panthytarcha astrocharis, n. sp.
c5' $ . 6 mm. Head, thorax shining bronzy-grey. Antennae
dark fuscous, tip whitish. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse,
teriuen very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous ; markings bright
violet-silver-metallic; dorsal and subcostal dots near base; slender
transverse streaks from costa beyond \ and at middle reaching
half across wing, and a shorter one at | nearly meeting a dot in
disc ; short transverse marks from dorsum at i, middle, and |, and
a small spot on tornus: cilia glossy blue-grej-. Hindwings dark
fuscous ; cilia dark violet-grey.
Brazil, Para, August (Parish); 5 ex.
COMPSOCRITA, n. g.
Head with smooth appressed scales ; ocelli pos/^erior ; tongue
absent. Antennae |, in J simple, basal joint moderate, with slight
pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, transversely compressed,
smooth, terminal joint somewhat longer than second, obtuse.
Maxillary palpi moderate, 3-jointed, folded, scaled. Posterior
tibiae with appressed hairs above. Forewings 2 from towards
angle, 7 to costa, li from towards base. Hindwings |, clongate-
ovato, cilia 1| ; 2-7 remote.
Probably related to Tinea .
Compsocrita florens, n. sp,
6 . 8 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, face light bronzy-
grey. Palpi white, a black external streak. Antennae yellow-
whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse,
termen very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, margins blackish ;
an ochreous-yellow streak along fold from base to middle of wing ;
an irregular transverse-linear whitish mark in disc at | ; a snow-
white obli(iue mark from costa at |, a longer very oblique almost
terminal striga from tornus, and two nearly marginal dots above
and below apex : cilia grey, a dark grey subbasal shade, beneath
tornus a pale ochrcous-yellowish patch. Hindwings and cilia dark
grey.
Brazil, Para, August, [Parish) ; 1 ex.
590 r.XOTlC MICKOLEriDOriEBA.
BRIARAULA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent. Antennae
|, in c? serrate, ciliated, basal joint moderate, witliout pecten.
Labial palpi moderately long, curved, subaseending, stout, second
ioint thickened uitti scales, rather rough beneath towards apex,
terminal joint longer Mian second, transversely compressed and
concave anteriorly, tolerably obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete.
Posterior tibia3 rough scaled above. Forewinga with tufts of scales
on surfaec ; 2 from angle, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 11 frum towards
base. Hindwiugs 1, elougate-ovate, cilia g ; 2-7 tolerably parallel.
Briaraula tholeropa, n> sp.
c?. 14 mm. Head, thorax rather dark fuscous, face pale
ochreous, Palpi pale ochrcous, second joint fuscous except
towards apex, terminal joint infiisi-ated anteriorly. Porewings
elongate, slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed,
terraen very obliquely rounded; rather dark fuscous; some greyish-
ochreous suffusion in disc from base to middle ; several small dark
fuscous tufts in dorsal area; some slight greyish-ochreous mottling
on margins posteriorly : cilia fuscous, a dark fuscous subbusai
shade. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
S, India, Palnis, Kodaikanal, 7U00 feet, August {Fhtcliev) ; 1 ex.
SYNCRATERNIS, n. g.
Head shortly rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent.
Antennse 1, in (S simple, joints closely set, basal joint short, with
slight pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending,
second joint considerably thickened with dense scales, with some
lateral bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, rather stout,
tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, loosely scaled.
Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs above. Forewings with some
rough scales, 1 h furcate, 2 from near angle, 3 and 4 stalked or
ajjproximated, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hindwings J,
elongate-ovate, cilia 4 ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5-7 parallel.'
Type authestias. Near Dasmo^thont.
Syncraternis anthestias, n. sp.
S . 14 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint blackish
except apex, terminal joint |, base and median ring blackish.
Thorax grey-whitiish. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse, termcn
very obli(]uely rounded; 3 and 4 stalked; ochreous-whitish,
markings blackish ; four or five dots on anterior half of costa, a
quadrate spot beyond middle, and two small spots posteriorly ;
several striguUe or dots on dorsum ; huge roundish spots in disc at
^ and I ; a small subtriangular a]iot on tornus ; minute marginal
tinf.idt:. 591
dots round apex and tcrmen : cilia oclircous- -whitish. Ilindwings
light grey ; ciiia ochieous-whitish, a light greyish autemedian shade.
JjitAZiL, Pariiitius, Octoher {Parish) ; 1 ex.
Syncraternis phaeospila, n. sp.
6 ? • 13-14 mm. Differs from anthestias onlj' as follows :
"wings slight I}- narrower, forewings somewhat more pointed, 3 and
4 approximated at base ( J ) or nearly parallel ( $ ), discal bht lies
brown (not blackish), preapical costal spot and tornal spot wholly
absent, liiiidwings cilia wi'hout greyish sliade.
Ukazil, Maiiaos, Tetie, November, December {Parish) ; 2 ex,
Myrmecozela optodes, n. sp,
(5. 11 mm. Head grey mixed whitish. Palpi grey mixed
whitish and d\rk grej', second joint with long rough projecting
hairs beneath and lateral bristles. Antennte rather stout. Thorax
dark grey mixed grey-whitish. Eorewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termeu very obliquely rounded ; dark
brown irregularly speckled whitish and mixed dark luscous ;
])nsterior half of costa with live transverse dark fuscous spots
separated by white speckling : cilia grey, basal third mixed dark
fuscous forming irregular bars, tips dark fuscous, liindwings dull
purplish, posterior half irrorated blackish ; cilia grey, a dark
fuscous subbasal shade.
Palestine, Haifa, June {Buxton); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Myrmecozela lutipalpis, n. sp.
J . 14—10 mm. Head, thorax rather dark fuscous. Palpi
ochreous, two or three short lateral bristles. Porewings elongate,
costa gently arched, ai)ex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; dark
purplish-fuscous, small obscure darker spots round margins and
representing stigmata, ])lical somewhat bejond fir^t discal: cilia
rather dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey.
Upper Senegal, Kati, July ; Uppeu Pkesch Guinea, Oudoula ;
2 ex. (Coll. Joanuis).
Myrmecozela reniteiis, n. sp.
S , 24 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, second
joint Avithout bristles, tip pale ochreous, terminal joint with sub-
basal band and apex pale ochreous. Anttnn* serrulate, slioitly
ciliated. Thorax brown, tips of patagia and posterior edge whitish.
Posterior tibia; whitish. Porewings elongate, apex obtuse, termen
obli(]uely rounded ; rather light brownish with violet-white
iridescence, some small scattered dark fuscous strigultB especially
towards margins posteriorly, costa and dorsum irregularly strigu-
lated dark fuscous ; a short dark fuscous transverse mark on costa
592 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTBBA.
near base ; small dark fuscous spots on costa beyond middle and at.
I ; a dark fuscous spot on dorsum at .| ; first; discal stij'ma small,
dark fuscous; some white marginal specks round a])ex and termen:
cilia light brownish barred darker, some whitish irroration between
bars. Hindwings light greyish-ochreous, suffused purplish-grey pos-
teriorly ; cilia pale ochroous-greyish, a dark fuscous subbasal shade.
13kazil, Tcfl'o, January {Parish) • 1 ex,
PACHDYTA, n, g.
Head sliortly rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue short.
Antennje -|,'in d simple, basal joint short, without pocten. Labial
palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, second joint stout, with
rough projecting scales beneath, tormina) joint shorter, dilated with
rough scales anteriorly, obtuse. Maxillary palpi long, several-
jointed, folded, loosely scaled. Posterior tibite smooth -scaled.
Forewings lb furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 to costa, 11 fnun
towards hase. Hindwings 1, oblong-ovate, cilia ^ ; 3 from angle,
4 absent, 5-7 slightly approximated towards base.
Probably related to Scujephora.
Pacliydyta clitozona, n. sp.
S ? . 8-9 mm. Head, palpi ochreous-yellowish. Thorax dark
pur[)lish-fuscous somewhat mixed orange. Forewings elongate,
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen very obliquely
rounded; orange, irregularly sprinkled or mixed (in one example
strongly) blackish ; three rather broad slightly obli(]ue irregular
dark violet-fuscous fasciae, slightly edged blackisli, at 5, middle,
and towards apex, tliird not quite reaching termen ; sometimes two
rather small irregular dark violet-fuscous marks in disc between
these : cilia orange, variably sprinkled or barred dark fuscous.
Hindwings dark bronzy-fuscous ; cilia dark grey.
Brazil, Para, July ; Pekit, Jurimaguas, Jquitos, March (Parish) ;
65 ex.
ACHANODES, n. g.
Head densely rough-scaled ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete.
Antennfe |, in J simple, basal joint moderate, with slight pecten.
Labial palpi moderate, porrected, filiform, second joint with some
lateral bristles, terminal joint rather shorter. Maxillary palj)i
several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibia3 loosely haired
above. Forewings 1 b simple, 2 from towards angle, 4 absent, 6 and
7 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from towards base. Hindwings |, lanceo-
late, cilia 1 k ; cell open between 3 and 4, 5 and 6 stalked, 6 to
costa, 7 rather approximated.
Achanodes sympathetica, n. sp
A
J 2 • 7-0 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous.
ntenntc grey. Thorax brown-grey. Forewings elongatc-lanceo-
te ; fuscous obscurely darker-irroratod ; a moderate sufi'used pale
tinrtd.t:. 593
ochreoiis streak along dorsum from base to tornus : cilia light fus-
cous, darker-sprinkled. Hindwinga and cilia light grey.
Bkazil, Mauaos, TefFe, November, December (Parish) ; 12 ex.
PROTAPHREUTIS, n. g.
Head thinly rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed,
Antennse 4 (.?), basal joint elongate. Labial palpi long, curved,
ascending, second joint with stiff rough projecting scales beneath
and some lateral bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, trans-
versely compressed and grooved anteriorly, obtuse. Maxillary
palpi rather short, ascending, loosely scaled. Posterior tibiie clothed
with hairs above. Forewings I b furcate, 2 from f , 3 and 4
approximated from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 1 1 from
before middle, secondary cell well-defiued. Hindwings 1, elongate-
ovate, cilia I ; 2-7 nearly parallel.
Type acquisiteUa, Walk.
Protaplireiitis acquisiteUa Walk.
2 . 19 mm. Head, thorax grey irrorated whitish, face whitish-
suffused. Forewings elongate, apex obtiise, termen very obliquely
rounded ; violet-grey irrorated whitish, some small scattered dark
grey strigulae ; two small dark grey spots on costa towards ^ ; ^ilical
stigma cloudy, dark grey. Hindwings light purplish-grey, thinly
scaled.
KE0NION, Salazie.
BARYMOCHTHA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue short. Antennae |,
basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porrected,
with appressed scales, second joint loosely scaled beneath and with
some projecting lateral bristles, terminal joint shorter than second,
obtuse. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae with rough
hairs above. Forewings 2 from near angle, 2-6 parallel, 7 to costa,
9 and 10 stalked, 11 from towards base. Hindwings |, ovate-
lanceolate, cilia 1 ; 2-4 parallel, 5-7 somewhat approximated, 6
to costa.
Barymochtha entherastis, n. sp.
g . 13 ram. Head brownish-fulvous. Palpi, antennae, thorax
fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, ajiex obtuse-
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous or rather dark
fuscous ; plical and second discal stigmata obscurely darker, plical
beneath middle of wing : cilia fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
British Guiana, Mallali, March ; Brazil, Manaos, Xovember
{Parish) ; 2 ex.
Tineola capnopis, n. sp.
(S . 14 mm. Head whitish somewhat mixed grey. Palpi dark
grey, apex whitish. Thorax whitish sprinkled grey. Forewings
VOL. II. — December 1922. 2 o,
594 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTERA.
elongate, apex pointed, termen ver)' obliquely rounded ; dark grey
coarsely irrorated whitish ; stigmata represented by round spots of
blackish suffusion, plical somewhat beyond first discal : cilia
ochreous-whitish, an interrupted antemedian grey shade. Hind-
wings dark grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish, a light greyish subbasal
shade.
Punjab, Kasauli, 6000 feet, June {Fletcher)-, 1 ex.
Tineola dissociata, n. sp.
cT . 17 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish, shoulders dark
fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint dark fuscous except apex.
ForewinjTS rather narrow, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very
obliquely rounded ; whitish-fuscous, more infuscated towards
termen ; base of costa dark fuscous ; a short dark fuscous streak on
fold at I, a longer one before middle, a slender streak in disc from
middle to |, and a small transverse spot in disc towards apex :
cilia pale greyish-ochreous irrorated fuscous, towards tips whitish.
Hindwings pale bronzy-grey ; cilia ochreons-grey-whitish.
N. India, Dehra Dun, 2300 feet {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Tineola capnogramma, n. sp.
5. 14 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, externally irrorated
dark grey. Antenna) stout, whitish. Thorax whitish suffusedly
sprinkled grey. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded ; light greyish, a few scattered black scales ;
a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum towards base ; a black
attenuated longitudinal streak from base of costa to |^ ; a black
streak along fold from near base to -| ; an elongate black blotch in
median portion of disc, an undefined elongate blackish blotch
between this and termen, connected with it by some blackish
scales, and a similar blotch towards costa before apex, some darker
grey suffusion between these ; some darker grey suffusion towards
posterior portion of fold, thence an interrupted black line along
termen to apex: cilia light greyish sprinkled blackish. Hindwings
and cilia grey.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannls).
BASANASCA, n. g.
Characters of normal Tinea, but forewings and hindwings with
4 absent.
Basanasca parcens, n. sp,
S ? . 7-8 mm. Head snow-white. Palpi blackish, tip whitish.
Antennae whitish-grey. Thorax ochreous-whitish, shoulders dark
fuscous. Forewings elongate, apex pointed, termen very obliquely
rounded ; whitish-ochreous, some grey specks especially near
termen ; a streak of dark fuscous suffusion along anterior half
of costa ; stigmata rather large, subelongate, black, plical rather
T1NEID,E. 595
obliquely beyond first discal, an additional dot on fold halfway
between plical and base ; a suffused dark fuscous spot on costa
beyond |, sometimes an oblique streak of j^roy suffusion proceeding
from this ; a black apical dash, edged dark grey suffusion l)eneath :
cilia whi'ish-ochreous, variably speckled dark fuscous. Hindwings
grey ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous.
Ekazil, Teffe, December, January (Parish) ; 15 ex.
Tinea perisepta, n. sp.
2. 2(! mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint suffused
dark grey except towards apex, with blackish streak above.
Thorax whitish, patagia dark purple-grey. Abdomen whitish.
Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen obliquely rounded ;
grey, snffiisedly mixed purple-whitish, base suffused dark purple-
fuscous ; costal edge whitish from 3 to | ; stigmata blackisli, plical
slightly before first discal, preceded by a fine blackish line along
fold, second discal preceded by an elongate cloudy mark of dark
fusoous suffusion : cilia pale grey suff'usedly irrorated whitish.
Hindwings light brassy-grey; cilia violet-whitish.
Ecuador ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Tinea borboropis Meyr.
c? . S-9 mm. Head pale greyish. Antennte 1, dark grey.
Forewings pale greyish-ochreons, coarsely irrorated dark fuscous
throughout; an obscure suffused dark fuscous spot above fold
towards base ; stigmata forming obscure suffused dark fuscous spt)ts,
])lical rather obliquely before first discal : cilia pale gre\ ish-
ochreous, basal half mixed dark fuscous, a greyish median line.
Hindwings 5 and 6 stalked ; rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
British GtJlAXA, Bartica, January, February (Parish) ; 3 ex.
My original description was partly erroneous owing to my having
confused together examples of two species, of which I now find one
to be uterella Wals. (wrongly referred by Walsingham to Tineola) ;
I therefore redeseribe the original types.
AUGOLYCHNA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent. Antennae
I (?), basal joint moderate, with pccten. Labial pal])i rather short,
poiTected, slender, loosely scaled, terminal joint somewhat longer
than second^ pointed. Maxillary palpi rather short, slender, folded.
Forewings without tufts, 1 h furcate, 4 absent, 2-5 parallel, 7 and
8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 9 and 10 parallel, 11 from near base. Hind-
wings 2, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 4 ; 2 and 3 parallel, 4 absent, cell
open between 3 and 5, 6 and 7 stalked.
Type septemstrigella Chamb. This species appears to be only
known hitherto by Chambers' original exanple from Texas, which
has been imperfectly studied ; the above generic description is
taken from an examido from Jurimaguas, Peru, March (Parish),
2q2
596 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA.
which agrees entirely with Chambers' description and Dietz's figure
(it is ^ conspicuously distinct insect), except that in ray specimen
the white terminal area is suffused with ochreous-yellow towards
apex, which might be faded in the original type ; the distinct
blackish apical spot is darker than the rest of tho wing. Otherwise
Chambers' description is accurate and sufficient. Notwithstanding
the remoteness of tlie two localities, I am practically satisfied of the
identity of the species. The genus is allied to Oxylyclina.
Epicnaptis xylophthora, n. sp.
5» . 14 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint
and basal half of terminal externally dark grey. Thorax whitish-
g-oy-ochreous mottled dark grey. Forewings elongate, apex
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; light greyish-
ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous, irregularly strewn suffused dark
fuscous strigulte and small spots, disc suffused grey; some slight
whitish suffusion towards costa before middle and at apex : cilia
pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings light
grey ; cilia greyish-ochreous.
Bkngal, Pusa, bred in May from larva boring aerial root of
banyan (Ficus) (FletcJier) ; 1 ex.
ZONOCHAEES, n. g.
Head thinly rough-haired ; tongue obsolete. Antennae |, in c7
serrulate, fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint moderate, swollen towards
apex, roughly tufted with scales anteriorly. Labial palpi moderate,
porrected, second joint with rough projecting scales beneath,
terminal joint shorter than second, obtuse. Maxillary palpi short,
filiform, appressed to face. Posterior tibice smooth-scaled. Fore-
wings lb furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 to costa, 11 from towards
base. Hindwings |, broad-lanceolate, cilia 1| ; 2-4 parallel, 5 and
6 stalked, 6 to apex, 7 parallel.
Zonocliares tetradyas, n, sp.
(5* . 7 mm. Head whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ;
ochreous ; four hardly curved white ti'ansvei'se fascia, each bisected
by a streak of fuscous speckling, some white dorsal suffusion or dots
between these ; a suffused white transverse streak near apex : cilia
pale ochreous barred white. Hindwings light grey ; cilia grej'-
whitish.
Brazil, Tefl'c, January [Parish) ; 4 ex.
Mesopherna stagnicola, n. sp.
c? . 17 mm. Head whitish, suffused light grey towards forehead.
Palpi white, second joint with black lateral line, terminal joint
suffused pale grey. Thorax grey- whitish. Forewings elongate.
TINEID^. 597
apex tolerably pointed, termeu very oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to
apex ; light greyish-ochreous, on dorsal half sometimes whitish-
tinged ; a broad suffused whitish streak from base of costa to oosta
about A, leaving a slender costal streak somewhat brownish-tinged :
cilia whitish, obscure bars of pale greyish-ochreous suffusion above
and below apex. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
ViCTORiA,_ Gisborne {Li/ell); 2 ex. Close to palustris but
seemingly distinct.
OROTHYNTIS Meyr.
Posterior tibite with dense tufts of rough scales above on three
basal joints ; this characteristic peculiarity was accidentally omitted
from tho original description, but the tufts are strongly developed
in both species.
Orothyntis torta, n. sp.
(S . 14-16 mm. Head whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish slightly
sprinkled blackish. Thorax whitish partially tinged pale ochreous,
a spot of dark fuscous irroration on shoulder. Fore wings moderately
broad, termen somewhat obliquely rounded; white; markings
brownish, irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous on edges ; some slight
irregular markings at base ; a broad antemedian fascia furcate
towards costa, more or less irregularly interrupted in disc ; a very
irregular fasciate streak running from middle of this to tornua,
sometimes connected in disc with an irregular subcostal blotch
towards apex, one or two indistinct spots on costa above this, and
some irregular dark strigulation before apex : cilia white irregularly
spotted light brownish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Pek¥, Iquitos, March, May (Parish) ; 2 ex.
Xylesthia menidias, n. sp.
S 2 ' 10-14 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish, a spot of
blackish speckling on shoulder. Palpi grey-whitish, finely speckled
blackish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous,
irregularly speckled with minute black cresce)its (scale-tips), six
light brownish-ochreous transverse fascise more or less incompletely
indicated, third and fourth (in and beyond middle) usually more
distinct and complete, on fourth sometimes a discal undefined spot
of black speckling ; cilia whitish, on basal area with obscure spots
of brownish-ochreous suffusion, outwardly speckled black. Hind-
wings 3 and 4 sometimes approximated, 5 and 6 approximated
towards base, 6 to just above apex ; rather dark violet-grey ; cilia
whitish-grey.
Brazil, Obidos, Parintins, Manaos, Teflfe, August to December ;
Peru, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 8 ex. Very near pruniramiella, but
smaller, and distinguished by vein 6 of hindwings, which in ]pruni-
ramiella runs to apex or beneath it.
598 EXOTIC MICBOLBPIDOPTBEA.
Trachycentra cicatricosa, n. sp.
5 . 20 min. Head, thorax whitisli-fuscous mixed fuscous.
Palpi fuscous- whitish, externally suifusedly irrorated dai'k fuscous.
Forewiiigs elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, terraen slightly sinuate,
oblique ; light fuscous, strewn with coarse strigula) of dark fuscous
irroration ; a sinuate dark fuscous longitudinal streak in disc from
before middle to | ; a transverse blotch of dark fuscous suffusion
from costa at | reaching more than half across wing : cilia whitisli-
fuscous sprinkled dark fuscous, on costa whitish barred dark
fuscous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Philippines, Manilla ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Setomorpha contestata, n. sp.
5 . 22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous (terminal joint
of palpi broken). Forewiugs elongate, apex obtuse, termeu very
obliquely rounded ; light ochreous slightly tinged fuscous : cilia
light ochreous. Hindwings and cilia pale greyish ; 5 and 6 stalked.
Assam, Cherrapunji (Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Tiquadra melichrosta, n. sp.
J. 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen light yellow-ochreous,
head smooth. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; light yellow-ochreous :
cilia concolorous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-ochreous.
Brazil, Obidos, August (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Tiquadra vilis, n. sp.
5 . 17-21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light greyish-ochreous, ab-
domen paler, head smooth. Forewings moderate, costa moderately
arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and
8 stalked ; light greyish-ochreous, sometimes faintly grey-mottled ;
a cloudy elongate greyish mark in disc at | usually more or less
perceptible : cilia light greyish-ochreous. Hindwings 5 and 6
stalked ; whitish-grey ; cilia grey -whitish.
cT . 17 mm. Abdomen black except base and apex. Hindwings
blackish ; cilia basal half blackish. Forewings and hindwings
beneath suffused blackish except costa, apex, and upper part of
termen.
Brazil, Teffe, December (Parish) ; 8 ex. ( 1 cJ , 7 $ ).
Tiquadra syntripta, n. sp.
5 . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light greyish-ochreous
sprinkled grey, crown smooth. Forewings rather narrow, tolerably
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 separate ; light
greyish-ochreous irregularly sprinkled fuscous and dark fuscous,
some irregular mottling along costa, dorsum, and termen ; a quad-
rate blotch of rather dark fuscous suffusion on costa beyond
middle, touching a small spot on end of cell ; a small cloudy rather
TINBID^. 599
dark fuscous spot ou toriius, and a larger spot in disc rather beyond
this : cilia light greyish-ochrcous, basal half sprinkled fuscous and
dark fuscous. Hindwings pointed, light grey ; cilia pale greyish.
Brazil, Obidos, August (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Tiquadra exercitata, n. sp.
2 . 42 mm. Head ochreous-^vhitish, crown irrorated grey.
Palpi ochreoiis-whitisb sprinkled dark gre}'. Thorax whitish-grey
irrorated grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex
obtuse, termeu very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 separate ; grey-
whitish irrorated dark grey ; some strigulce of dark grey irroration
on anterior half of costa, and one or two posteriorly ; obscure grey
dots indicating stigmata, a slight grey dash in middle of disc
between these ; a curved transverse series of 3 or 4 dark grey dots
near apex : cilia whitish, a few gi'ey specks towards base. Hind-
wings rather dark grey, paler towards base ; cilia whitish, basal
half pale grey sprinkled darker grey.
Brazil, Santa Catharina ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Tiquadra crocidura, n. sp.
(S . 38 mm. Head white, crown slightly grey-sprinkled. Palpi
white slightly sprinkled dark fuscous. Thorax white speckled
dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, with strong projecting
yellow-ochreous genital tuft. Forewings elongate, costa moderately
arched, apex obtuse, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; white,
slightly speckled dark fuscous towards costa and posteriorly ;
three or four indistinct striguloe of dark fuscous speckling on costa
anteriorly : cilia white, a few dark fuscous specks towards base.
Hindwings pale whitish-yellowish, some slight grey speckling
posteriorly ; cilia white, base yellowish-tinged.
Brazil, Santa Catharina ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Zeller describes
three specimens of his lentiginosa separately, which appear to me
to be three separate species ; I take the first as the type ; the third,
from Rio Janeiro, seems to be identical with the present species,
the characteristic genital tuft being specially mentioned.
Tiquadra semiglobata, n, sp.
2 . 18 mm. Head, thorax white slightly grey-speckled.
Palpi white, second joint dark fuscous posteriorly. Abdomen light
greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched,
apex tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8
separate ; white ; six small spots of dark grey irroration on costa ;
some small faint greyish spots or dots in disc ; a hemispherical grey
blotch somewhat mixed white extending on dorsum from near base
to middle and reaching more than half across wing ; cilia white.
Hindwings grey ; cilia white, base faintly tinged grey.
Peru, Jurimaguas, March {Parish) ; 1 ex.
GOO EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEKA.
Macliaeropteris encotopa, n. sp.
cJ . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuBCous speckled j'ellow-
"whitish. Forewiiigs elongate, apex pointed, rather produced ;
termen sinuate, verj- ol)li(jue ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 tocosta ; fuscous
irregularly speckled yellow- whitish and blackish : cilia pale fuscous,
two dark fuscous Hues speckled whitish points. Hindwings apex
pointed, rather prominent; blackish-groy ; cilia grey, a darker
Bubbasal line,
S. India, Palnis, Kodaikanal, 7000 feet, September (Fletcher);
1' ex.
Macliaeropteris turljata, sp. n.
c? . 23-24 mm., $ 31 mm. Head pale brownish-ochreous.
Palpi pale ochreous above, hairs dark fuscous speckled whitish.
Thorax light ochreous, patagia dark fuscous except towards tips, a
broad transverse band of fuscous or brown suffusion on dorsum.
Abdomen dark grey, sides naked, yellow-ochreous. Forewings
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen d
slightly sinuate, $ almost straight, oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to
costa; varying from pale brownish-ochreous to fuscous mixed
darker, sometimes some scattered black scales; dorsal area below fold
always forming a pale stripe, with triangular prominences before
and beyond middle of wing, some blackish irroration above
indentations of this; an undefined spot of blackish irroration in
disc at |; a suffused dark apical blotch more or less mixed blackish:
cilia fuscous, somewhat pale-speckled, base pale ochreous, obscure
dark bars more or less expressed, above apex a dark fuscous blotch.
Hindwings daik grey ; cilia grey, a darker subbasal line.
S. India, Palnis, Kodaikanal, 7000 feet, September, October,
" males flying swiftly just over the ground amongst bracken and
low hillside vegetation at late dusk in search of females, which were
sitting on leaves " (Fletcher) ; 9 ex.
Machaeropteris (?) synaphria, n. sp.
$. 18 mm. Head ochreous-whitish sprinkled dark grey. Palpi
whitish mixed dark grey. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse,
termen obliquely rounded ; all veins separate, 7 to apex ; dark
fuscous, closely strewn small spots and dots of greyish-ochreous
suffusion more or less in longitudinal series, and some irregularly
scattered small white spots and dots ; a small cloudy transverse
dark spot on end of cell; cilia dark fuscous, white bars above and
below apex, and below middle of termen. Hindwings dark purple-
fuscous ; cilia dark grey, a blackish subbasal line.
S. India, Nilgiris, Coonoor, 6000 feet (Rao) ; 1 ex., bred iu April
from larval case found on bark of tree, probably feeding on lichens ;
case elongate, of silk covered with grains of refuse and lichen,
12 mm. X 4 mm., upper surface convex and lower concave, orifices
at both ends, one furnished with two projecting lobes. Tbo speci-
men, though bred, is in rather damaged condition, and I am not
certain that it is a true Machaeropteris.
XINEIDJE. 601
Demobrotis ignara, n. sp.
cT ? . 7-8 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sides of forehead mixed
dark grey. Palpi grey, apex of joints whitish. Thorax whitish
mixed dark grey. Forewings rather elongate-lanceolate ; pale
grcyish-ochreous coarsely sprinkled grey and dark grey ; markings
dark grey ; six or seven suffused spots on costa, third extended as
an irregular narrow fascia from | of costa to middle of dorsum ; a
suffused spot on dorsum towards base ; an irregular blotch in disc at
I extended to tornus and lower part of termen ; a suffused apical
spot sometimes confluent with this : cilia pale greyish, basal half
sprinkled dark gi'ey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey.
Assam, Shillong, May to July (Fletcher) ; 4 ex.
Homalopsycha dasystola, n. sp.
S. 18 mm. Head, pal[ji whitish mixed grey. Antennce moder-
ately ciliated. Thorax ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate,
apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; ochreous-whitish, a
few scattered grey scales posteriorly: cilia ochreous-whitish.
Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish, a light grey basal shade.
Stkia, Damascus, March {Buxton)\ 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
CREPIDOCHARES, n. g.
Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue slender.
Antennfe |, in 6 rather strongly fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint
stout, rough-haired anteriorly. Labial palpi very long, porrected,
much thickened with dense scales diminishing to apex, joints con-
cealed. Maxillary palpi very short, loosely scaled. Anterior tibife
very short, with dense rough hairscales, tarsi long, very slender ;
middle tibiae clothed with very dense long hairscales loosely
appressed ; posterior tibiae and basal joint of tarsi clothed with long
hairs above and rough-scaled beneath. Forewings with small tufts
of rough scales; 16 furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 to apex, 11 from
before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia |; 2-7 nearly
paiallel.
Perhaps near Orothyntis.
Crepidochares subtigrina, n. sp.
c? . 17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi light yellowish
finely speckled fuscous, apical edge whitish. Thorax whitish-
ochreous, patagia sufl'usedly striped yellowish-bronze. Forewings
elongate, slightly dilated, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ;
whitish-ochreous suffused ochreous yellow, with six hardly definablo
transverse fasciae of infuscation becoming more distinct towards
costa and irrorated dark fuscous on costa, fourth and fifth each
divided into two spots on costa : cilia whitish-ochreous, basal half
more yellowish-tinged and speckled fuscous. Hindwings whitish-
ochreous, some light grey speckling ; cilia whitish-ochreous.
Brazil, Pariutins, October (Parish) ; 1 ex.
(302 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA.
METACHARISTIS, n. g.
Head rougli -haired; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent. Antennae f ,
in S fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint moderate, scaled. Labial palpi
moderately long, curved, ascending, second joint with long roughly
spreading hairscales beneath, terminal joint shorter, loosely scaled,
obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Abdomen $ with densely woolly
anal tuft. Posterior tibite with appressed scales. Forewings Ih
simple, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 long- stalked, 7 to costa,
9 absent, 11 from towards base. Hindwings A, elongate -ovate,
cilia 4 ; 4 absent, 2-7 tolerably parallel.
Belongs to group of Alallohaihra.
Metacharistis zonophanes, n. sp.
(S $. 11 -12 mm. Head, palpi pale ochreous-yellow. Thorax
dark purple-fuscous. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse, termen
very obliquely rounded ; dark purple-fuscous ; a moderately broad
direct transverse fascia at \ and a spot on costa at | pale ochreous-
yellow : cilia purplish-grey, two suifused dark fuscous shades.
Hindwings dark purple-grey ; cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade.
India ; 2 ex. (coll. Joannis).
Themeliotis goniozona, n. sp.
(5 . 14 mm. Head white. Palpi blackish, hairs of second joint
whitish towards apex, terminal joint white. Thorax fuscous. Fore-
wings suboblong, sliglitly dilated, termen rather obliquely rounded ;
8 and 9 separate ; white ; markings fuscous, mixed darker on edges
and costa; a moderate basal fascia, widest on costa, edge nearly
straight ; a moderate fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle
of dorsum, anterior edge concave, posterior angular-prominent in
middle ; a dot on costa at | : cilia white. Hindwings 3 and 4
separate ; grey-whitish ; cilia white.
Fiji, Loloti, April {Greenvjood) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). Near
stereodes, notwithstanding the separation of veins 8 and 9.
CRONODOXA, n. g.
Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue short. Antennae |,
in d ciliated, basal joint short, with pecten. Labial palpi moderate,
porrccted, loosely scaled, second joint with some apical bristles,
terminal joint as long as second, rather obtuse. Maxillary palpi
obsolete. Posterior tibiae with loose long hairs above. Forewings
1 b furcate, 2 from angle, 3-5 approximated, 2 and 3 diverging
towards base, 7 to termen, 8 and 9 approximated, 11 from towards
base, secondary cell defined. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia ^ ;
2-7 tolerably parallel.
Probably near Lytro;p}dla.
Cronodoxa axiurga, n. sp.
cJ. 30 mm. Head, palpi fuscous. Thorax darker purplish-
fuscous. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, costa slightly arched.
TINEII),^. 603
more stronglj- towards apex, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded,
obliciue ; purplisli-fuscous, obscurely irrorated darker: cilia light
greyish. Hindwings pale grey; cilia whitish-grey.
Syria, Ghazir; 1 ex. (Coll. Joaunis).
TONICURGIS, n. g.
Head with long rough hairs ; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent.
Antennoe 4, in d with long fascicles of cilia rising from short pro-
cesses, basal joint moderately dilated, with pecten. Labial palpi
moderate, porrected, second joint with long tuft of dense rough
scales beneath, terminal joint short, loosely scaled. Maxillary
palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled above. Forewings 2
from angle, 7 absent, 11 from before middle, secondary cell developed.
Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 4 ; 2-7 separate.
Allied to Ipliierga.
Tonicurgis diaphracta, n. sp.
S . 13 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi greyish-ochreous mixed
dark fuscous. Thorax grey-whitish, shoulders suffused dark fuscous.
Forewings elongate, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly
oblique ; grey-whitish, some indistinct transverse greyish-ochreous
striae ; markings dark fuscous ; transverse spots on costa and
dorsum near base ; a moderate direct fascia at ^ ; a small spot on
dorsum at | ; a moderate rather oblique fascia from | of costa to
tornus, anterior edge irregularly excavated towards dorsum ; a spot
on costa towards apex ; two or three indistinct fuscous dots on
apical edge : cilia grey-whitish, towards base tinged greyish-
ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish, basal half greyish,
Palestine, Nazareth, July {Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
ELEGISTIS Meyr.
The characters of this genus should be corrected and extended
as follows : forewings 10 absent, 11 from hardly before middle;
hindwings 5 sometimes absent. Vein 5 of hindwings is absent in
the type-species, but present in the following, which is very nearly
allied and cannot be generically separated.
Elegistis priscilla, u. sp.
S $ . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, lower part of face
pale ochreous. Palpi suhascending, dark fuscous, internally and
more or less beneath pale ochreous. Autenual ciliations shorter
than in cunicidaris. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, apex
obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark purplish-
fuscous ; pale ochreous suffusion forming an obscure obtusely angu-
lated fascia at i, and spots on costa at middle and towards apex,
sometimes also a subcostal streak from base to fascia ; scattered
white specks on dorsal half of wing beyond fascia, and towards
middle of termen : cilia dark grey, a blackish-grey median
604 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
lino. Hindwinji-s 5 present; dark ijurplish-fusoous ; cilia grey, a
dark S''^y antoinodian shade.
iS. India, Ootacamuiid, April (Miijtaha) ; 8 ex.
Fumea semnodryas, n. sp.
(S . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark fuscous. Antennal
joints long, pectinations 4. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated,
apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly obliiiue ; rather dark
fuscous, veins suffused darker, small marginal spots of darker
BufFusiou round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia fuscous.
Hind wings 3 and 5 approximated at base ; pale greyish, thinly
clothed grey haii'scales ; cilia pale grey.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joanuis). Form of wing
approaches TaJaeporia.
Narycia mixoscia, n. sp.
S. 11mm. Head, palpi, thorax light grey, palpi very short.
Antennal ciliations whorled, 2|. Forewings elongate, termen
rounded, rather strongly oblique ; 7 absent, 8 and 9 short-stalked ;
light grey, irregularly strewn dark grey scales, obscure cloudy dots
of whitish- grey suffusion scattered botween these: cilia pale grey, a
dark median line. Hindwings and cilia light grey.
PoNJAB, Murree, 7500 feet, May (Buit); 1 ex.
Narycia fumicoma, n. sp.
c5' . 12-14 mm., $ 18-22 mm. Head, palpi dark fuscous.
Antennae c? subdentate, ciliations 1|. Thorax ochreous-whitish,
anterior third dark fuscous. Forewings suboblong, in $ more
elongate, costa gently arched, in § more strongly anteriorly, apex
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; veins all separate; c? whitish-
grey-ochreous, $ ochreous-whitish, costal edge yellowish-tinged ;
a blackish dot on end of cell : cilia concolorous. Hindwings J
grey, cilia light greyish-ochreous, 5 wholly ochreous-whitish.
Ntasaland, Mt. Mlanje ; French Congo, Ubangi ; 6 ex. Formerly
wrongly recorded as identical with Indian metacentra, which has
not been found in Africa.
Narycia epibyrsa, n. sp.
cJ . 14 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi short, loosely
scaled, fuscous, tip pale yellowish. Antennal ciliations 1^. Thorax
light greyish-ochreous, anterior margin sufi'used dark fuscous.
Forewings suboblong, rather broad, costa moderately arched, apex
rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; light
fuscous, very faintly darker-mottled ; a cloudy blackish dot on end
of cell: cilia pale fuscous, a darker basal line. Hindwings and
cilia light greyish.
French Guinea, Konakri ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
TINEIDJE. 605
Narycia centropa, n. sp.
c? . 14 mm., 2 18 mm. Head ochreous-ycllow. Palpi very
short, slender, yellowish, Antemia3 d" dentate, ciliations 2. Thorax
whitish, anteriorly dark fuscous, Forewings subohlong, costa
moderately arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; veins
all sqiarate ; ochreous-whitish, costal edge oehreous-yellowish ; a
cloudy blackish dot on end of cell ; some faint greyish strigulation
posteriorly : cilia ochreous-whitish. Hindwinga and cilia (S pale
greyish, $ grey-whitish,
French Congo, Ubangi ; 2 ex,
Narycia ranularis, n. sp,
c? . 16 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous. Palpi grey. An-
tennal ciliations 1, Thorax greyish, Forewings rather broad,
costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, rather
oblique; all veins separate; light greyish-ochreous, strewn with
indistinct fuscous transverse strigulce and strigao ; an ill-defined
basal patch of fuscous suffusiou occupying 1 of wing : cilia light
greyish-ochreous, Hindwings light grey ; cilia light greyish-
ochreous.
China, Shanghai ; 1 ex, (Coll. Joannis),
Narycia renovata, n. sp.
S . 13 mm. Head whitish. Palpi short, grey. Antennal
ciliations 2. Thorax whitish-grey, anterior margin suffused dark
grey. Forewings moderately elongate, costa moderately arched,
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 coincident ;
whitish-grey, a few scattered dark grey strigulae, especially towards
costa posteriorly ; a small spot of dark grey suffusion about fold
at 5 : cilia grey-whitish. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Leazil, R. Trombetas, September (Parish) ; 1 ex,
Melasina paraclasta, n, sp.
(S . 23 mm, Head whitish- ochreous, Antennal pectinations 5.
Thorax whitish, somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous. Forewings
elongate, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; whitish, with
faint fuscous-purplish tinge, some scattered fuscous and dark fuscous
scales, veins lined fuscous ; costa slenderly suffused dark fuscous
from base to | ; costal third irregularly suffused fuscous, a streak
of dark fuscous irroration between 11 and 12, an irregular
suffused dark fuscous streak from bej-ond middle of costa to end of
cell and thence to costa near apex ; a line of dark fuscous irroration
in cell from its middle to near end ; a suffused dark fuscous spot
beneath fold before middle of wing, and an irregular blotch beneath
end of cell ; three small dark fuscous spots on costa towards apex,
and an irregular line along termen : cilia whitish-fuscous, undefined
darker bars and two suffused dark fuscous shades, Hindwings
light greyish ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey antemedian shade.
606 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA.
Madras, Surada ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joaiinis). Disliiict by narrow
wings and peculiar markings.
Melasma murifica, n. sp.
iS . 22 mm. Head ■svhitish-yellowish. Palpi whitish-yellowish
slightly infuacated except towards tips. Antennal pectinations 5-
Thorax whitish sprinkled dark fuscous, shoulders with a blotch of
dark fuscous suffusion. Anal tuft pale yellowish. Forewings
moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen
rounded, rather oblique ; ochreous-white, strigulated throughout
with dark fuscous ; markings formed of suffused dark fuscous
irroratiou, viz., an irregular spot above dorsum towards base, an
irregular fascia from ^ of costa to middle of dorsum, a similar
fascia dilated in lower part of disc from | of costa to tornus, and a
transverse spot from costa towards apex: cilia whitish-ochreous
obscurely barred pale fuscous, a median line of dark fuscous iirora-
tion. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade.
French Senegal, Kati, June ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Near
parajihrictis.
Melasina accurata, n. sp.
c? . 25-27 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, some greyish hairs on
sides of forehead. Palpi brownish, tip sometimes whitish. Antennal
pectinations 7. Thorax fuscous, somewhat mixed whitish and dark
fuscous. Forewings elongate, moderate, apex rounded-obtuse,
terraen obliquely rounded ; light brownish, suffusedly marbled
white, with scattered dark fuscous strigula^ ; small distinct dark
fuscous spots on middle of costa and beneath middle of disc, and
some dark mottling near dorsum towards base surrounded by white;
an indistinct dark subterminal line : cilia whitish barred fuscous,
more strongly within a median fuscous line. Hindwings light
greyish, lighter and whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia whitish, a
light fuscous subbasal line.
Bengal, Chapra (Mackenzie), Pusa (Fletcher), June ; 3 ex.
Melasma scrutaria, n. sp.
cJ. 21mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi short, dark
fuscous, tip whitish. Antennal pectinations 4. Thorax ochreous-
whitish speckled dark fuscous. Forewings moderate, apex obtuse,
termen obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 stalked ; ochreous-whitish
irregularly and suffusedly irrorated fuscous ; a suffused dark fuscous
basal patch occupying 4 of wing ; a rather narrow dark fuscous
fascia from -J of costa to middle of dorsum, with a branch from
below middle to costa beyond middle, suffusedly interrupted beneath
costa; two or three cloudy dark fuscous dots on costa posteriorly,
and one on tornus : cilia ochreous-whitish sprinkled fuscous, a
brownish bar on tornus. Hindwings light greyish ; cilia ochreous-
whitish, a faint greyish shade.
French Congo, Fort Crampel ; 2 ex.
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Melasma polycapnias, n. sp.
c? . 29-30 rnm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous,
apex whitish. Antenual i)ectinalions 5. Forcwings rather elon-
gate, apex rounded-obtuse, termcn obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8
sometimes short-stalked ; grey, suffusedly reticulated dark fuscous,
towards costa posteriorly tinged whitish ; the dark fuscous suffusion
forms an undefined fasciate blotch from dorsum beyond middle,
branching to spots in disc before and beyond middle, tornal half
beyond this wholly dark grey, with subterminal branch extending
up to costa, several small dark spots on costa posteriorly : cilia
greyish obscurely barred darker, a dark fuscous subbasal line.
Hindwings greyish ; cilia pale greyish, a darker subbasal line.
French Congo, Fort Crampel : 5 ex. (type Coll. Joannis).
Melasma imperfecta, n. sp.
c? . 26 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous, somewhat
infuscated except towards apex. Antennal pectinations 5. Thorax
light brownish-ochreous. Forewings moderate, somewhat dilated,
apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 9 and 10
stalked ; pale greyish-ochreous, some scattered fuscous scales ; some
suffused dark fuscous strigulation towards base of costa and dorsum;
rather narrow ill-defined irregularly interrupted oblique fasciae
partially formed by dark fuscous suffusion or irroration, and a
similar transverse spot from costa towards apex : cilia grey-ochreous-
whitish, an indistinct fuscous line. Hindwings light greyish ; cilia
whitish-grey-ochreous, a fuscous subbasal line.
Fbench Congo, Fort Crampel ; 1 ex, (Coll. Joannis).
Acrolophus merocoma, n. sp.
c? . 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark brownish, palpi extremely
long, recurved, densely rough-scaled, towards apex with long
expanded spatulate hairscales. Antennae dentate, ciliated,
ochreous-whitish. Uncus moderate, gently curved, double, closely
approximated throughout, rising from a triangular plate; valvse
narrow, strap-shaped, apex obtusely rounded. All femora beneath
clothed with long dense rough ochreous-whitish hairscales, posterior
tarsi rough-scaled above. Forewings rather broad, somewhat
dilated, termen somewhat obliquely rounded; all veins separate;
pale brownish-ochreous, a few irregularly scattered small dark
fuscous striguhc ; a dark fuscous strigula on costa near base, about
six from ^ to about middle, and three or four posteriorly ; some
brownish euftusion towards middle of disc ; a cloudy dark fuscous
spot in disc at g, and one on fold rather beyond this ; a small dark
grey spot on termen above middle : cilia whitish-ochreous, indis-
tinctly barred fuscous round apex and upper part of termen.
Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peetj, Jurimaguas, March (^Parish); 1 ex.
008 F.XOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTERA.
Acrolophus zanclophora, n. sp.
c? . 10 mm. Head, palpi dark grcj% palpi extremely long,
recurved, denselj^ scaled (partiallj' denuded). AntenucC subdentate,
ciliated. Thorax dark grey mixed ochreous. Uncus moderate,
deflexed, double, appressed throughout, rising from a triangular
plate ; valvte narrow, forming a long strongly falcate downwards-
directed pointed hook. Anterior femora beneath with dense brush
of dark grey hairs. Forewings rather broad, somewhat dilated, ter-
mon rather obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; pale brownish-
ochreous, somewhat sprinkled fuscous ; about seven small dark
fuscous spots or marks on costa ; a cloudy dark fuscous dot in disc
at I ; a few scattered blackish scales towards termen : cilia fuscous
speckled ochreous- whitish, Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peeu, Iquitos, March {Parish) ; 1 ex. Really closely allied to
merocoma, but the valvae are extremely different.
'Acrolophus pseudonoma, n. sp. '
cJ . 12 mm., 5 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous, palpi
cJ extremely long, recurved, thickened with appressed scales, basal
joint suffused dark fuscous, 2 moderate, porrected, Antennte S
subdentate, ciliated. Uncus moderate, rather curved, double,
appressed throughout, rising from subtriangular plate ; valv£ie
narrow, apex rounded, Forewiugs moderate, somewhat dilated,
termen rather obliquely rounded ; 7 absent, 9 and 10 stalked ; grey
closely speckled ochreous-whitish, a few variable scattered dark
fuscous strigulse, especially along costa : cilia grey speckled whitish,
Hindwings grey speckled dark fuscous ; cilia pale grey, a dark grey
shade.
Brazil, Teffe, January {Parish) ; 2 ex. Known by peculiar
neuration.
Acrolophus hombaulia, n. sp.
S . 33 ram. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark fuscous, pale-
speckled, palpi extremely long, recurved, largely expanded through-
out with dense rough spreading scales. Antennae bipectinated (4).
Uncus moderately long, rather abruptly downcurved, branches
separate, parallel ; valvae rather broad, apex obliquely truncate,
wdth sharp spine in middle and one at lower angle, Forewiugs
moderately broad, rather dilated, termen rather obliquely rounded ;
all veins separate ; fuscous, strewn with suffused dark fuscous
striguloe, partly raised ; stigmata represented by irregular suffused
dark fuscous spots, plical rather beyond first discal : cilia fuscous,
barred darker irroration, Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, a
darker subbasal shade.
Argentina, Tucumau ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Next Doeri.
Acrolophus macrozancla, n. sp.
S . 21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous faintly pale-speckled,
palpi extremely long, recurved, very densely clothed with rough
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scales, expanflod with long rough spatulate hairscales towards
apex, thorax with two very large crests of long erect spatulate hair-
scales. Antenna) dentate, ciliated. Uncus very long, extending
much below valvse, double, nearly approximated throughout but not
touching except at apex, apical portion subsinuate, attenuated;
valvae long, slender on basal half, apical half downcurved, enlarged
into a broad-triangular expansion with apical side slightly concave.
Eorowings moderate, somewhat dilated, termen somewhat obliquely
rounded; all veins separate ; fuscous, obscurely strigulatcd dark
fuscous irroration ; obscurely indicated darker clouds on fold at i
and middle of wing, and in disc at | : cilia fuscous, darker-sprinkled.
Iliiidwings dark grey ; cilia grey,
Pkku, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Acroloplms goniocentra, n. sp.
J. 19-20 mm., $ 24 ram. Head light brownish-ochreous. Palpi
c? extremely long, recurved, thickened with dense scales rather
rough anteriorly, brownish-ochreous, basal joint dark fuscous except
apex, 5 moderate, porrected, pale ochreous suffused dai-k fuscous
except apical edge. Antennae J serrate towards apex, shortly
ciliated. Thorax brownish. Uncus moderate, downcurved, double,
closely appressed throughout, rising from a transverse-oblong plate
with anterior angles produced into long strong acute spines ; valvge
moderate, evenly broad, apex rounded, furnished with numerous
incurved bristles. Forewiugs moderate, somewhat dilated, termen
rounded, little oblique ; brown ; cS six or seven dark fuscous
strigulse on anterior half of costa and three or four small spots on
posterior half, some slight dark fuscous marking near base and before
termen, and a more or less developed dark fuscous patch in anterior
part of disc, its lower edge darkest and obtuse-angled, 5 markings
almost obsolete : cilia brownish indistinctly barred dark fuscous.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Teffe, December (Parish); 3 ex.
Acrolophus chloropelta, n. sp.
J . 13-15 mm., $ 19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark ashy-
fuscous, palpi <S extremely long, recurved, second and terminal
joints thickened with dense scales roughly expanded at apex,
5 moderate, porrected. Antennte J bipectinated (3). Forewings
rather elongate, somewhat dilated, termen rather obliquely rounded ;
9 and 10 stalked; dark violet-grey, strewn dark fuscous strigulte ;
in c? a light greyish-ochreous seroioval blotch extending on dorsum
from i to 4, and reaching half across wing, containing a few dark
fuscous strigulse : cilia dark violet-grey. Hindwings rather dark
grey ; cilia grey.
BuAziL, Tefie, January (Parish) ; 4 ex.
Acrolophus hypophaea, n. sp.
J, 13-15 mm., 2 18 mm. Head, thorax light ochreous-greyish.
Palpi (S extremely long, recurved, second and terminal joints
thickened with dense appressed scales roughly expanded at tip, light
VOL. II. — March 1923. 2r
010 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA.
greyish-ochreous, expanded apex fuscous, $ moderately long, por-
rected, palo greyish-ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous. Antenna)
c5' dentate, ciliated. Uncus moderate, downcurved, double,
appressed throughout, rising from a rounded plate ; valvse narrow,
terminating in a short pointed incurved hook. Forewings elongate,
somewhat dilated, termon obliquely rounded; 7 and 8 usually
stalked ; light fuscous, partially and obscurely darker-strigulated,
sometimes blackish-sprinkled, eosta usually strongly strigulated
dark fuscous ; undefined spots of blackish irroration sometimes
mixed ferruginous on fold at 1 and middle of wing, and in disc at |,
these sometimes margined laterally by spots of whitisli-ochreous
suffusion : cilia ochreous-greyish or light fuscous. Hindwings
fuscous ; cilia pale fuscous.
Eeazil, Mauaos, November (Parish); 15 ex.
Acrolophus contubernalis, n. sp.
S . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous slightly whitish-
speckled : palpi long, erect, not reaching much above crown, clotlied
with appressed scales. Antennas shortly bipei-tinated (2). Fore-
wings rather elongate, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely
rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; lilac-fuscous ; small scattered dark
fuscous spots along costa, some whitish suffusion between these ;
basal area suflfusedly irrorated dark fuscous ; an oblique antemedian
suifused fascia of dark fuscous irroration ; a small dark fuscous spot
in disc at | ; a suffused patch of dark fuscous irroration extending
along u.pper part of termen : cilia lilac-fuscous sprinkled darker
and barred whitish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, a darker
subbasal shade, round apex several whitish bars.
Brazii,, Novo Friburgo ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Acrolophus setiacma, n. sp.
cJ . 15-16 mm., $ 24-2G mm. Head, thorax greyish-ochreous,
whitish-speckled. Palj^i c? second and terminal joints much shorter
than basal, erect, with loosely nj^pressed scales, whitish, sometimes
variably banded dark fuscous suffusion, in 5 similar but with second
joint densely rough-scaled anteriorly. Antennae d serrulate towards
apex, shortly ciliated. Uncus moderate, slightly curved, double,
appressed at point, rising from a subquadrate plate with anterior
angles slightly prominent ; valvpe narrow, terminating in a brush
of incurved spiny bristles, Forewings elongate, rather dilated,
termen rather obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 stalked ; pale greyish-
ochreous, irregularly mottled and strigulated dark fuscous ; dorsal
area obscurely paler, forming an irregular streak with angular
prominences mixed whitish at J and |, broadly margined dark
fuscous above, between, and round these ; dark fuscous spots on
costa at ^ and |, sometimes extended as fascise to meet this
suffusion ; a more or less developed roundish dark fuscous blotch in
disc towards termen, and a spot on costa before apex : cilia greyish-
ochreous or light fuscous speckled whitish, obscurely barred dark
fuscous suffusion, Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Manaos, November {Parish) ; 7 ex.
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XYLORYCTIDiE.
Aeolanthes cyclantlia, n. sp.
5 . 22 mm. Head ochreous. Palpi pale oolireous sprinkled
grey. Thorax reddish-ochroous partially suffused grey. Forewings
siiboblong, costa with broad scale-projection before middle, termen
rather obliquely rounded; dark fuscous i)artially suffused light
crimson-rosy, with irregularly strewn suffused yellow-ochreous
spots and blotches partially tinged crimson, largest blotch resting
on antemedian costal scale-projection, a distinct roiind spot in disc
beyond middle : cilia ochreous-yellow mixed dark fuscous and
crimson at base (apex of wing injured). Hindwiugs dark fuscous;
cilia grey, a dark fuscous subbasal line.
S. India, Nilgiris, October (Rao); 1 ex. Distinct from rliodo-
chrysa by dark fuscous hindwiugs with grey cilia.
Aeolanthes deltogramma, n. sp.
c? . 25 mm. Head dark brownish sprinkled white. Palpi
brown somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous, tips of joints white.
Thorax ochreous-browu mixed dark fuscous, an inverted V-shaped
dorsal line, an irregular line on patagia, and crests sprinkled white.
Forewings oblong, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ; deep
ochreous, somewhat greyish-tinged in disc, greyer-suffused towards
dorsum, on costal third ochreous orange, veins more or less lined
ferruginous ; two superimposed elongate light yellow spots beneath
middle of costa ; a spot of ferruginous suffusion on end of cell,
containing a minute white dot, and followed by two light yellow
spots surrounded by ferruginous suffusion and some slight dark
fuscous irroration ; a triangular ferruginous subdorsal spot beneath
end of cell, finely edged laterally white, anterior edge extended as
a fine white subdorsal line halfway to base ; streaks of fuscous
suffusion mixed silvery-white between veins 9-11 towards costa ; a
large equilateral triangular white blotch resting on upper | of
termen, limited above by vein 8 and cut by ferruginous lines on
5 and 6 ; terminal edge finely blackish : cilia whitish-ochreous,
two greyish lines, base sprinkled greyish-ochreous, tips suffused
greyish-ochreous, beneath tornus mixed white. Hindwiugs
ochreous-whitish thinly strewn grey hair-scales, veins grey ; cilia
ochreous-whitish, on dorsum and lower half of termen pale greyish
with grey subbasal shade.
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, July {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
CTENIOXENA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sides rough, connivent ; ocelli just
posterior; tongue developed. Antenna) |, basal joint elongate,
with pecten of about 6 long hairscales. Labial palpi very long,
recurved, thickened with scales, second joint with short rough
2r2
612 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrXEEA. '
rounded tuft towards a[)ex beneath, terminal joint as long as
second, roughened with scales anterior!}' throughout, acute.
Maxillary pal])! very short, filiform, apprcssed to tongue. Anterior
tibiaj very short, tarsi rather longer, stout, posterior tibia; rough-
scaled above. Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 and 3 stalked from angle,
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex (indefinite), 11 from middle. Hind-
wings 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat
aj^proxiraated, 6 and 7 parallel.
Belongs to group of Odites, but very distinct. A remarkable
genus, discordant iu some respects (in no other genus of Xylonjc-
tidce have I found an antennal pecteu), but can only be referred
here.
Ctenioxena crypsiptila, n. sp.
5 . 25 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous, face whitish.
Forewings elongate-oblong, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded ; pale ochreous, a very few scattered dark fuscous scales ;
disoal stigmata dark fuscous, a similar dot midway between second
and termen ; a terminal series of fuscous interneural dots: cilia
whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-grey, cloudy dark grey
interneural dots on termen ; cilia whitish. Forewings beneath
with small blackish scaletuft in disc at |.
Palestine, Jerusalem, April (Buxton); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.).
Ptochoryctis ochrograpta, u. sp.
5 . 22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings suboblong,
costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely
rounded ; 3 and 4 stalked, 7 to apex ; shining white ; an ochreous
line from | of costa to tornus, obtusely angulated in middle ; an
ochreous marginal line round apical part of costa, and faint dots
on termen : cilia white, an ochreous artemedian line, beyond this
dark fuscous bars on upper part of termen. Hindwings and cilia
white.
BiTRMA, Kalaw, 4300 feet, May {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Ptochoryctis ceromorpha, n. sp.
c? . 25 mm. Head ochreous-yellowish. Palpi pale ochreous-
yellowish, base of second joint infuscatcd. Thorax pale fuscous,
anterior margin sufl'used darker. Forewings moderate, rather
dilated, costa gently arched, apes obtuse, termen slightly rounded,
oblique ; 3 and 4 stalked ; light lilac-fuscous, M'ith suffusion of pale
ochreous irroration gradually increasing ujjwards, costa i)ale
ochreous ; an indistinct cloudy fuscous preeterniinal line angulated
opposite apex : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia
whitish-ochreous.
Assam, Shillong, June {Fletcher)-, 2 ex.
Acria amphorodes, n. sp.
J 5 • 22 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish, basal
half of second joint greyish-tinged. Thorax pale ochreous. Fore-
wings suboblong, costa gently arched, sinuate between prominences
XTI.OBYCTIDJE. 613
of rough scales at ^ and q, apex obtuse, terraen faintly sinuate,
rather oblique ; pale ochreous, faintly brownish-tinged ; a cloudy
V-shaped rather dark brown streak resting on costal prominences,
apex in middle of disc, immediately followed by a raised snow-white
dot; an indistinct tine rather dark brown dentate-curved subterminal
line ; dark brown marginal dots round apex and terraen : cilia
Avhitish-ochroous tinged brownish, basal third dark brown. Hind-
wings ochreous- whitish, tinged grey towards termon ; cilia
ochreous-whitish, a light brownish subbasal shade.
Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June [Dutt) ; 2 ex.
Epimactis melithorax, n. sp.
(S . 22 mm. Head, thorax yellow-ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous,
second joint dark fuscous except apex. Antennal ciliations 3.
Forewings suboblong, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen
rounded, somewhat oblique; fuscous, with faint purple tinge;
costal edge yellow-ochreous : cilia whitish-yellowish, basal half
light yellow-brownish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
KuMAON, Bliirn Tal, 4500 feet, August {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
PROTHAMNODES, n. g.
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts raised ; ocelli posterior ;
tongue developed. Antennae |, basal joint rath«r elongate, stout,
without pccten. liabial paljti very long, recurved, second joint
with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate,
acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue.
Posterior tibiae clothed with long rough hairs above. Forewings
\b furcate, 2 nearly from angle, 2-5 approximated, 7 and 8 long-
stalked, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-
ovate, cilia ^, costa with large median scale-projection, somewhat
sinuate beyond this; 3 aud 4 connate, 5 from middle of transverse
vein, 6 and 7 stalked.
Near Oditcs.
Prothamnodes platycycla, n. sp.
2 . 23 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint fuscous
except towards apex. Thorax pale greyish-ochreous, Forewings
rather broad, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse,
termen rounded, little oblique ; light greyish-ochreous, costal edge
ochreous-whitish except towards base ; stigmata small, dark grey,
plical very oblicjuely beyond first discal ; a curved subterminal line
of irregular blackish-grey dots ; a terminal series of small indistinct
dark grey dots : cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-
grey, somewhat darker posteriorly, apical edge marked dark grey
suffusion ; a small cloudy dark grey spot on costa beyond middle;
cilia ochreous-whitish mixed pale grey, round apex with irregular
subapical grey shade.
BuKMA, Thaton, March [Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
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TIXOTIC MICROLTIPIDOPTERA.
Phelotropa conversa, n. sp.
$ . 32 mm. Head wliitish-ochrecus. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
second joint dark fuscous except apex. Thorax pale greyish-
oclireous. Forewings elongate, co.sta gently arched, apex rounded,
termen rounded, little oblique; light greyish- ochreous, towards
termcn whitish-tinged between veins ; second discal stigma dark
fuscous, plieal represented by a minute dark fuscous dash ; a
marginal series of dark fuscous dots round posterior ])art of costa
and termen : cilia "whitish. Hiudwings and cilia pale whitish-
grey.
French Guiana, E,. Maroni, November; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
This has no near apparent affinity to the sijigle known species of
rheIotiy>2m, but agrees structurally.
Antaeotricha neurographa, n. sp.
2 . 25 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous,
second joint with a lateral streak of infuscation. Thorax whitish-
ochreous infuscated. Forewings rather narrow, costa gently
arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ;
whitish-ochreous, obscurely infuscated between veins, especially
beneath middle of disc and beyond cell, all veins marked fine
fuscous lines ; cloudy dark fuscous dots at origin of 11 and 10, and
at angles of ceil ; a marginal series of dark fuscous dots round
posterior part of costa and termen, on costa rather elongate : cilia
whitish-ochreous becoming whitish on outer half, on basal half
with faint darker bars. Hiudwings ochreous-whitish-grey ; cilia
whitish,
Brazil, Novo Friburgo; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Stenoma dasyneura, n. sp.
S . 28 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish,
second joint infuscated except towards apex. Thorax light
brownish-ochreous, posteriorly violet-tinged. Forewings sub-
oblong, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly
rounded, vertical ; light brownish-ochreous, more or less sufluscd
light violet-brownish on dorsal g from base to end of cell, towards
costa anteriorly more yellowish-tinged ; })lical and second discal
stigmata obscure, fuscous ; a rather curved subterminal series of
fuscous dots on discal third : cilia light ochreous. Hiudwings
costal area broadly expanded to ? ; light grey, costal area ochreous-
whitish, upper margin of cell clothed with long ochreous-whitish
hairscales from base to middle of wing; cilia pale greyish. F'ore-
wings beneath with long expansible jjencil of violet-whitish hairs
tinged yellow towards base lying beneath cell from base to just
beyond its end.
Frknoh Guiana, St. Laurient, 11. Maroni; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis).
Perhaps near thi/sanodes.
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Stenoma ambiens, n. sp.
c? . 23-2G ram. Head, thorax grey-whitish. Palpi whitish,
second joint greyish-suffused except apex, extreme base of terminal
joint dark fuscous. Eorewings moderate, rather dilated, costa
slightly arched, apex rounded, termen slightly rounded, nearly
vertical ; grey-whitish, scattered grey and dark fuscous specks,
costal edge white except near base ; stigmata small, dark fuscous,
plical very obliquely beyond first discal, second discal forming a
small transverse mark ; a small fuscous spot on middle of costa,
whence a strongly excurved shade of dark fuscous irroration runs
to dorsum at |, somewhat indented beneath second discal ; a
triangular spot of fuscous suffusion on costa towards apex, anterior
edge darker, direct, from which a curved subterminal series of dark
fuscous dots runs to termen before tornus ; a marginal series of
black dots round apex and termen ; cilia white, base obscurely
barred greyish. Hind wings pale whitish-yellow, extreme apex
greyish ; cilia yellow-whitish.
French Guiana, St. Laurient, E. jMaroni ; 2 ex. (1 in Coll,
Joannis).
Stenoma oxyscia, u. sp.
5 . 21 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish,
basal half of second joint infuscated. Forewings oblong, costa
anteriorly moderately, posteriorly hardly arched, apex rounded,
termen hardly rounded, vertical; whitish-grey-ochreous ; a blackish
dot towards costa at 4-, and a minute one on fold near base ; plical
and second discal stigmata blackish ; a faint series of cloudy dots
of fuscous irroration from beneath middle of costa very obliquely
outwards, very acutely angulated between second discal and apex,
thence passing close beneatli second discal to fold; a subterminal
series of cloudy dark fuscous dots from beneath costa at ^ insinuate
obliquely outwards, on discal area strongly excurved to near termen,
thence insinuate to near 4 of dorsum ; a marginal series of dark
fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia
ochreous-whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia ochreous-
whitish, a grey subbasal shade.
FBESfCH Guiana, E. Maroui ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Group of
sororia.
Stenoma ferculata, n. sp.
2 . 23 mm. Head, thorax pale grey suffused ochreous-whitish.
Palpi second joint whitish-grey becoming darker grey towards
apex, terminal joint white, basal half grey. Forewings oblong,
costa anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly faintly sinuate, apex
rounded, termen rounded, little oblique ; grey, somewhat mixed
obscurely whitish suffusion, a few dai ker scales ; a dark grey mark
on costa before J-, and some irregular marking in disc beneath it ;
plical stigma dark grey, second discal black with some white scales
on sides, beyond tliis a small irregular dark grey spot ; an elongate
brown blotch mixed dark brown extending along costa from before
616 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTEKA.
middle to near apex, widest above second discal and narrowed to
extremities, on costa forming five dark fuscous elongate marks
preceded and separated by ochreous-whitish ; round apex awd
termen a marginal rather dark fuscous f'iiscia containing a narrower
fascia of whitish suffusion more or less broken into spots : cilia
brown, becoming greyish round tornus. Hindwings ratlier dark
grey; cilia p;de greyish, a fuscous subbasal shade.
French Guiana, R. Maroni ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Group of
dryocosma.
GLYPniPTERYGID^..
Irianassa poecilaspis, n. sp.
S . 10 mm. Head blackish, face whitish. Palpi white. Thorax
white, two irregular blackish stripes. Forewings subtriangular,
costa posteriorly moderately arched, termen sinuate, vertical ; light
greyish-ochi'eous, irregularly marbled and variegated with ochreous-
whitish, silvery-metallic, and black ; costa maiked with black and
white, two larger w^hite wedgeshaped marks before apex; a straight
silvery-metallic striga from a black mark on middle of costa to
termen beneath apex : cilia light greyish-oehreous barred blackisli,
a broader blackish patch on middle of termen. Hindwings dark
fuscous ; a triangular spot of whitish-ochreoiis suffusion in middle
of disc ; cilia whitish, a subapical patch of pale ochreous suffusion,
a dark fuscous basal line.
Assam, Gauhati, November (FhtcJier) ; 1 ex. An insect of
singular ornamentation.
Imma clilorospila, n. sp.
5 . 17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous slightly mixed fuscous.
Palpi whitish-ochreous, a median band of second joint and ring of
terminal joint dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous more or less marked
or suffused w^hitish-ochreous, patagia w^hitish-ochreous except
shoulders. Forewings ratlier elongate-triangular, costa slightly
arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; 7 and 8
short-stalked, 8 to costa; dark fuscous, irregularly and suffusedly
irrorated or clouded w^hitish-ochreous, indicating three broad sub-
coiifluent fasciae ; five small pale yellowish spots along costa, from
fourth an irregularly excurved cloudy whitish-ochreous line runs
to tornus ; a terminal series of whitish-ochreous dots: cilia grey,
tips ochreous-whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey, lighter and
thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia pale grey becoming ochreous-whitish
outwardly, a darker grey basal line.
Fiji, Labasa, December (VeitcJi) ; 2 ex. (type Brit. Mus.).
Imraa leucomystis, n. sp.
(^ . 25 mm. Head, thorax snow-white. Palpi light greyish-
oehreous, externally suffused whitish, terminal joint |. Antennal
ciliations 1. Forewings rather broad, posteriorly dilated, termen
GLYPniPTERTGTD.T:. 617
slijijht-ly rounderl, nearly vertical ; 7 and 8 stalked, 8 to apex ;
shilling snow-white: cilia white. Hindwiiigs white, dorsum folded
and pro'lnced into a strong folded torual projection filled with
hairs ; cilia, white.
Fiji, Dreketi R., September, at light (Simmonds) ; 1 ex. (Brit.
Mus.). A surprising species, quite exceptional in the genus by the
snow-white colouring, yet with the same peculiar sexual structure
as in autodoxa, to which therefore it must be most nearly allied.
Clioreutis phalaraspis, n. sp.
c?. 11 mm. Head, thorax greyish-bronze. Palpi basal joint
white, second joint greyish-bronze, tips of whorls whitish, terminal
joint grey speckled white. Forewings elongate-triaiigular, costa
arched at |. termen somewhat obliquely rounded; ochreous-bronze
suffused dark fuscous excey)t on apical third ; a broad irregular
antemedian band of whitish irroration not reaching costa, preceded
and followed by grecnish-silverj' marks on fold ; bright violet-
silvery markings, viz. a streak beneath costa near base and shorter
median and subdorsal marks below this, a transverse mark from a
white dot on costa at ^, a dot beneath middle of costa, two specks
transversely placed on end of cell, a slightly curved transverse
streak from a white dot on costa at |- to near tornus interrupted in
middle, a slight mark near termen beyond tornus, a short mark
from a white dot on costa at |, and a streak near and parallel to
upper half of termen preceded by some dark fuscous suffusion :
cilia on termen whitish with dark fuscous basal and postmedian
shades, at apex and termen dark fuscous. Hindwings rather dark
grey; a "white transverse mark towards termen below middle; cilia
whitish with dark gre}' basal and postmedian shades, at apex and
termen grey.
KuMiOK, Ramgarh, 6000 feet, August {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
PICRODOXA, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete.
Antennte |, in S shortly ciliated, basal joint short, without pecten.
Labial palpi short (shorter in 5 )» slender, curved, ascending,
terminal joint in S considerably, in 5 somewhat longer than
second, pointed. Maxillary palpi short, filiform, drooping. Posterior
tibiae shortly rough-scaled above. Forewings 1 h furcate, 2 from |,
3 from angle, 7 to termen, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1,
clongate-tra])ozoidal, narroAved towards base, cilia | ; 3 and 4
stalked, 5 and 6 rather approximated towards base, 7 parallel.
An early form of the family.
Picrodoxa harpodes, n. sp.
d 2 . 16-1. S mm. Head ochreous-orange. Palpi ochreous-
whitish streaked dark fuscous. Thorax dark purple-fuscous.
Abdomen in J ochreous-orange, two basal segments lilac-fuscous,
618 EXOTIC MICROLEriDOPTEEA.
sides posteriorly and apex dark fuscous, in 2 light brownish.
Forewiiigs rather narrow, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched
towards apex, termen siuuatts, oblique ; in J dark purple-fuscous,
in $ brownish suffuscdly iiTorated purple-fuscous; a transverse
bar of darker suffusion on end of cell : cilia dark fuscous, an
ochreous-whitc patch on median portion of termen. Hindwings
dark grey ; cilia greyish, a dark grey spot beneath middle of
termen, hence to b.ise pale yellowish.
S. India, Palnis, Kodaikanal, 7000 feet, August {Fletcher);
2 ex.
ENCRATORA, n. g.
Head smooth ; ocelli moderate, posterior ; tongue absent,
AntennsD |, basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi
extremely short, porrected, filiform, pointed. Maxillary palpi
obsolete. Posterior tibiae smooth-scaled. Forewings 1 h furcate,
2 from near angle, 3 and 4 approximated, 7 to termen, 11 from
middle. Hindwings |, elongate-trapezoidal, cilia 1^ ; 3 and 4
connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base.
A derivative of Glyphipteryx.
Encratora plumbigera, n. sp.
$. 11 mm. Head, thorax shining dark indigo-leaden- fuscous.
Palpi grey, internally whitish. Forewings elongate, soniov\liat
dilated, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous
speckled pale yellowish ; markings blue-leaden-metallic ; base
narrowly sutfused blue-leaden ; a rather narrow transverse fascia
at |, and one slightly curved in middle ; a rather oblique fasciate
bar from costa at | reaching half across wing ; spots before and
beyond toruus, one on costa at ^, and one on termen beneath apex:
cilia grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong, July {Fletcher) ; 1 ex.
Glyphipteryx compastis, n. sp.
2 . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-fuscous. Palpi with four
whorls of dark fuscous whitish-tipped scales. Forewings elongate,
somewhat dilated, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, very
oblique ; ochreous-bronze ; basal third obscurely suffused fuscous,
three obscure whitish oblique bars from costa, some whitish suffusion
towards dorsum near base; an obscure whitish erect bar from
middle of dorsum, edged darker grey suffusion, apex rather silvery;
five silvery streaks edged dark grey suffusion from costa, whitish "
on costa, first from before middle, rather oblique, irregular, reach-
ing more than half across wing, second short, third nearly followed
by a silvery dot iu disc, last two very short ; a short erect silvery
streak from dorsum towards tornus, and a silveiy dot in disc just
beyond this ; a silvery mark along termen, some blackish suffusion
round it ; a silvery dot on subapical sinuation ; a small transverse-
GLYPniPTEUYOID.E. — GELRCnTAP.T;. 619
oval hhir'k apical spot : cilia white, base witliin a dark fuscous line
pale sliinin*? grecnish-l)ronze, indented with white beneath apex, a
slight dark fuscous apical hook. Hind wings pointed, dark fuscous;
cilia grey.
Assam, Shillong, May to September (Flctchey) ; 3 ex.
GELECHIAD^.
DICHOMERIS, Hiib.
Having now revised the species of the Dkliomeris and Tricliotaplie
group on the basis of a primary distinction by the presence or
absence of the cubital pecten of hindwingg, I find that it makes
possible a more accurate subdivision of genera by characters of
neuration and palpal structure which have been disregai'ded, thus
clarifying these heterogenous groups, and disclosing a number of
genera which seem to be truly natural and are characterised briefly
below ; full lists of the species will appear in my account of the
family in the " Genera Insectorum " now in course of preparation.
Dkhomerls (still a large genus = Rhinos! a, Oxi/belia, Anorthosia,
Toania, Carna, lihohonda, Sagaritis, Euryzancla, Euriisara, Macro-
zancla) has palpi second joint tufted at apex, terminal as long or
longer ; fotewings 7 to costa ; hindwings with cubital pecten.
Eu7')/sara Turn, is stated by its author to have 9 of forewings out
of 7, but (according to an example of the type kindly sent me b)'
Dr. Turner) this is an error, 9 being closely approximated to 7 on
its basal half but not actually stalked.
Dichomeris mesoglena, n. sp.
5 . 19 mm. Head grey, collar and thorax grey mixed ochreous.
(Palpi missing.) Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, terinen
somewhat sinuate, oblique; yellow-ochreous, sprinkled light bluish-
grey, tending to form irregular strigulation ; base of costa dark
bluish-fuscous, oblique blackish costal strigula> from this to |,
tipped blue-grey ; a small round blackish spot in middle of disc ; a
dark fuscous terminal fascia, very narrow at apex and toriius,
remainder triangularly dilated, angle connected by a light blue-grey
mark with costa at -i : cilia dark fuscous, on costa yellow-ochreous.
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
CooEG, rollibetta, October, "prey of an Asilid Qy" (Fletcher) ;
1 ex.
Dichomeris instans, n. sp.
(S . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax light brownish-ochreous partially
tinged grey. Palpi second joint brownish irrorated dark grey,
apical edge whitish, hairs above expansible or depressible into a
long tuft enveloping terminal joint, which is whitish, anterior
edge dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, termen slightlj- rounded,
oblique; ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous; costa irrorated dark
G20 EXOTIC MIOROLEPIDOPTERA,
fuscous from base to a dark fuscous elongate mark at | ; indistinct
dark fuscous dots obliquely placed above and below fold at | ;
stigmata blackish, plical rather obliquely before first discal ; an
uudetined almost terminal fascia of dark fuscous suffusion rather
broader above, leaving edge ochreous with black dots : cilia
ochreous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey.
Peru, Iquitos, May : Brazil, Teffe, December (Parisli); 3 ox.
Dichomeris lucrifuga, n. sp.
(^ . 9 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi second joint
brownish, apical edge whitish, terminal joint as long, whitish,
anterior edge dark fuscous. Antennae basal joint very long, base
of stalk thickened. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed,
termen very obliquely rounded ; light brownish ochreous slightly
sprinkled blackish; stigmata moderate, blackish, plical obliquely
before first discal ; a short blackish mark on costa at | ; a small
irregular dark grey spot almost at apex; a marginal sei-ies of black
dots round posterior part of costa and termen: cilia light brownisli-
ochreous. Hindwings and cilia grey.
Peazil, Para, July (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Dichomeris horiodes, n. sp.
c5' . 10 mm. Head grey-whitish, a fine dark grey frontal line,
collar and thorax pale ochreous. Palpi second joint dark grey,
apical edge whitish-speckled, terminal joint as long, white, anterior
edge blackish. Forewings elongate, apex pointed, termen faintly
sinuate, very oblique ; pale ochreous ; costa slenderly suffused grey
from base to |- ; dorsal | obscurely suffused grey from near base to
tornus; discal stigmata black, first somewhat elongate ; a terminal
streak of dark grey suffusion from apex to near tornus : cilia pale
ochreous, Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale grey.
Brazil, Parintins, October (Parish); 1 ex.
Dichomeris brachymetra, n. sp.
^. 12 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi white, second joint
dark grey except towards apex, terminal joint much longer, anterior
edt'e finely dark fuscous. Thorax pale ochreous. Forewings
elongate, apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale
ochreous irregularly irroratcd grey, costal edge from base to beyond
middle whitish very shortly strigulated dark fuscous ; plical and
first discal stigmata dark fuscous, plical somewhat anterior : cilia
whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey.
Peru, Chosica, 2800 feet, July (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Dichomeris fida, n. sp.
5 . 9 mm. Head, thorax fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint
groy except towards apex, terminal joint as long, anterior edge
dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen
GELECniADiE. G21
oblicuxely rounded ; fuscous ; sMgniata black, plical beneath first
discal ; a cloudy pale ochreous dot on costa at |, and minute raar-
ginal dots round costa posteriorly and termen : cilia pale ochreous,
on costa fuscous, towards tornus grey. Hindwings and cilia grey.
liRAZiL, Para, July (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Dichomeris thermodryas, u, sp.
c? $ . 13-14 mm. Head light browuish-ochreous. Antennal
ciliations <S 1. Palpi second joint brownish, apical edge white,
terminal joint as long, white, anterior edgo dark fuscous. Tliorax
light brownish-ochreous mixed brownish. Forewings rather narrow,
apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded, oblique ; fuscous speckled
ochreous-whitish ; stigmata moderate, dark brown, plical beneath
first discal, second discal transverse ; a hardly curved denticulate
light browuish-ochreous subterminal line, edged posteriorly dark
brown; a marginal series of dark fuscous dots sei)arated with light
ochreous round part of costa and termen : cilia light brownish-
ochreous, base more or less barred fuscous. Hindwings and cilia
rather dark grey.
Peku, Iquitos, llarch (Parish) ; 3 ex.
Dicliomeris ingloria, n. sp.
J . 12-13 mm. Head, thorax grey-whitish more or less irrorated
grey. Palpi second joint fuscous, apical edge whitish, terminal
joint longer, white, anterior edgo dark fuscous. Forewings elongate,
apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-grey-
whitish snffusedly irrorated grey or fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous,
})lical rather obliquely before first discal : cilia ochreous-grey-
whitish, base obscurely barred fuscous irroratiou. Hindwings
light grey ; cilia pale greyish.
Peru, Lima, August (Parish) ; 7 ex.
Dichomeris saturata, n, sp.
c? . 15 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders ferru-
ginous-brown. Palpi second joint ferruginous-brownish, apical
edge whitish, terminal joint much longer, whitish, anterior edge
blackish. Forewings rather narrow, apex obtuse, termen obliquely
rounded ; light reddish-ochreous suflusedly mixed ferruginous,
basal half of costa suffused ferruginous with blue gloss ; base of
dorsum dark grey ; stigmata blackish, plical and first discal rather
large, plical rather posterior, these two connected by irregular grey-
suffusion, second discal smaller ; some blackish speckling towards
termen : cilia light reddish-ochreous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia
grey-
Brazil, Obidos, September (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Dichomeris baccata, n. sp.
o' . 13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second
joint grey except apex, terminal joint slightly longer, anteriorly
622 EXOTIC MICEOLBriJDOPTERA.
dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-whitish, dorsally irrorated daik
fuscous. Forewings elongate, apox obtuse, tcrnien nearly straiglit,
rather oblique; ochreous-whitish ; markings formed of dark fus-
cous irroration; a small spot on base of costa, and one beneath costa
near base ; an oblique-oval spot crossing fold at | ; some fuscous
irroration towards base of dorsum ; stigmata moderate, rather
elongate, plical slightly before first discal ; an elongate suffused
mark above and between first and second discal; a streak along
costa from before middle to |, attenuated anterioi'ly ; a rather bent
whitish shade from f of costa to tornus preceded and followed by
undefined bauds of brownish irroration, a spot of darker suffusion
before apex ; marginal black dots round apex and termen : cilia
whitish. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey-whitish.
Brazil, Teffe, January (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Dichomeris heteracma, n. sp.
c? 2 • 12-13 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi
second joint greyish-ochreous sprinkled dark grey, apical edge
wliite, in S enlarged and with long expansible whitish hairs above,
terminal joint whitish, anterior edge dark fuscous, in c? half second.
Forewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly rounded,
oblicjue; whitish-ochreous, a few dark fuscous specks, more numerous
along costa ; sometimes a cloudy fuscous dot in disc at | ; stigmata
dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal ; an elongate cloudy mark
of dark fuscous irroration on costa at |, and more or less undefined
dark fuscous irroration towards termen, often a cloudy dark apical
spot ; a marginal series of black dots round posterior part of costa
and termen : cilia whitish-oclireous, above apex a dark grey bar.
Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish.
Ehazil, TefFe, December ; Peru, Iquitos, March to May {Parisli) ;
14 ex. Exceptional in the short terminal joint of palpi in ^ , but
otherwise a characteristic Dichomeris.
^ACRIBOLOGA, n. g.
Characters of Dichomeris, but forewings 2 and 3 separate.
Hitherto included in Nothris, from which it is immediately
separated by the presence of cubital pecten ; really very close to
Dichomeris, to which JVothris itself has no real affinity.
Type malacodes Meyr. ; also includes citharista, tetrametra, cymo-
trocha.
AGELIARCHIS, n. g.
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli far posterior ; tongue
developed. Antennae ^, in c? serrulate, ciliated, basal joint
elongate, in J stalk thickened near base, with subbasal notch and
large scale-tuft above it. Labial palpi second joint extremely long,
straight, jiorrected, with rough projecting hairscales above through-
out and at apex, terminal joint less than lialf second, ascending,
GELECHTADiE. 623
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to
tonguo. Posterior tibiae shortly rougli-scaled above. Forewings 2
aud '3 stalked from angle, 6 closely approximated to 7 towards base,
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwiiigs over 1,
elongate-trapezoidal, termeu faintly sinuate, cilia | ; with cubital
pecten ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 nearly parallel, 6 and 7 stalked.
A derivative of Dichuhicrls.
Ageliarchis rMzogramina, n. sp.
S . 16-17 mm. Head, thorax fuscous. Palpi fuscous, terminal
joint suffused whitish. Forewings narrow, apex rounded-obtuse,
termen obliquely rounded ; fuscous, sprinkled blackish, irregularly
streaked with dark fuscous suffusion and black sprinkling between
veins and on fold; a rather narrow dark fuscous fascia round apex
and termen : cilia fuscous mixed blackish (injured). Hindwings
dark grey ; cilia grey.
Brazil, Obidos, September (Parish) ; 2 ex.
VAZUGADA Walk.
Palpi second joint tufted at apex, terminal joint as long • fore-
wings 7 to apex ; hindwings with cubital pecten,
Vazugada percnacma, n. sp.
c? 2 . 15-16 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders
brownish. Palpi whitish, second joint fuscous except apical edge,
terminal joint sprinkled dark fuscous, a dark subapical ring.
Forewings elongate, costa faintly sinuate, termen rather obliquely
rounded; whitish-ochreous more or less suffused brown irr oration,
costal third pale or ochreous-whitish ; an elongate dark grey mark
along costa beyond middle ; veins on costal area sometimes marked
irregular slender dark fuscous streaks ; elongate dark brown marks
towards dorsum near base, in disc at i, and towards costa in middle ;
stigmata dark fuscous, plical somewhat before first discal ; a rather
elongate dark fuscous spot at apex ; an angulated and waved cloudy
dark submargiual line more or less expressed; dark fuscous mar-
ginal marks round apex and termen : cilia ochreous-whitish some-
times tinged brownish, above apex a dark fuscous bar. Hindwings
rather dark grey ; cilia grey,
Brazil, Obidos, Mauaos, September to November ; Peru, Iquitos,
March (Parish') ; 15 ox. Also refer here amjjhicoma, macros2>?iena.
QAESA Walk.
Palpi second joint tufted at apex, terminal joint longer; fore-
wings 7 to apex ; hindwings without cubital pecten.
A homogeneous grouj) of about 15 species, oUvescens, Ushjnella,
marmorata, drijinodes, &c.
624 EXOTIC JIICKOLEPIDOPTERA.
MYROPHTLA, ii. g.
Palpi second joint without apical tuft, terminal joint as long or
longer; forcwings 7 to apex; hiudwings with cubital pecten.
Type curycina Mejr.
Myrophila carycina Meyr.
(^ $. 17-20 mm. Head dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous,
usually an ochreous posterior spot. Forewings termen sliglitly
sinuate ; brownish-ochreous, sprinkled ferruginous-brown strigultc ;
base dark fuscous ; costal edge partially suffused dark ferruginous-
brown ; a ferruginous-brown slightly oblique fascia from middle of
dorsum extending | across wing, posterior edge undefined, apex
including an elongate rather dark fuscous spot ; a slightly oblique
transverse ferruginous-brown mark on end of cell ; blackish mar-
ginal dots round apex and termen : cilia brownish-ochreous.
Hinfl wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey.
BitiTisH Guiana, Bartica ; Brazil, Manaos (ParisJi) ; 5 ex.
Eede-icribed, as original description is vitiated by inclusion of
another species.
Myrophila caryophragma, n. sp.
$. 20-23 mm. Head dark grey. Palpi second joint dark fus-
cous speckled whitish, terminal somewhat longer, ochreous-whitisli,
anterior edge dark fuscous. Thorax deej) ferruginous-brown partly
suffused dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather dilated pos-
teriorly, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, little oblique ;
ferruginous-ochreous ; suffused ferruginous-brown costal and sub-
costal streaks confluent posteriorly and not reaching apex, costal
edge suffused dark fuscous ; two ferruginous-brown dots obliquely
placed in disc at 5, sometimes absorbed in subcostal streak, an
inwards-oblique streak from subcostal streak before middle to
dorsum concealing anterior stigmata, a shorter less oblique streak
on end of cell, and two hardly curved obscure shades enclosing a
subterminal shade of groundcolour; a marginal series of blackish
triangular dots round apex and termen : cilia ferruginous-brown.
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a broad darker basal shade.
British Guiaka, Mallali, March; Brazil, Para, July (.Pam/j);
2 ex.
Myrophila diacnista, n. sp.
2 . 20 mm. Head, thorax purplish- brown, sides of head tinged
ferruginous. Palpi second joint brown, terminal considerably
longer, ochreous-whitish, anteriorly suffused dark fuscous. Fore-
wings elongate, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat
oblique; greyish-violet strongly strigulatcd rather dark fuscous,
costal edge suffused ferruginous brown ; an obscure rather dark
fnscous spot in disc at |, similar spots representing stigmata,
plical and second discal centred blackish, plical and first discal
GELEcniAn^E. 625
transversely placed, conduent; an indistinct darker subtcrmiaal
shade; dark fuscous marginal dots separated by brownish-oclireous
round apex and terraen : cilia brownish. Hindwings blackish-grej^,
rather thinly scaled ; cilia grey, apical half whitish-grey ; frenulum
robust, bristles coalesced.
British Guiana, Mallali, March (Parish) ; 1 ex.
Myrophila traumatias, n. sp.
9 . 21 mm. Head pale brownish, face whitish-tinged, collar
fuscous, orbit in front and behind red, above white, beneath ferru-
ginous. (Palpi broken.) Thorax fuscous, shoulder narrowly red.
Porewings elongate, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly sinuate,
somewhat oblique ; violet-fuscous ; costal edge bright ferruginous ;
short red median and subdorsal streaks almost from base, former
terminating in a small spot; a small red spot beneath fold at I ;
stigmata forming small red spots, plical hardly before first discal,
an additional spot in disc at i, tending to form an oblique streak
with plical, and another spot below middle of disc ; irregularly
arranged red dashes on veins posteriorly, forming two series
separated by an obscure pale or whitish-tinged rather curved sub-
terminal shade : cilia light brownish, base tinged reddish. Hind-
wings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, darker towards base.
Borneo, Kuching (Ilewiit) ; 1 ex.
BROCHOMETIS, n. g.
Palpi second joint with loose apical tuft, terminal joint shorter ;
forewings 7 to costa ; hindwiugs with cubital pecten.
Type plexigramma Meyr.
EUPOLIS, n. g.
Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened with
dense appressed scales, slightly rough beneath, terminal joint us
long as second, rather stout, slightly roughened anteriorly, pointed.
Posterior tibiae with appressed scales. Porewings 2 and 3 stalked
from near angle, 4 from angle, 7 absent, 11 from middle. Hind-
wings over 1, trapezoidal, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex,
cilia ^ ; wath cubital pecten ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7
connate.
Typo stygnota Wals., erroneously described as a Ghjpludocera, to
which genus it has no near alliance ; perhaps related to Tricliotcqihe.
I have it from Para and Jurimaguas.
NEOCHRISTA, n. g.
Palpi second joint without apical tuft, terminal joint rather
shorter ; forewings 7 absent ; hind wings with cubital pecten.
Type auritogata Wals., described as a Noeza,
VOL. n.— March 1923. 2 s
626 EXOTIC MTCEOLEPIDOrTEEA.
SEMIOMERIS, n. g.
Palpi seconrl joint without apical tuft, terminal joint as long or
longer ; forewings 7 absent ; hindwings with cubital pecten.
Type i^yretodes Meyr,
TELEPHILA, n. g.
Palpi second joint with apical tuft, terminal joint as long or
longer ; forewings 7 to costa ; hindwings without cubital pecten.
Type schmidiella Heyd. ; also includes the Australian plastica
Meyr.
MYTHOGRAPHA, n. g.
Palpi second joint without apical tuft, terminal joint as long ;
forewings 7 to apex, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; hindwings with cubital
peotcn.
Type cliartaria Meyr.
Pachysaris'paenitens, n. sp.
S . 15 ram. Head, thorax light grey. Palpi dark grey, hairs
of second joint lighter, terminal joint whitish posteriorly. Fore-
wings elongate, termen somewhat obliquely rounded ; rather dark
grey ; stigmata small, obscure, dark fuscous, plical slightly beyond
first discal : cilia grey, faintly barred whitish. Hindwings (in-
cluding neural pectens) and cilia grey.
Brazil, Teffe, January {Parish) ; 1 ex. In coiitrita the hair-
scales of palpi are much longer and more dense, terminal joint with
rough projecting scales posteriorly to apex.
CYMOTRICHA, n. g.
Palpi second joint without apical tuft, terminal joint as long or
longer ; forewings 7 to costa or indefinite ; hindwings with cubital
pecten.
Type miltophrarfma Meyr. A considerable genus, including
ptilocompa, desu/natella, ruhiginosetta, pyrrliitis, &c.
Cymotricha turrita Meyr.
The S has on undersurface of forewings a downwards-directed
fringe of very long fine hairs from upper part of cell concealed by a
broad rounded expansion of anterior | of costa of hindwings, this
area of forewings edged above by ochreous-yellowish suffusion. I
have it also from Para,
INDEX.
abatlira, 355.
(ihstrusa, 74.
Acalyptris, 410.
Acaiithedra, 06.
aeaiitliis, 348.
acaiithogoiia, 279.
acciirata, 006.
Achanodes, 61)2.
afharacta, 153.
acliyropa, 10.
acicularis, 146.
acid u la, 178,
acmastis, 94.
acolasta, 236.
Acompsia, 235.
acoiitophora, 573.
acqiiisitella Walk., 593.
acraspis, 474.
acratopis, 607.
Acria, 612.
Acribologa, 622.
acridula, 201.
Acrocercops, 1, 174, 230,
290, 415, 466, .562.
Acroclita, 343, 446, 521.
acrodisca, 79.
acrograinma, 287.
Acrolepia, 226, 440. 565.
Ai-rolophus, 278, 007.
acropercna, 553.
aorospliales, 108.
adaiiiaiitea, 520.
adamantina, 132.
adelocentra, 305.
adjulrix, 161.
administra, 541.
Adoxophyes, 167, 339.
adiilatrix, 61.
adversa, 264.
aegra, 71.
Aoolauthes, 63, 196, 611.
aeolastis, 298.
acolocentra, 565.
aeologramina, 21.
aequanima, 93.
aequivoca, 540.
aeria, 69.
Aeronectria, 35.
Aetherastis, 190.
afBrmata, 178.
agaiiodes, 51.5.
Aganoptila, 576.
agatha, 119.
Agdistis, 423.
Ageliarchis, 622.
agglomerata, 375.
Agonoxena, 471.
Agoraula, 242.
agrestis, 540.
agriodes, 472.
agrionia, 342.
Agriophara, 59, 197,
446.
agypsota, 580.
alacris, 156.
alciiuacba, 129.
alcyouis, 49.
aleatrix, 651.
aleurodes, 502.
Alexiloga, 626.
aliena, 545.
AUocIita, 238, 547.
alloiuorpha, 495.
Allotalanta, 543.
alludens, 253.
alphestis, 449.
alpliitopa, 619.
alsocoma, 46.
alttreata, 148.
Aliicita, 421, 549.
alvoaris, 254.
Alytopistis, 322.
aniazonica, 139.
ambieiis, 615.
ambljopa, 392.
Aiubljscopa, 587.
aiublyxena, 300.
amentata, 1!71.
anietbystias, 144.
ametbystopa, 4.
amnion ura, 430.
Amorbia, 500.
amphidelta, 179.
Ampbigenes, 436.
ainphiplecta, 186.
anipbipterna, 36.
auipbiptila, 425.
ampbisaris, 572.
amphorodes, 612.
ainydraula, 30.
anjynias, 243.
Anacaiupsis, 140.
anacantba, 69.
anadoxa, 667.
analogica, 57.
Analytarcba, 473.
analytica, 248.
anapbrictis, 251.
Anarsia, 147, 300, 429
602.
anatbyrsa, 278.
Anatracbyntis, 44.
Anaxyrina, 98.
ancalodes, 283, 411.
anealopa, 409.
Ancharcba, 308.
ancoloba, 633.
Aucylis, 10, 514.
aucylopa, 173.
ancyristis, 334.
ancyropis, 25 1 .
aiigareuta, 584.
angarodes, 443.
angelica, 230.
angnsta, 541.
anisaula, 424.
auisopa, 140.
anisozona, 180.
anna, 403.
2s2
G28
iinnixa, 198.
Anovcotii, 365.
Antaetotricha, 198, 014.
antaxia, 344.
antliestias, 590.
antliiiiopa, 37.
anthobiiplies, 471.
antbogramnia, 465,
anthoiuima, 453.
antliracopa, 501.
antibola, 265
antichroa, 156.
aiiticcjsma, 241.
Anticrates, 553.
aiitipetra, 508.
antipliractis, 435.
antischeraa, 586.
antispliena, 99.
Autispila, 8, 403.
aatitypa, 58.
aoropis, 132.
Apatetris, 117, 424, 500.
aphanodes, 264.
apliilodes, 159.
aphrodora, 481.
apliroplianes, 208.
aphypiiota, 73.
apiciilata, 568.
Apotlietodes, 233.
aracbnias, 556.
arcbaica, 44.
Arcbiniaga, 171.
Arcbisopha, 214.
Arebyala, 86.
arciteiiens, 514.
arctodes, 357.
ardesceng, 26.
Ardiosteres, 90, 356.
arenosella Walk., 30.
argaula, 472.
argentata, 399.
argodecta, 118,
argodoxa, 498.
argopbanta, 55.
argopleura, 71.
argostoma, 8.
argoteles, 549.
Argyrestbia, 187, 234.
argyritis, .577.
argyrocyma, 447.
argyrodoxa, 181.
Argyroploce, 19, 349,
448, 523.
aristarcba, 8.
Aristotelia, 1 17, 425.
aritbiiietica, 448.
ar recta, 181.
arsenica, 420.
articulata, 119.
articulosa, 4.''>8.
arLionoma, 284.
INDEX.
arystis, 169.
asapbaula, 439.
asapliogramma, 291.
Aecaleiiia, 579.
ascalopa, 93.
asppra, 242.
assignata, 208.
astaurota, 562.
asteroleuca, 43.
astragalodes, 559.
astrocbaris, 589.
astroconis, 139.
astropbanes, 63.
astuta, 160.
asynacta, 178.
Asyndetaula, 261.
asyntacta, 76.
atalopis, 135.
Atastbalistis, 115, 235.
atelactid, 197.
Atelosticba, 378.
atelosticta, 516.
atelura, 331.
atmocycla, 190.
atomarcba, 86.
atonopa, 197.
Atopopbrictis, 369.
atractodes, 502.
atriflua, 247.
attenuata, 300.
Atteva, 189, 551.
Augolycbna, .595.
aulodoclia, 98.
aulopbora, 224.
auriculata, 75.
aurita, 345.
Authomaeina, 494.
autobrocba, 553.
aiitocblora, 222.
autodesnia, 143.
autoplecta, 9'2.
Autosticha, 153, 506.
autotoma, 284,
autotypa, 575.
auxiliaris, 143.
Auximobasis, 160, 540.
auxoscia, 612.
avara, 239.
axenopa, 157.
axeuopis, 234.
axiurga, 602.
baccata, 621.
Bactra, 521.
balanarclia, 461.
balanopa, 123.
balanopbora, 15.
balanoptycbii, 18.
baliopa, 84.
baliopaamma, 475.
balioxantba, 406.
baratbrota, 128.
Barea, 308, 370.
barydosma, 142.
Baryinocbtba, 593.
Basaiiasca, 594.
basanisla, 513.
basicblora, 582.
Batbra.ila, 237.
batbroclina, 212.
batbrodclta. 461.
Batliroxena, 243.
Batodes, 322, 495.
Batracliedra, 30, 415,
457, 583.
Battaristia. 142.
bifreiiis, 176.
bilinguis, 202.
biseriata, 375.
bisignis, 454.
bisinuata, 416.
bistrigata, 427.
Blastobasis, 158, 463,
538.
bombaulia, 608.
Bondia, 339.
borboropis, 275, .595.
Borkbausenia, 213, 307,
367, 543.
botryit.is, 313.
bracbiata, 267.
Bi'acbiuia, 1 12, 156, 436,
505.
Brachyacma, 149.
Bracbydoxa, 83.
bracbygrapba, 305.
brachyloga, 54.
bracbyiuetra, 620.
bracbyrrbiza, 431.
Brentbia, 192, 335, 487.
Briaraula, 590.
Brocbometis, 625.
bryoleuca, 440.
bryonota, 479.
Bucculatrix, 183, 287,
359.
bullifera, 314.
byrsocyma, 3S8.
Bytbocrate.s, 268.
bytbodes, 227.
Cacoecia, 164, 339, 496.
caecigena, 134.
caecilia, 110.
caerulea, 417.
caeriilipalpis, 396.
Calaniotis, 188.
calculata, 287.
calei'acta, .571.
Calicotis, 584.
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INBEX.
629
cal ida, 411.
calitlaria, 388.
Caligula, 104.
Callicerastis, 82.
cilliclialca, 5G8.
Callii-liaris, 477.
caliidelta, 492.
callierastis, 378.
callimacha, 293.
callistrepta, 38.
Callixestis, 41.
calpidias, 59.
caljL'opis, 358.
calypso. 283.
calyptrodes, 510.
camelupis, .378.
camptocl)r\-sa, 4(56.
Cancanodes, 498.
canoanodes, 217.
candidala, 539.
cantharodes, 484.
caiithouias, 343.
C'apanica, 63.
capnodesina, 525.
capnogranima, 594.
capnopis, 593.
Capnoptycha, 323.
eapno.scia, 263.
capparidana Zell., 351 ,
capsigera, 454.
capsulata, 199.
Capua, 163, 494.
carneola, 29.
carphologa, 280.
Carposina, 338.
carycina, 624.
caryophragma, 624.
caryospila, 360.
Casmara, 544.
cassiteris, 586.
catacentra, 582.
Catalectis, 362, 458.
catalytica, 247.
catapneusta, 39.
catasticta, 379.
catenana Wals., 500.
catenata, 337.
catbaraspis, 514.
catharopis, .573.
catholica, 46.
catochopis, 307.
catorthota, 80.
caudata, 37.
caustospda, 109.
cavillata, 497.
Celestica, 79.
celidopa, 441.
celligera, 170.
cclopliora, 327.
cenchioi)is, 349.
centridias, 373.
centrogramma, 475.
centroleuca, 513.
centrometra, 296.
ccntropa, 605.
centrota, 71.
cei)onoma, 151.
Cerace, 497.
ceraiuopa, 329.
Cerconota, 201.
cei'inopa, 245.
Cerouiitia, 405.
ceroniorpha, 612.
Cerostoiua, 228, 440,
665.
ceroxesta, 102.
chalazopa, 321.
clialcobiitlira, 485.
clialcochrysa, 187.
cbalcogastra, 420.
cbalcopbaea, 434.
cbalcoptila, 577.
cbalinopa, ■_94.
clialybdica, 533.
Cbaripbylla, 387.
cbarruosyna, 456.
cbaron, 156.
Cbelaria, 300, 429.
chelopbora, 121.
eberota, 246.
cliersaea, 131.
cbersitis, 106.
chersomicta, 308.
chersopa, 273.
Chezala, 313, 382.
chilopiila, 435.
chilosema. 208.
cbilota, 250.
cbiuierina, 218.
chiouocrossa, 405.
cbionopbricta, 515.
chloroceros, 275.
chlorodoxa, 341.
cbloroloba, 212.
cbloronympba, 467.
cblori>peda, 541.
cliloropelta, 609.
chloropis, 580.
cblorospila, 616.
cblorospora, 488.
chlorotboras, 392.
choleropis, 360.
Cbololis, 44.
chordoscelis, 73.
Cboreiitis, 617.
eborodoxa, 372.
Cboropleca, 79.
Oliresinarclia, 339.
chrysallacta, 491.
cbrysangela, 488.
cbrysidota, 41.
chrysippa, 76.
Chrysocllsta, 52, 413.
cbrysocrates, 232.
clirysocTOssa, 537.
cbi'ysogoiia, 536.
Cbrysonoma, 314.
cbrysorrhabda, 576.
cbrysostoma, 147.
cbrysotborax, 320.
cbry.soxantlia, 358.
cicatricosa, 598.
cinclidias, 150.
circulata, 190.
circumclusa, 546.
circumt'usa, 506.
circumplexa, 523.
cii-rhaspis, 585.
ciiTbopiiragma, 445.
cirrbospila, 302.
citraula, 584.
citrinodes, 559.
citrodeta, 394.
eitropliricta, 528.
citroplecta, 49.
civilis, 417.
Cladobrostis, 409.
clausa, 242.
Clemuiatista, 414.
cleodoxa, 535.
clepsidoma, 18.
clepsinoma, 2.
clepsipbaga, 561.
clinarcba, 451.
clinocosma, 249.
clinomima, 186.
cliuopeda, 124.
clinozoiia, 291.
clitarcba, 442.
clitozona, 592.
clivosa, 199.
clonodes, 87.
clopaea, 40.
closterias, 388.
clytocarpa, 349.
clytosema, 294.
Cnapbostola, 131.
enecodes, 378.
Cnepbasia, 498.
coagulata, 267.
coctilis, 497.
codiearia, 290.
coenotypa, 155.
Coesyra, 218, 311,332.
coflTeella Guer., 557.
ooleasta, 103.
Coleopbora, 70, 472, 556,
Colonopbora, 576.
Colpotorna, 325.
cotnarcba, 367.
coiiibota, 454.
coinbiista, 110.
Comiiialica, 146.
630
INDEX.
commcndata, 539.
cominensalis, 522.
comiiiota, 157.
coiimuinicata, 154.
Coiiiocritis, 552.
Conioteclina, 31(5, 400.
rompacta, l(i4.
conipastis, 618.
com plica ta, 122.
composita, 503.
compsacma, 270.
Compsistis, 396.
Coinpsocrita, 589.
Compsolechia, 137.
conchylitis, 249.
conciliata, 154, 345.
concors, 33.
condylota, 47.
contVagosa, 494.
coiiiogramma, 42i.
conjimctella Walk., 327.
conjurata, 361.
conoterina, 524.
conscia, 437.
consecrata, 57.
conspersa, 31.
con strata, 258.
constriicta, 526.
contestata, 598.
continuata, 546.
contorta, 292.
contra eta, 107.
(lontiibernalis, 610.
conversa, 614.
copeuta, 288.
cophodes, 158.
Oopocentra, 587.
coracina, 427.
corciilata., 400.
coriacelia Snell., 412.
coridarcba, 588.
Cormotypa, 386.
coriiigera, 213.
coronigera, 194.
corticiiia, 96.
corymbas, 139.
corymbota, 269.
corytbista, 98.
cosmodoxa, 398.
cosmopa, 252.
Cosmoptervx, 36, 232,
282, 411" 566.
cosniozona, 2.'i0.
crainerella Snell., 4.
Crauaodes, 238.
crateracina, 184.
crateronibra, 314.
crateroptila, 211.
crauropa, 130.
Crepidochares, 601.
crepitans, 204.
crotea, 3.58.
cricola, 50.
Crocanthes, 97, 434.
crocanthopa, 218.
crocidura, 599.
crococosma, 509.
Orocognia, 100.
croconota, 129.
croconympha, 411.
crocopepla, 500.
crocorrboa, 240.
crocoxysta, 584.
Cronicombra, 327.
Oronodoxa, 602.
crossophanes, 70.
Crotliaeina, 163.
crucigera, 295.
crueiita, 298.
crypbiodes, 210.
Crypbiomystis, 563.
Crypbioxena, 507.
Crypsicbaris, 445.
crypsimorpba, 538.
crypsipbanes, 70.
crypsiphila, 261.
crypsiptila, 612.
Crypsitbyris, 73.
cryptogramma, 520.
Cryptolecbia, 222, 316,
o94, 513, 546.
cryptopbaea, 585.
Crytopbasa, 55.
cryptosperina, 428.
Cteuioxena, 61 1.
Ctenocampa, 93, 263.
ctduiicola, 11.
cuneifonuis, 124.
ciiueigera, 288.
cuniculata, 242.
curriculata, 384.
cyanobactra, 552.
cyanocoma, 569.
cyanodeta, 177.
cyanopa, 99.
cyanostoma, 16.
cyanoxantba, 297.
Cyatbaula, 251.
cyatbodes, 474.
cyclantba, 611.
cyclogramnia, 466.
Cyclo))lasis, 64,
cj'closenia, 404.
cyclospila, 151.
Oyclotorua, 463.
cylindrica, 409.
cylindrota, 162.
cymbalista, 204.
Oyinotricba, 626.
cypbocentra, 511.
Cypbosticha, 296, 417.
cypbozona, 537.
daodalopis, 530.
daedalota, 23.
Dasiiiopbora, 263.
dasyneura, (U4.
dasystola, 601.
dasytricha, 43.
Decadarcbis, 186, 459,
559.
defensa, 517.
defessa, 376.
dnficiens, 608.
deflua, 210.
Deiuniestra, 150.
delocblora Turn., 350.
Delononia, 219.
delospilus, 421.
delotoma, 248.
delozona, 238.
doltogramma, 611.
demarclia, 65.
deiniurga, 354.
Demobrotis, 252, 601.
demonstrata, 303.
Demopractis, 154.
dendropbaga, 318.
deiitifera, 401.
dependens, 524.
deposita, 266.
Depressaria, 223, 315,
391, 513.
deriuatica, 432.
desecta, 203.
desiccata, 4.
DesMiaueba, 146.
desiuocbares, 468.
desmopbanes, 555.
desolata, 105.
de.specta, 274.
dostillans, 133.
detestata, 554.
Deuterocopus, 418.
deversa, 563.
devoluta, 48.
diacapna, 359.
Diacbalastis, 363,
diacnista, 624.
diacritica, 196.
diagrapta, 27.
dialectioa, 233.
diapbraeta, 603.
diartbra, 272.
Diataga, 270.
Diatonica, 453.
diazeucta, 138.
dicastica, 526.
Dicbomeris, 151, 235,
305, 433, 503, 619.
diclidias, 462.
digesta, 542.
digiia, 105.
dilecta, 377.
INDEX.
G31
dinota, 168.
dionysiiis, 456.
diopta, 57.
dioptrica, 499.
diplobathra, 120.
diplochorda, 255.
diplocosiiia, 410.
Biplodoma, 262.
disjuncta, 559.
dispersa, 90.
dispertita, 551.
dissipata, 496.
dissociata, 594.
distorta, 377.
districta, 342.
dividua, 12.
docilis, 221.
Dolerotbera, 186.
doliopa, 434.
Doliotechna, 380.
doloploca, 469.
Dorodoca, 572.
dracontias, 67.
drapetica, 276.
Driinylastis, 242.
Dromiaulis, 574.
drosocapna, 373.
drosocycla, 268.
drosopbanes, 412.
dryadoxena, 315.
dryocoma, 21.
dryocosma, 206.
dryophiEa, 585.
dryopbi-acta, 90.
dryoterina, 372.
dryoxe.sta, 3-11.
dulcivora, 233.
durata, 576.
Dysoptus, 267.
ebenina, 20.
Eboda, 170.
eccentra, 405.
Echinophrictis, 588.
educta, 356.
effera, 104.
effossa, 460.
effrenata, 111.
effusa, 75.
ejaculata, 450.
Elachisla, 508.
Kljecnoma, 308.
Elapbrerga, 547.
elapbrodes, 226.
Elegistis, 603.
elevata, 24.
Elinostola, 472.
ellochistis, 67.
eludeiis, 108.
ementila, 463.
emigrans, 435.
erainens, 206.
Empedaula, 148.
emplianes, 58.
emphanopa, 570.
eniporica, 50.
eiiipyrea, 311.
encarpa, 349.
encaustica, 518.
Encbocrates, 390. *■
encbrista, 78.
Encolpotis, 153.
encotopa, 600.
Eucrasiina, 154.
eiicratodes, .510.
encratopis, 322.
Encratora, 618.
encycota, 506.
endocarpa, 234.
endograiuma, 549.
endryopa, 223.
engrapta, 114.
ennycbode?, 467.
Etiteremna, 55,
entberastis, 593.
entripta, 88.
Eocbvois, 314.
Eomicbla, 215.
eolbina, 376.
epacbyrota, 73.
Epaleura, 79.
epantbista, 530.
epastra, 490.
Epei-menia. 66, 463.
Ephedroxena, 277.
epborista, 289.
Epbysteris, 131.
Epibrontis, 502.
epibyrsa, 604.
Epicepbala, 173, 561.
epicborda, 116.
Epioborista, 163.
epiclina, 176.
epiclysta, 299.
Epicnaptis, 596.
epicoinpsa, 544.
Epimactis, 613.
Epimarptis, 69.
epiniyxa, 32.
epipbracta, 476.
episotras, 335.
epooliasa, 51.
Eporycta, 444.
eranista, 176.
eratantba, 560.
erobantba, 260.
erebintbia, 413.
erebo])leura, 570.
Erecbtbias, 362, 4.'.S.
ercmaea, 257.
Eretmocera, 01.
ergasima, 135.
ergastica, 68.
eriglypta, 478.
eriopis, 337.
erioplaca, 175.
eriospila, 483.
eristica, 286.
Ernolytis, 488.
eryiunota, 62.
escbarias, 402.
etearcba, 365.
Ethirastis, 4()2.
etbirastis, 481.
Etiiii.ia, 189, 473, 552.
etbnitis, 384.
eiiacta, 35.
eucentra, 381.
eucbalitia, 562.
euclina, 583.
euclista, 192.
Eucosma, 17, 344, 447,
515.
Eucrotala, 95, 257.
Eidecbria, 214, 309, 370,
510, 544.
Euniasia, 261.
Eupecociiira, 55.
Eupbiltra, 219, 314, 386.
euphorodes, 50.S.
eupbi-onica, 328.
euplecta, .302.
euplocamis, 171.
Eupolis, 625.
Eupselia, 317.
eurycapna, 313.
eurycbalca, 290.
eurypyra, 97.
euryspora, 571.
euryzeucta, 501.
euryzona, 355.
eusaris, 542.
eiitelopis, 384.
eutbydroma, 459.
exalbata, 405.
exantbes, 277.
Exantbica, 261.
exapbrista, 279.
exarga, 71.
exartbra, 169.
exarthrota, 183.
excitata, 575.
excurata, 423.
cxercitata, 599.
exbaiista, 78.
Exinolis, 159.
exoria, 261.
Exoncotis, 269.
oxplorata, 158.
expiirgata, 493.
exquisitus, 419.
exscuipta, 96.
G32
exsignata, 19.
exsurgeiis, 534.
extracta, 274.
faceta, .38.
Falculina, 5S.
farinosa, 2f)4.
fatiina, 458.
favens, 87.
ferciilata, 615.
ferrata, 28.
letialis, 88, 346.
fibulatrix, 561.
fida, 620.
figularis, 204.
Filiuota, 389.
fissilis, 121.
flavida, 540.
flexa, 413.
florens, 589.
fluvialis, 15.
foliosa, 214.
fortis, 111,
fortiinatus, 418.
frequens, 426.
fnigivora, 77.
frustrata, lOY.
fucosa, 509.
fulvicolor, 272.
fulvipalpis, 529.
Fumea, 92, 604.
fumiconia, 604.
funerea, 360.
furiosa, 450.
fuscata, 116.
fuscipalpis, 455.
fusiplaga Turn., 314.
f utilis, 383.
Gaesa, 623.
galaxaea, 544.
ganodes, 172.
gelastis, 97.
Gelechia, 133, 501.
geintnaria, 386.
gentilis, 212.
glabrata, 535.
gladiatrix, 564.
Glaphyristis, 40.
glapliyritis, 106.
glaucitis 120.
glaucoplianes, 489.
glaucoxantha, 451.
gloriosa, 567.
glyphidota, 10.
Glypliipteryx, 194, 331,
489,618.
Guaiiiptonoiiia, 05.
gnatliodes, 64.
gnomonica, 47,
Gonada, 543.
goniocentra, 609.
goniozoiia, 602.
gouoscia, 549.
gorgopa, 115.
gossypioUa Saiind., 136.
Gracilaria, 178, 297, 470,
*64.
graniiiiivora, 521.
grammatacuia, 468.
gramiiuitopis, 462.
gramiiiocentra, 367.
g rami lata, 327.
gratifica, 440.
gratulata, 23.
gratus, 419.
gyinnastica, 314.
Gyninogramma, 190.
gypsopa, 244.
gypsopleura Turn., 213.
gyrospila, 219.
habrarcba, 64.
Ilabrogenes, 102.
habroscia, 467.
liiignopa, 359.
hiilarcta, 59,
lialonitis, 337.
lialospila, 239.
hapalarga, 1.
bapalopa, 559.
Hapalotbyma, 288.
liapalotoxa, 415.
linplodora, 79.
Ilapsifera, 88, 259, 475.
liarniouias, 504.
liarmonica, 192.
Ilarniotona 255.
Harpagandra, 210.
liarpodes, 617.
liarpophora, 431.
liaatata, 152.
liastifera, 318.
Hectacma, 363.
IIelcyst,ogranima. 144,
502.
heliantba, 190.
belicopa, 231.
Ileliocausta, 386.
Ileliodines, 65.
beliopepta, 153.
helioplianes, 523.
bemiadelpba, 553.
beniiarthra, 546.
liemiglypta, 1.
Ileuiimene, 24, 527.
lieiiiipeltn, 44.
heiniplaca, 525,
beniitorna, 62.
lipniixantba, 165.
lleiiialus, 230.
beptacbalca, 326.
heptacosina, 336.
berbicola, 476.
berinodora, 282.
liermopbila, 513.
Ilerpystis, 16.
beteracma, 622.
lleterobatbra, 393, 548.
beterocrossa, 354.
beterogramma, 459.
Heterogymna, 551.
beterolycbna, 578.
beteropa, 351.
beterosticta, 42.
Heterozyga, 219.
Ilexadactylia, 417.
bexagramma, 424.
bexameris, 410.
liexametra, 342.
liexaspila, 265.
bians, 448.
Ilierocrobyla, 183.
Hieroniantis, 460.
biei-opla, 235.
Ilieroxestis, 185, 36 1 ,
559.
bilarantba, 169.
Hilarograpba, 328, 478.
bipparcbus, 420.
bippocoma, 429.
liiracopis, 444.
bistorica, 343.
Ilolacarta, 87.
Holcoccra, 161,541.
bolmodes, 510.
hologramma, 333.
Homadaula, 551.
Homaledra, 574.
Homalernis, 169.
Homalopsyclia, 601.
Homaloxestis, 101, 435,
505.
Homilostola, 92.
boniocborda, 398.
homophaea, 181.
Homosetia, 251.
bomotropha, 443.
bonorata, 440.
bonoratus, 418.
Iloplopbractis, 326.
boraria, 457.
boriaula, 133.
boriodes, 620.
bormista, 3.
liorogramma, 425.
borriilca, 512.
liyaluiubra, 603.
liybrista, 505.
INDEX.
633
lljbroma, LMO.
liydraea, 228.
liydrooliroa, 374.
lljiadaula, 355.
hyptuitlics, 48.
llypercallia, 388.
llypoiioiiieiita, 438.
hypophaea, 609.
llypopbrictis, 85, 354.
iambica, 252.
iclinitis, 222.
Idiopliantis, 129.
Idiostyla, 412, 573.
idiotriclia, 44(5.
ignara, GOl.
ignobilis, 259.
illiberalis, lf58.
illiicescens, 151.
linnia, 191,337,480, OK),
itnmemur, 383.
iiiimobilis, 103.
iininortalis, 556.
iiiiimiiiis, 13.
imperfecta. 607.
implexa, 220.
iiiiplicata, 324.
inainoeiia, 507.
inaniiiia,l3.
inaugurata, 568.
incbptrix, 85.
incincta, 2.")2.
incisoria, 277.
incitata, 117.
iiicompta, 40.
incorriipta, 494.
incredibilis, 3."i4.
increpans, 269.
indagata, 155.
index, 557.
indouiita, 491.
iiiexpleta, 260.
infera, 442.
inferialis, 133.
iiif'esta, 393.
inflata, 23.
inflicca, 347.
int'renata, 202.
ingloria, 621.
iiigi'avata. 1 18.
ini(iua, 449.
iiiitiata, 382.
inimpla, 557.
inodes, 569,
inophora, 254.
iiisana, 387.
insidians, 108.
insigiiata, 246.
insipiens, 149.
iiisperata, 422.
insporsa, 436.
installs, 619.
instiiicta, 564.
instnieta, 370.
intainiiiata, .544.
integrata, 107.
inlerfi-acta, 567.
interjecta, 49(>.
interprcs, 548.
intexta, 72.
invicta, 334.
invidiosa, 272.
iocrossa, 25.
iolyc-biia, 361.
ioinanuara, 425.
iopleiira, \Si.
io])locaina, 289.
ioxesta, 532.
iphicrates, 473.
Ipbierga, 89.
ipnitis, 323.
Irianassa, 616.
iridoptila, 414.
iridosoiiia, 144.
irrigata, 120.
irritata, 245.
isochalca, 6.
isocola, 100.
isocyrta, 340.
isodisca, 80.
isodryas, 389.
isoleura, 65.
isopela, 77.
isophaea, 588.
isoploca, 253.
isopyrrha, 437.
Isoirhoa, 61, 324.
isoteles, 282.
isotrocha, 209.
isthmodes, 606.
Istrianis, 130.
iteina, 173.
lulactis, 145.
jaspidata, 227.
jejiinji, 16.
jugalis, 109.
Labdia, 318, 411, 450,
569.
labyriiil bias, 396.
labyriutbica, 177.
laccrata, 91.
lactipalpis, 382.
Lactura, 190.
lainodes, 476.
lanipadaciiia, 458.
lainprodeta, 253.
laiiiprodoxa, 586.
lamprolitba, 63.
Laiiiproiiia, 281.
laiiipropeda, 39.
Lampr<;te,uuba, 586.
Laiu|)rozela, 9.
languens, 142.
liinisla, 195.
lasiopa, 326.
lasiosoina, 449.
Laspeyresia, 21, 351, 450,
530.
latebrata, 26.
latliraeopa, 632.
latisecta, 564.
latriodes, 88.
Latrologa, 132.
Latypiea, 258.
Lecithoeera, 102, 153,
236, 435, 505.
lenita, 308.
lentifulata, 563.
Lepidopoda, 442.
Lepidoscia, 476.
lepras, 85.
leptacma, 260.
Leptocberaa, 272.
leptocona, 493.
Leptocopa, 220.
Leptocroca, 308, 367.
leptograiunia, 351.
leptoneura, 338.
leptopbragma, 311.
leptura, 65.
lepyropis, 472.
leucallactis, 281.
leucocbalca, 127.
leucocbares, 556.
leiicoeblaena, 285.
leucoebna, 398.
leucoclistra, 244.
leucoglypta, 117.
leiicoinantis, 67.
leucoiuucbla, 572.
leucomystis, 616.
leuconyinplia, 477.
leucopbaea, 231.
Leucoptera, 358, 557.
levicoptila, 210.
leiieosoma, .')()8.
leucospila, 370.
leucosticba, 250.
leiicostola, 436.
leueostoina, 23.
Icucothicta, 235.
leucotona, 83.
lovata, 304.
lovis, 446.
liacta, 3()7.
liclineuta, 188.
lignatrix, 477.
lignosa. 94.
634
limenita, 530.
limicola, 162.
Liinnoeoia, 42, 234, 280,
319, 453, 573.
Liiidcra, 84.
lingulata, 140.
Linoclostis, 54.
lintearia, 445.
liochalea, 6.
Liocrobjla, 5.
liodryas, 391.
liolitha, 569.
liopercna, 93.
liopliiitha, 344.
liparopis, 558.
liparoxantha, 297.
lirino]ia, 551.
litbinopa, 40.
Litboculletie, 5, 172, 230,
415, 560.
lithocrossa, 487.
lithogramma, 296.
Lobesia, 634,
lochitis, 101.
loculosa, 565.
locuples, 287.
loraria, 43.
loxias, 174.
loxopbragma, 543.
loxosema, 362.
lubricata, 41.
liicicincta, 323.
lucida, 22.
lucrifuga, 620.
liictifica, 27.
ludicra, 19, 317.
Iuti6ua, 539.
liitipalpis, 591.
lutivittata, 434.
luxurians, 558.
lycbnitis, 157.
Lyonetia, 183, 358, 457,
557.
lygiphracta, 89.
niacella, 105.
inaceecens, 66.
Machaeroptcris, 257, 600.
Machimia, 215, 310, 375,
544.
Maerobatbra, 212, 304,
509.
macrochorda, 397.
macroclina, 2.
macrodelta, 121.
macrogona, 438.
macrogramma, 453.
niacroloncba, 32.
macrostonia, 225.
macrotracbebi, 519.
macrozancla, 008.
madida, 384.
niagopbihi, 282.
malacobyrsa, 394.
malacoscia, 397.
malacozona, 485.
malacta, 110.
malesana, 352.
malesanus, 422.
malicola, 416.
Mallobatbra, 91.
uiamertina, 353.
manticodes, 280.
ruarinaropis, 226.
mastopis, 179.
medullata, 13.
Megacraspedus, 424.
luelanaula, 17.
melancbolica, 218.
melanobatbra, 146.
melaiiocosma, 291.
nielanodoxa, 255.
melanaspliena, 192.
Melasina, 94, 265, 605.
meleodes, 84.
Meleonoma, 220, 513.
melicepbala, 114.
melicbrosta, 598.
inclitaula, 187.
Dielitborax, 613.
melitricba, 410.
Melittia, 181.
uielodica, 487.
melosema, 75.
memoranda, 554.
menaea, 172.
meiidax, 185.
raenidias, 597.
meniscias, 196.
mensifera, 19.
meraula, 11.
Meridarcbis, 30, 338.
meridaspis, 516.
meridospila, 518.
meroconia, 607.
mesocbaota, 294.
mesocteuis, 434.
mesoglena, 619.
mesogramma, 403.
Mesolecta, 218.
Mesopberna, 88, 353, 596.
inesoplaca, 246.
Mesotbjrsa, 221.
metacentra, 163.
Metacharistis, 602.
metacirrba, 414.
metacritica, 515.
metacystis, 211.
metagramma, 138.
iiietapliorica, 430.
metaplastica, 439.
Metatheora, 229.
metaxantha, 217.
Metharmostis, 439.
metbystis, 479.
metopias, 324.
metriodes, 112.
metrodoxa, 271-
metrotbetis, 464.
micrantbes, 280.
microcbalca, 412.
Microcolona, 49, 575.
micrograinma, 301.
micropbis, 466.
Microplitis, 5.55.
micropsycba, 264
Mictopsicbia, 330, 477.
militaris, 28.
milliaria, 486.
mimobatbra, 379.
miuans, 391.
mioceutra, 330.
mitrodeta, 482.
mixaula, 14.
mixolitba, 135.
mixoscia, 601.
Mnesistega, 101.
Mnesteria, 152.
Molopostola, 298.
molybdopa, 380.
molynta, 559.
Mompba, 52, 577.
Monopis, 84, 239.
monotyla, 413.
monoxantba, 509.
Motbonica, 450.
muliebris, 515.
multinotata, 134.
multiplex, 94.
niuuda, 438.
muuicipalis, 316.
murifica, 606.
musota, 52.
mylias, 191.
mylicopa, 275.
Mylocrita, 507.
mylotbris, 385.
myriopa, 497.
Myrmecozela, 87, 269,
591.
myrocbrista, 371.
Myropbila, 624.
myrrbiconia, 40.
mystica, 163.
Mytbograplia, 620.
mytbologica, 45.
Mytboplastis, 277.
nai'dinopa, 103.
Narycia, 202, 356, 477,
604.
INDEX.
635
Nasamonica, 555.
ncbrodes, 339.
neineseta, 290.
Neniotois, 404, 535.
iieochorda, 493.
Neochrista, 625.
iieodora, 182.
Neoineristis, 2G2.
Neospastis, 59.
ueosticta, 107.
neotriclia, 527.
iieozona, 159.
nephelopyrrha, 45.
nephoceiitra, 4()1.
nephodesma, 125.
Nepticula, 6, 181,410.
Nesolechia, 425.
neurius, 536.
ueurograplia, 014.
nigella Newm., 339.
nigricincta, 38G.
nipliadopa, 325.
nipliomesta, 73.
nipliostoma, 483.
nivieolor, ] 1.
no'iilitata, 61.
Nochelodes, 367.
nodulata, 440.
Noeza, 149.
nomaea, 212.
normalis, 160.
nota, 265.
Nothris, 433.
nothrodes, 429.
iiotoerossa, 89.
Notodryas, 69.
iiotoplecta, 221.
notorrboa, 441.
notosema, 507.
novalis, 321.
noxia, 437.
nubifera, 408.
nucifraga, 276.
nucleata, 96.
nugax, 382.
niimerosa, 438.
nuptialis, 577.
nyctias, 428.
iiympliidia, 223.
nyiuphocoma, 234.
( bfuscata, 436.
ol Be rata, 263.
obetricta, 160.
obtecta, 534.
obirectata, 606.
obusta, 456.
obvoliita, 126.
occaecata, 391.
oceauis. 306.
ocellatella Boyd, 135.
ocbripalpis, 335.
ochrobatbra, 463.
ochrodytii, 405.
oclirogranitua, 11.
oc4irograpta, 612.
ochroiiiicta, .580.
ocbrostoma, 16(5.
Ocliyrotica, 423.
Oc'taspbales, 316.
octavia, 528.
oculata, 412.
Odites, 56, 197.
Oegocouia, 155, 506.
oeiiocbares, 364.
Oeiioe, 249.
ofliciosa, 113.
ogiiiotona, 72.
oligectis, 56.
ombroniorpba, 369.
Oniiostola, 519.
omoptila, 147.
omoseina, 372.
oncota, 287.
Onebala, 112.
operaria, 125.
ophryota, 93.
opisthopa, 115.
Opogoiia, 185, 288, 300,
458, 558.
Opostega, 357, 457, 657.
opposita, 364.
Opsodoca, 270.
optodes, 591.
oibitalis, 511.
orbitosa, 373.
orgauica, 348.
oriana, 91.
orinarcba, 33.
Orneodes, 406.
Orotbyntis, 597-
orpbica, 347.
orpbnopa, 582.
orsicoma, 130.
Oreocoraa, 438.
Orsotricba, 306.
ortbobasis, 582.
ortbocentra, 42.
ortliocborda, 484.
ortboclina, 547.
ortbodeta, 490.
ortboniaclta, 331.
ortbometalla, 499.
ortbopyrga, 532.
orlhostacta, 174.
ortbostatlima, 429.
Osidryas, 7.
osteitis, 61.
osteopa, 292.
otiosa, 385.
Otocbares, 244.
Otonoma, 28.5, 321.
oxyaetia, .550.
oxycopis, 195,
oxydesiim, 185.
oxygramma, 123.
Oxylychna, 249, 355.
oxyinora, 274.
oxymorpba, 555.
oxyopa, 182.
oxyplecta, 14.
oxyprora, 501.
oxyscia, 615.
oxytoiua, 285.
ozodes, 68.
pacabiiis, 583.
pacalis, 539.
pacbnocotna, 547.
paclmodes, 44.
pacbybatbra, 394.
Pacbybela, 512.
Pacbydyta, 592.
pacbygraratua, 459.
pacby pleura, 448.
Pacbysaris, 626.
paenitens, 626.
pagidotis, 216.
pagiopa, 189.
pallacopa, 502.
palmodes, 89, 344.
Pammeces, 584.
Pammene, 351, 626.
panagria, 473.
Panapbelix, 495.
paneratiastis, 426.
Pandemis, 341.
pandora, 224.
Pandurista, 166.
panscia, 81.
Pantbytarciia, 588.
pantoiniina, 51.
paraebalca, 14.
Paracbaractis, 215.
parachlora, 229.
paraclasta, 605.
Parameristis, 256.
paramima, 9o.
paramoclila, 207.
Paramorpba, 409.
parapbragma, 522.
Parajiliyllis, 224.
parasobista, 5.
parasticta, 178.
Paraxenistis, 225.
parca, 42].
parcens, 594.
pardalodes, 207.
)iardalota, 551.
Parectopa, 178, 290, 564.
parilis, 197.
036
INDEX.
))armata, ]39.
)Mirniifera, 401.
Parochmastiy, 86.
riir()C3'atola, 382,
patellata, 415.
patria, 408.
I'ecliyptila, 452.
pectinata, 90.
pRflias, 347.
pegaea, 24 1 .
peliiiaula, 14.
peloinaela, 484.
peiietralis, 24.
penograplia, 294.
peiisilis, 339.
pentaclosta, 542.
pentadesma, 230.
peiitalitha, 9.
pentapyrga, 577.
pentarcha, 563.
pentargyra, •1:78.
peutasticta, 22.
pentazona, ISO,
penthesilea, 457.
penthicodes, 427.
percnacma, 623,
percnotoxa, 379.
peregrina, 2G2.
perfida, 105.
perfracta, 493.
pertVenis, 361.
perl'ricta, 352.
Periacma, 221, 238, 546.
perianthes, 545.
pericyclota, 376.
periodica, 308.
Periorycta, 511.
perisepta, 595.
perissarcha, 278.
peristrepta, 39.
peritoma, 167.
Feritorneuta, 391.
Perixestis, 56.
perniota, 52.
perniciosa, 356.
perobtusa, 583.
peronacma, 245.
Peronea, 171, 342, 500.
pei'pensa, 153.
perrupta, 531.
Persicoptila, 413, 452.
pertexta, 351.
perl urbata, 469.
perumbrata, 113.
pervallata, 581.
perversa, 222.
j)ptrologa, 254.
petroxesta, 451,
pexa, 358.
pliaeoueros, 406,
pbaeodee, 344.
phaoogoncs, 266.
jihaeoinorplia, 231.
piiaeopa, 136.
pbaeospila, 591.
phalaraspis, 617.
plialaropis, 578.
Pbanerodoxa, 393.
Pbanerozela, 404.
pharetropa, 362, 458.
Phelotropa, 614.
phepsalias, 249.
pbiaropis, 470.
philautha, 365.
Philarga, 222,
Philansta, 54.
pbilerasta, 560.
pbilippa, 165.
Philobota, 313, 333, 512.
pbilobrya, 344.
pbilocarpa, 451.
pbiloniinia, 171.
pbilomiisa, 114,
Philonome, 359,
Philoptila, 111.
phorticopa, 464.
pbospliorodes, 543.
pbotopbanes, 82.
pbractojja, 177.
Phrixosceles, 561.
Plitliinostoiiia, 507.
pbtbonera, 263.
pbthoiieropa, 505.
Pbtborimaea, 135, 234,
426.
Pliylacteritis, 499.
Pbyllocnistis, 182, 359,
557.
pbyllodes, 7.
Phyloiuictis, 322, 445.
pbysica, 371.
pialea, 389.
pierocentra, 395,
Picrodoxa, 617,
Picrorrbyncba, 550.
pictoria, 366.
pictrix, 399.
Piestoceros, 327.
pignerata, 580.
Pigritia, 160, 538.
Pilocrates, 299.
pitliaiiodes, 309.
pitliaiiopis, 463.
Pityocoua, 116.
placeus, 363.
Placoptila, 284,_ 323.
placoteruia, 146,
placozona, 423,
plana, 262, 354.
plmiodcs, 134.
platycblora, 454.
platycycla, 613.
Platyodra, 136, 298.
platyocbra, 333.
Platyptilia, 420, 548.
plebioola, 205.
pleetanode.s, 480.
plectaiiota, 216. •
piectospila, 469.
Plemyristis, 364.
plosiasta, 284, 567.
plintbiuopa, 3()8.
piiut.botrijjta, 257.
Plocauiosaris, 224.
pluiubea, 238.
pUunbigera, 618.
pueumatica, 297,
poecilaspis, 616,
poecilopa, 128.
poliantha, 441.
poliopis, 227.
polyactis, 455.
polyaula, 125.
polycapnias, 607,
Pulycbrosis, 346, 522.
polyclasta, 232,
poivdura, 404.
Pofybymiio, 129.
polypleeta, 529,
Ijolyscia, 85.
polyzela, 331,
poiuivora, 340,
pontiflca, 276,
Pontodryas, 362.
porota, 50.
porpliyracina, 564.
porpliyropis, 587.
Porpodryas, 304.
portuosa, 495.
postseripta, 403.
Potniarcba, 56.
practicodes, 213.
praealbesceiis, 505.
praeangusta Haw., 31.
praecincta, 403.
praecipitata, 137.
praecisa, 28.
praoelivis, 389.
praediata, 579.
praefiiiita, 53.
prael'ulgens, 9.
praeiniata, 460.
praenigratus. 421.
praepedita, 375.
praeramis, 155.
praesecta, 562.
praeses, 236.
praestructa, 554.
praeumbrata, 274.
praeiista, 584.
praevaciia, 504.
prasiuantba, 305.
prasophanes, 581.
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INDEX.
637
Prays, 234.
priinigouia, 141.
])risc'ili;i, (H)3.
Procliula, -Ki, 580.
proji;rai)la, 21)9.
prolapsa, lu7.
prolixa, 540.
rromaluutis, 212, 237,
365, 542.
Proiiiencsta, 209.
proiniiiens, 517.
proin]>ta, 3.
proinjlaea, 35.
proplirac'ta, 189.
Pruph^'laclis, 554.
prosacta, 175.
proscripta, 429.
Frosclotis, 425.
pi'ospera, 293.
Prosplocatnis, 256.
rrotaphreutis, 593.
protecta, 383.
Protliamiiodes, 613.
rrotobathra, 155, 436.
Protolechia, 427.
protomiiua, 185.
Protrachyntis, 55.
prudens, 106.
prjmnaea, 381.
psacastis, 527.
psalidota, 43.
psaiiimaula, 459.
psainiuopbricta, 410.
p.sapliarota, 79.
Psephocrita, 255.
Psepliologa, 474.
pseudacma, 203.
pseiidagyrta, 240.
Pseudocentris, 395.
Pseudocrates, 99.
Pseudodoxia, 514, 547.
pseudomantis, 338.
pseiidomorpha, 19.
pseudonoina, 608.
pseudopis, 368.
pseiidostoma, 492.
Psittacastis, 398.
Pternozyga, 498.
pterolopha, 320.
PteropLorus, 421, 549.
pterostoma, 564.
ptilodelta, 570.
Ptilogenes, 60, 210.
ptiloscelis, 230.
ptiloseina, 201.
ptocbas, 104.
Ptochaula, 325.
ptochodora, 94.
Ptochoryctis, 321, 012.
pugionaria, 161.
pycnochra, 353.
Pycnodytis, 120.
Pycnotarsa, 374.
pylonias, 465.
Pyrgotis, 491.
pyriala, 78.
pyropaljx, 545.
Pyrodcrces, 36, 318,412,
451, 570.
pyromantis, 442.
pyropie, 149.
pyrosoiiia, 180.
pyrozela, 56().
pyrozoiia, 24.
pyrpliora, 122.
pyrrhoclista, 486.
pyrrhocremna, 494.
pyrrho[)lecta, 219.
pyrsopa, 385.
pytliia, 339.
pyxinodes, 109.
quaerenda, 309.
quercicola, 433.
quercivora, 351.
ramigera, 292.
ramulosa, 413.
ranularis, 605.
raptatis, 366.
rastrifera, 137.
ratioiialis, 411.
reciproca, 300.
recitata, 178.
Recurvaria, 130.
redimita, 38.
regifica, 390.
rejecta, 565.
relevata, 373.
remota, 392.
renitens, 591.
renovata, 605.
repletana Walk., 491.
reprobata, 307, 338.
resinosa, 118.
resoluta, 113.
respersa, 270.
responsa, 108.
restricta, 310.
retiaria, 258.
reticens, 58.
retifera, 556.
retrogressa, 467.
revecta, 682.
revelata, 579.
Rhadinastis, 43.
rhetorica, 350.
rliicnopa, 258.
rbizogminuia, 623.
rhizopbora, 23().
rliodantha, 97.
rluKlocbaris, 452.
rliodogrupta, 389.
rliod'jiiiicta, 126.
rliodotliictis, 179.
rlioiiibifera, 82.
rbotbiastis, 468.
rliymograiuiiia, 17.
rliyiiioloma, 408.
rliyncbac'iiia, 360.
rliyiicliograpta, 292.
rbysodes, 34.
rbytbmica, 547.
rliythmota, 324.
rivalis, 141.
Ri leslerstamiuia, 439, 553.
roscida, 482.
rosea, 377.
rostrigera, 237.
rubripicta, 460.
ruficolor, 237.
nifltecta, 299.
rusticana, 113.
rusticata, 494.
rusticula, 7.
rutella Zell., 84.
sacra, 209.
sacrata, 415.
Sagalassa, 484.
sagulata, 53.
salebrosa, 140.
salina, 457.
salinata, 193.
salsa, 353.
saltatoria, 587.
saponacea, 569.
sarcinata, 200.
sarcinodes, 395.
sarcinopa, 322.
sarcodryas, 570.
sarcopbaea, 386.
sarcosma Low., 512.
Bardiodes, 523.
satirica, 33.
satiirata, 621.
Scalideutis, 220.
scandalitis, 252.
Bcaphula, 550.
scapulari.s, 209.
scapulata, 34.
scarabitis, 444.
Scardia, 87.
scatebrosa, 128.
scelerata, 262.
scenopbora, 486.
Scbediastis, 475.
Scheinataspis, 144.
Schiffermuelleria, 237.
Scboenotenes, 169.
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INDEX.
eeiadopa, 315.
sciodelta, 44(>.
sciodora, 604.
sciograplia, 40r».
yciotnjstis, 243.
scioplecta, 123.
Bcioteriua, 358.
sciritis, 149.
Scleroplasta, 239.
scoleciti8, 20.
scoliograpta, 5fi2.
scotangela, 245.
scriptifera, 457.
scriptulata, 2.
scrutaria, (i06.
scutigera, 471.
scutulata, 400.
scyrodes, 30.
Scythris, 10, 156, 440,
654.
secta, 428.
Bectii'era, 579.
seducta, 206.
segnis, 116, 168.
eelinatica, 174.
sematacuia, 424.
seiuialbata, 581.
Bemtarcha, 628.
seuiiberbis, 402.
seuiiclausa, 471.
seniiculta, 20.
semifusca, 145.
semiglobata, 599.
Semiouieris, 626.
semiophanes, 119.
semisparsa, 195.
semiusta, 500.
senmodryas, 604.
semnospora, 445.
Semnostoma, 127.
seuiotella Walk., 393.
separatella Walk.,3 0
septicodes, 69.
Bequens, 248.
sequestra, 205.
Berangodes, 346.
eertifei-a, 406.
sei-va, .375.
sei'vicula, 92.
Sesia, 179, 443.
eetiacma. 610.
Setiostoma, 477.
Setouiorpha, 84, 598.
sevocata, 29.
sextaria, 76.
sicca, 163.
Siderograptis, 311, 380.
sideropliaues, 529.
sidiTota, 171.
sidiota, 61.
silvatica, 35.
Simaothis, 102. 486.
Biphouistis, 385.
siren ia, 37.
Sisyroxeua, 7.
eitarcha, 157.
sitiens, 114.
sitophaga, 534.
sochchoroides Fletcb.,
418.
sellers, 46.
soUicita, 85.
soluta, 10.
sophista, 36.
sophronica, 321.
sopbronistis, 1 12.
soritica, 100.
Spanioptila, 290.
sparsa, 477.
Bparsella Walk., 404.
spathista, 279.
spatiosa, 387.
spectata, 359.
speculans, 490.
specularis, 142.
spermatias, 273.
spliaerocosma, 170.
spbaerodoxa, 189.
Sphaleraetis, 299.
spbendonita, 461.
spbenoc'liua, 570.
spbenopleeta, 390.
spbenospila, 225.
Spbyrelata, 402.
spbyrocopa, 150.
Sijhyrota, 91.
spiculifera, 152, 509.
spilocrossa, 380.
Spilonota, 342, 520.
spilothyris, 543.
spinitarsia, 657.
spirocosma, 411.
spissata, 12.
sponsalis, 365.
sporodectis, 183.
sporodelta, 485.
sporogi-amnia, 433.
sporosema, 531.
siireta, 382.
spuuiifera, 156.
spyr.itbodes, 552.
Rtabulata, 25.
Stagmatopbora, 284, 412,
451.
stagnicola, 596.
statlierota, 72.
Statlimopoda, 61, 324,
460, 585.
stativa, 379.
stelidias, 511.
stellans, 525.
Stemagoris, 242.
stcmonias, 374.
Stenoma, 68, 201,
614.
Stenoptilia, 422, 550.
stepbauopis, 407.
stereopa, 239.
Stereoptila, 70.
stietobatbra, 22.
stifitocosuia, 303.
stictocrossa, 167.
Stilbosis, 46, 414, 576.
stiinulans, 336.
stolidota, 66.
Stomopteryx, 136, 427.
sti-angalota, .572.
Streniastis, 603.
strepens, 608.
strepsidoraa, 356.
strepsiploca, 173.
streptoseiua, 319.
Strobisia, 144.
stropbicodes, 51.
Strypbnocopa, 306.
Strypbnodes, 259.
stylopbora, 336.
styracista, 370.
styracodes, 86.
styracopa, 259.
suasoria, 135.
subacta, 266.
subacuta, 614.
snbcaerulea, 136.
subcretosa, 549.
subdecora, 518.
subliinis, 81.
subliistris, 576.
submetallica, 587.
subnigrata, 95.
subsignata, 10.
substrata, 32.
substricta, 200.
Bubtigrina, 601.
subtilis, 561.
subtincta, 574.
subviolacea, 357.
succensa, 383.
superciliosa, 198.
supplex, 175.
suspiciosus, 422.
sycastis, 62.
syuimeles, 281.
symmetra, 166.
Syuiuioc!), 155.
syiumocblota, 22.3.
syuipasta, 162.
syuipatbetica, 592.
sympbracta, 47.
synacuia, 124.
synacta, 364.
synapliria, 600.
synastra, 167.
INDEX.
(139
syncapna, 317.
syucentra, 8.
Syuclialara, 60.
syncliorda, 249.
syiiclera, 394.
syiiclista, 49.
eynconista, 191.
sync rata, 4G5.
Syncratemis, .590.
syng'jpta, 183.
Syiinympha, 361.
syiiolca, 74.
synorista, 492.
Syntetrernis, 573.
Synfcotnactis, 51, 286, 456,
577.
syntripta, 598.
Byntrocba, 83.
syntropha, 109.
gyrmatica, 11.
syrnmtodes, 538.
Syrinologa, 243, 273.
syrpbacopis, 228.
Syacalma, 381.
systematica, 552.
tactioa, 152.
taeuiata, 92.
Taeiiiostola, 326.
talantocles, 101.
Tauaoctenota, 188.
tantalota, 267.
Tanyzancla, 218, 383.
tfiopbanes, 447.
tarsocoma, 71.
tartarea, 437.
Taruda, 398.
technicopa, 316.
tectonica, 420.
Telephila, 626.
telestis, 5.
Telphusa, 133, 500,
tenebrosa, 301.
tephropis, 251.
tepidata, 505.
teratopa, 310.
terenopa, 39.
termias, 164, 340.
terminata, 444.
Tertbreutis, 170.
tessulata, 431.
testifica, 316.
testudinea, 395.
tetanota, 183.
tetracola, 257-
tetraconcha, 62.
tetradyas, 596.
tctragbissa, 363.
tetraphragma, 476.
tetrarcba, 349.
tetrazona, 356.
Tbalerostoma, 42.
tlialiarcba, 328.
tbaiuiiiodes, 280.
Tbauniatolita, 374.
Tbeatrista, 95.
Tbecobatlira, 55.'?.
Tbomeliotis, 89, 260, 602.
Tbereutis, 437.
tbermodryas, 621.
tbermoleuca, 556.
tbesiiiia, 67.
tbiopbaea, 70.
Tbiotricba, 122, 426, 502.
tlioenatica, 312.
tboleropa, 590.
tbolocborda, 432.
Tbomietis, 289.
thrasyniacba, 186.
tbriopbora, 273.
tlirypsipbila, 52.
Thylacosceles, 584.
tbylacura, 527.
Tbyrsostoma, 120, 501.
tibieina, 12
tignaria, 445.
Timodora, 297.
Timyra, 98, 236.
Tinaegeria, 441.
tinctoria, 16.
Tinea, 76, 245, 274, 354,
595.
Tineola, 96, 245, 593.
Tinissa, 89.
Tiquadra, 276, 598.
tofina, 498.
tonaea, 154.
Tonicurgis, 603.
tonoeticha, 531.
toparcba, 182.
Tornodoxa, 432.
terpens, 382.
torquens, 558.
torta, 597.
Tortrix, 167, 341, 496.
Tortyra, 484.
Tracbycentra, 598.
Tracbydora, 414, 456.
tracbydyta, 304.
tracbyptila, 480.
Tracbyscbistis, 448.
trachyxyla, 366.
tragoptila, 78.
transcripta, 158.
transennata, 575.
transluccns, 78.
transtrifera, 346.
trainnatias, 625.
(renicfncta, 472.
triargyra, 366.
tribonia, 423.
tricalyx, 4f\'y.
tricensa, 219.
tricbaspis, 131.
Tricbeinbohv, 115.
Tricliotapbe, 150.
Irichotliyrsa, 588.
tricbrysa, 319, 461.
Triclonella, 365, 510.
tricoronata, 312.
tricrates, .537.
trilida, 462.
trif'urcata, 215.
trilanipaa, 193.
trileucota, 464.
trilopba, 566.
trimelaena, 521.
triuotata, 307.
trinummulata, 554.
triocbrias, 15.
tripbrarta, 588.
Triplacodes, 381.
triplaneta, 453.
Triptologa, 545,
triscahna, 1.
trisigillata, 470.
trissobatbra, 380.
Trissocbyta, 474.
trissodelta, 573.
trissoptila, 417.
tritbalama, 578.
Tritbamnora, 260.
trocbias, 428.
troctis, 538.
trypberantis, 8.
tubicen, 393.
turbata, 600.
tnrbinea, 221.
tiirrigera, 414.
turrita, 626.
tylodes, 247.
typbodes, 88.
Typbogenes, 256.
typbonica, 64.
typicantba; 214.
tvriancba, 296.
tyriarcba, 2.34.
Tyriomorpba, 191.
Tyromantis, 217.
Ulocbora, 318.'
ulocoma, 220.
urabratilis, 496.
unguentaria, 386.
ungiiifera, 489.
imivoca, 185, 359.
Untomia, 146.
f ssara, 334, 488.
vacatella Walk., 427.
vadata, 580.
vagula, 262.
640
■vnlida, 286.
Vazugada, (V23.
vecors, 112.
velifera, 357.
verax, 33, 184.
Tersatilis, 394.
versicolor, 489.
veruta, 148.
vesperascens, 390.
viduata, 371.
Tigescens, 343.
vilis, 598.
vinacea, 574.
vineiilata, 21.
viudeniians, 449.
Tinoleuta, 235,
vinosa, 452.
Tiolenta, 31.
virgiilata, 5.
viridesccns, 143.
viscida, 405.
votaria, 444.
votiva, 548.
xantliargyra, 536.
xauthaspis, 122.
INDEX.
xanlliocliorda, 288.
xantliocreiia, 34.
xautliocrita, 360.
xantliouynipha, 443.
xantliopis, 319.
xantlioplecta, 491.
xanthotoxa, 329.
xenicopa, 367.
xeniocosina, 585.
xenopliila, 313.
xenoseina, 369.
xeranta, 68.
Xerocrates, 54.
xeropis, 117.
xerospila, 268.
Xestooasis, 62, 586.
xiphodes, 574.
xutlioterina, 311.
Xylesthia, 597.
xylophthora, 596.
Xylorycta, 197, 444.
Xyloscopa, 363.
xylotripta, 102.
xyridota, 194.
Xyroptila, 420,
Xyrosaris, 188, 551.
xystidota, 215.
xystodes, 6.
Xyatrologa, 271.
zacliaris, 241.
zachrysa, 179.
zalias, 500.
Zalithia, 142.
zalodisca, 3'J2, 492.
zanclopliora, 608.
Zapbanaula, 312.
zapyrodes Turn., 502.
zathea, 36.
Zatrichodes, 512.
zebrina But!., 362.
Zelleria, 437.
zelota, 18.
Zoiiieutis, 505.
Zonochares, 596.
zonophanes, 602.
zotica, 455.
zygouotiia., 416.
zygoterma, 82.
Zymologa, 275.
zymota, 74.
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